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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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When Was Your Last Visit to the Dentist?

Virginia Berman

During this pandemic one piece of good news is many of us have more time to take care of our daily healthy habits, like toothbrushing. And that’s all the more important when dentists are only just opening up. How are your teeth feeling? Have you been to the dentist yet? I went.

Are you taking the 2 minutes to brush each time you brush? We can do this. It is important now more than ever to brush well because brushing teeth, keeping cavities away, helps to keep our immune system strong. A healthy mouth is one way to maintain a healthy immune system—keeping bad bacteria from growing in the mouth.

I still like that feeling of having my teeth cleaned and then to hear “no cavities”. What a relief! I did got to the dentist since Corona and I got that good news, “no cavities!”. I say it’s partly thanks to my Two Minute Turtle Timer I use every time I brush. Now you’re never too old to enjoy a new, useful timer. Get yourself or your parents the gift of a healthy mouth.

The Two Minute Turtle Timer is on sale on our website, and Etsy and Amazon.

Shop on InventBoston.com to get the last of these homemade adorable, 5-star gettin, Two Minute Turtle Timers.

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categories oral health, kids timer
tags Two Minute Turtle Timer, toothbrush timer

We've Been Washing All Wrong. Finally We've Got The Time on our Hands. Find out How to Wash Hands Correctly And Get Them Really Clean

Virginia Berman

A new analog timer, sticks to the mirror and helps kids wash hands for the full 20 seconds. The Turtle Timer was designed to help visual thinkers to focus on healthy tasks like handwashing and toothbrushing so they could be independent. The Two Minute Turtle Timer is available for sale on Amazon.com, Etsy.com and at http://www.inventboston.com

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categories kids hand washing timer, two minute timer, two minute turtle timer
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Two Minute Turtle Timer is Made For a Manual Toothbrush

Virginia Berman

With more data showing young kids do better without the phone. With more people using fit bits and tracking their daily healthy habits and with parents working so much we need simple solutions to teaching kids to brush their teeth well, the Two Minute Turtle Timer, made by busy working parents of a 4 year old with 7 cavities, is finally here!

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categories healthy habit, kids timer, toothbrushing, two minute timer
tags 2 minute timer, toothbrush timer, timer for manual toothbrush, kids toothbrush timer, kids timer for manual toothbrush, Two Minute Turtle Timer

Trick or Treaters! 2 Minute Turtle Timer so you can enjoy Halloween

Virginia Berman

Halloween doesn’t mean giving up on good toothbrushing! The Two Minute Turtle is key this Halloween to helping get kids to brush teeth thoroughly for the full 2 minutes.

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tags toothbrushing timer, 2 minute time, toothbrushing on vacation, halloween and teeth, healthy habits, grandparent gifts, Two Minute Turtle Timer, Two Minute Turtle timer for visual learners

Independent Stores Carry the Two Minute Turtle!

Virginia Berman

Local independent stores are in charge of what they sell. These Boston stores support their neighborhoods and new. innovative products like the Two Minute Turtle.

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categories kids timer
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Assembling the Two Minute Turtle Timer™

Virginia Berman

Parent-designed and hand made in USA Two Minute Turtle Timer to help kids and adults with tasks that need a 2 minute timer, like brushing teeth, physical therapy stretches, taking a shower or practicing a talk. 

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categories kids timer, toothbrushing
tags Two Minute Turtle Timer, two minute turtle timer