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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).

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.

How to Teach Kids a Healthy Habit Using 2 Minutes?

Virginia Berman

Learning a new habit can be daunting. But doing anything for just 2 minutes, is possible at any age. The Two Minute Turtle Timer makes starting new habits happen for even the youngest kids.

Need to get kids to brush their teeth? Bring the Two Minute Turtle Timer to the bathroom mirror. No need to borrow their parent’s phone or worry about getting screens wet or kids’ distracted by the screen at bedtime. The Toothbrushing Turtle Timer holds the children’s attention, without a screen.

Two Minute Turtle is a 2 minute toothbrush timer

Two Minute Turtle is a 2 minute toothbrush timer


Need to keep kids on the potty longer? Hand them the Two Minute Turtle Timer while they are sitting to keep them there 2 minutes longer (press again for longer!).

two minute turtle timer is better than a sand timer

Need kids to take a quiet minute? Give them the Two Minute Turtle Timer to sit or be still.

Two Minute Turtle Timer is a 2 minute timer-out timer

Need to teach kids a foreign language? Use the Turtle Timer to keep time while they speak without stopping for 2 minutes, in a foreign language.

Two Minute Turtle Timer Used for Verb Drills to Learn a Foreign Language