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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.

Toothbrushing Turtle Timer Gets 5-Star Review

Virginia Berman

It sounds a bit silly to love a timer, but the Turtle Timer does exactly what I wanted and that was hard to find. (7).png

Thank you for writing reviews of the Two Minute Turtle Timer—they mean the world to me. Your passion and ability to articulate how you enjoy your Turtle Timer offers new reasons to adore it! I wish I could thank each of you individually but I do not know who you are!

This review begins with, “This Turtle is spectacular.” That is a wonderful way to start a review and would suffice. And she goes on. I appreciate that she likes that the Toothbrushing Turtle Timer is “so basic” and comments on how it’s “ridiculously cute and easy”. As we try to explain to prospective customers what this simple device is and does. They’re surprised that, in these times of complicated instructions, privacy worries, and complex online devices, the Turtle is operated by pushing only one button—on the Turtle’s shell. Kids alone can turn their Turtles on and off.

There’s no blue tooth involvement or screen (to the disappointment of prospective investors). It has 2 settings: on and off. It has one operating time: two minutes. No need to set it to a certain time. It sits anywhere or sticks to the mirror. No fiddling or installing.

That this reviewer chooses the verb “love”. “They love it. I love it.”, is a very satisfying response.

How often does a new gadget do “exactly” what you want it to do? We so appreciate hearing that the Turtle has performed as advertised. It’s gratifying to know our message was clear.

It takes two to tango so if I could give 10 stars to this customer review, she would get it. Thank you to the mysterious @Mizpurplest for your spectacular review in March. We love it!