20 'Malingat Ka Lang' Photos: You Know It's Bad When the Kids Are Too Quiet

We can’t leave our children alone for five minutes, and it’s not always because we’re clingy. Kids can cause total chaos when mom or dad become distracted even for just a few minutes, as the photos below will show you.

While we’re all about letting kids be kids — at toddler stage, they’re all about exploring their environment and engaging their senses so a mess is inevitable — we totally feel for parents who need to clean their children’s “Oops, I made a mess moment.”

20 times silence means you need to check up on your kids asap

Whether they used markers, lotion, powder, rolls of tissue, makeup or milk (the last two really hurt!), these photos prove kids can play with anything. Moms and dads, you are not alone — “malingat ka lang, magulo na” is real!

Kids love playing with powder

As expected, a quiet toddler should make parents very, very suspicious. In the case of mom Dhaynelle Cabalang, she was doing chores outside the house when she noticed her son Dranreb had become too quiet. When she peeked, her 4-year-old son was already covered in powder. “Kaya po tahimik siya kasi alam niya po na may nagawa siyang kasalanan [laughing emoji],” she tells SmartParenting.com.ph via Facebook Messenger.

Beware of markers

While you’d like your child to get her creative juices flowing, letting her play with markers and paint is asking for trouble. Pro parent tip: washable markers are your best friend!

Dad George Sablayan learned this valuable lesson when his son Anton played with a marker. “Kaya pala biglang tahimik, ‘yun pala naabot niya ‘yung marker ng mommy niya sa lamesa. 

Mom Sheryl Paat took a little longer in the bathroom, and this was the scene she saw when came out — her daughter Georgina’s ‘OMG mess moment.’ All because she had left her bag unzipped.

Keep your infant formula out of reach!

We all know formula milk is expensive, so we could only groan in dismay after seeing these kids play with the milk powder.

Mealtime is mess time

Moms who go for baby-led weaning know they’re in for a real mess. But these photos take the cake.

Kids will be kids

We will never understand why kids do what they do. So just embrace it!

The mess kids make is said to be beneficial to their growth and development. It engages their senses, plus it also inspires them to be creative! (And we understand if you are rolling your eyes now haha!) Let them help you out and this can also teach them additional values and skills. Click here for ways to get your kids to tidy up.

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