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128 Birch Street
Boston, MA, 02131
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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.

Looking for a Little Green Gift this Earth Day?

Virginia Berman

Your Earth Day gift for kids, a Two Minute Turtle Timer

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How to inspire kids to conserve? Make it fun. The Two Minute Turtle Timer turns it into play. Here’s why it’s your Earth Day gift:

  1. The Color—green!

  2. It’s Long-lasting—Battery charged to use over and over, for years.

  3. Conserves energy-mental and dental energy. No more reminders from parents to brush teeth. And, if your results are like ours, no more cavities!

  4. Remind kids that they can do anything for 2 minutes. Start where we can—take 2 minutes to do something and begin to see possibilities for change!