If you want a massage but have no time to get a massage scheduled because you have to take care of your kids, then this life hack will benefit not just you but your kids also.

Just tell your kids to play with their toy cars/trucks and use your back, arms and legs as an “off road” 4 wheeling course. They will gladly agree to do it and those knobby tires of the toy trucks will hit the spot of your sore muscles.

I am happy to buy my kids those big monster type trucks because I know I will benefit from it also. Those remote control cars will work also but it is better if your kids push them because you can tell them to push down harder or tell them to do “donuts” with their cars on your back.

Another hack I do is that my kids play piano and they have to practice a lot especially if there is a recital coming up. What I do is to tell them that they can practice their “piece” on my back. They usually have memorized their piano piece and will have no problem playing them on my “imaginary piano” back. You can also use an old shirt and draw/sharpie a full size keyboard on it on the back. That will make it more realistic…also you can hum/play the tune while they are tapping their fingers on your back 😉