A MUM has been labelled a "flipping genius" by other parents after sharing a clever hack to keep kids entertained at the beach.
Alex Jeffries took to Instagram to share a Reel, in which she showed her kids painting seashells while enjoying a local beach.
"Relax at the beach for once!" she wrote.
"This gave me an hour of free time!
"Be sure to bring extras because all of the kids want to join in!"
Alex revealed in a reply to a comment from one Instagram user that she used "non toxic paint" and they kept the sea shells afterwards, so that nothing went into the sea.
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"Such a good idea!!" one person wrote.
"Target pick up run tomorrow morning for some watercolour paints!!"
"Hi are you a flippin genius," another commented.
"We do this round our pool too!" someone else wrote.
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"When I want them out so I can relax for a bit I let them paint all the deck and tiles."
"Ummmm this is genius!!!" another comment read.
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While someone else added: "Omg this is genius. Thank you I need to try this."
And another mum commented: "Oh my goodness I never thought there was a thing as relaxing at the beach with children!"
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