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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).

Two Minute Turtle Timer, a timer not just for kids

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.

Two Minute Turtle Timer, a timer not just for kids

Virginia Berman

Even grandma loves to use her 2 minute turtle timer for tasks

“He is my companion and I love him.” Nina said about the Two Minute Turtle Timer. Nina, a grandma, says the Two Minute Turtle Timer is helpful to keep her moving in the morning—putting on make up, brushing teeth. She says she’s brushing three times as long as she used to though still working up to the full 2 minutes.

Whether you need to keep on task for getting ready in the morning, taking a morning breather, shower, or keeping meetings on task, this visual timer helps you get stuff done. Each morning the Two Minute Turtle Timer, keeps my physical therapy on track—30 seconds per stretch with 2 different stretches per leg.

Parents of children with autism have said the Two Minute Turtle Timer works to help them focus. This original 2 minute timer works for visual thinkers of all ages. Give the gift of a bright smile and shining 2 minute companion to a friend of any age this holiday season.