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128 Birch Street
Boston, MA, 02131
United States

(617) 390-4076

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).

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.

Gift for Kids Going to College

Virginia Berman

Looking for a gift for a student moving to college? Find something that helps them AND their parents!

Features in a gift for a young adult moving from home :

  • Convenient

    They need to use it without having to spend time reading instructions. Keep it simple.

  • Features their Healthy Habits

    Parents want to know when a child moves away to college that the young adult will remember what they learned at home! Keep up good habits on their own.

  • Portable

    Dorm living is “compact and cozy”. Kids don’t have extra space and so they need to pack judiciously—everything with a purpose.

  • Novel

    College kids are becoming adults, growing into themselves, so they love to show their uniqueness. Sometimes that happens with the things they carry, like this original, effective little Turtle Timer for Toothbrushing!