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Invent Boston designs and develops original products to add science + whimsy to every day tasks at home. Our first product is a Two Minute timer, Two Minute Turtle, a visual timer. The Two Minute Turtle helps children and adults focus on two minute tasks such as brushing teeth, physical therapy, taking a shower and speaking (practicing a presentation or learning a language).

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Invent Boston™, Home of the Two Minute Turtle Timer™

Invent Boston™ blog offers tips and stories by parents, for parents of children ages 4-12 to make toothbrushing and other healthy habits at home, more fun. We write about simple tactics to help kids do what they like to do-touch, seeing, play games and strive for independence. We recommend products to help stay healthy while being kids. We share stories to transform daily healthy habits from something kids resist (for example, toothbrushing, handwashing, toilet training, organizing, taking time-out or pausing, yoga, and taking turns) into something children are motivated to do independently, without parents’ reminders. The original physical product Invent Boston has designed for families is the new light-up Two Minute Turtle Timer, an analog, interval toothbrush timer to make brushing teeth fun for kids. Kids like to press the button, follow the flippers and brush until all the lights blink—the Victory Lap signals to brush the tongue.

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Adorable Child Explains: How Two Minute Turtle Timer Helps Her Brush Teeth

May 20, 2021Virginia Berman

A child tells why she loves the Two Minute Turtle Timer for brushing her teeth.

categories toothbrushing timer, two minute turtle, visual timers
tags two minute turtle, two minute timer, two minute toothbrushing timer, toothbrush timer, kidstimer, autism timer, how to avoid cavities?, kids' bedtime routines

Lesson #2: The Truth Behind Caring for Your Child's Teeth

January 27, 2021Virginia Berman

When do you begin to brush a child’s teeth? How do you brush a child’s teeth? As soon as the teeth emerge, they can decay. Begin then to wipe the teeth with a cloth or finger tip brush. Start getting children comfortable with having their teeth wiped, cleaned every day.

categories two minute turtle timer, two minute turtle, two minute timer, toothbrushing timer, visual timers
tags two minute timer, two minute toothbrush timer, kids toothbrush timer, two minute turtle, kids bedtime routine

Help kids succeed. Help them to focus...in 2 minutes

August 29, 2018Virginia Berman

Help kids focus on 2 minute tasks to give them satisfaction.

categories healthy habit, kids timer, packing for family vacati, toothbrushing, toothbrushing timer, two minute turtle timer, visual timers
tags 2 minute timer, two minute toothbrush, two minute turtle timer, kids toothbrush, kids bedtime routine, stocking stuffer, gifts for kids, gifts for preschoolers

Two Minute Turtle Timer Travels

August 07, 2018Virginia Berman

Keep up healthy habits this Summer vacation. Bring the Two Minute Turtle with you on your trip!

categories 2 minute talks, healthy habit, kids timer, starting a business, toothbrushing timer, two minute timer, two minute turtle, two minute turtle timer, visual timers, summer family vacation, healthy habits, packing for family vacati
tags two minute turtle timer, two minute timer, kids toothbrush timer, toothbrush timer, toothbrush timer apps, kids travel pack, travelling with children, toothbrushing on vacation, healthy habits on vacation

Slow, Steady Two Minute Turtle Timer

July 10, 2018Virginia Berman

Slow and steady wins the race. Two Minute Turtle helps you slow down and get the job done.

categories two minute turtle timer, two minute turtle, two minute timer, toothbrushing timer, visual timers, toothbrushing, kids timer, healthy habit, 2 minute talks
tags 2 minute timer, kids toothbrushing, kids timer, two minute turtle timer, two minute timer, bedtime routine, toothbrushing timer

What Do You Want in your Two Minute Turtle Timer™?

May 29, 2018Virginia Berman

You decide what’s best in a visual timer. Answer a 3 question survey to help design it.

categories healthy habit, 2 minute talks, kids timer, starting a business, toothbrushing, toothbrushing timer, two minute turtle, visual timers, two minute turtle timer, two minute timer
tags two minute turtle timer, visual timer, toothbrush timer, designing a timer, invent boston designs a timer, kids toothbrush timer, yoga timer, homework timer, interval timer, mom designer, parent makers

Two Minutes To Make Your Day

April 06, 2018Virginia Berman

Forming healthy habits is not easy but 2 minutes is-we can do anything for 2 minutes! Use the Two Minute Turtle to take 2 minutes to start a new habit. What new habit will you choose? Two minutes-you can do that! Get your today. Choose the color, press the button, let the turtle guide you. Go slow, steady...win.

categories two minute timer, toothbrushing timer, two minute turtle timer, kids timer, toothbrushing, healthy habit, visual timers
tags Two Minute Turtle timer, toothbrush timer, two minute timer, 2 minute timer, kids' timer