No more 'surprises' with this GENIUS toilet-flushing invention

We love inventions born from real parents creating solutions to make their own lives easier – and luckily for us, we get in on the action!

Just because a child is toilet-trained doesn’t necessarily mean they’re au fait with the flush button, as we've experienced the many times our little one has left us a ‘surprise’.

And by surprise, of course we mean a poo.

Well one dad has invented a brilliant gadget to encourage children to flush. Dad-of-three Jamie Lawlor created Kidsflush when after researching the topic and talking to parents he discovered not only do children forget to flush the toilet but many actually haven’t developed the necessary strength and motor skills to allow their little fingers to properly push the button. This can result in the creation of a bad habit which they can carry into the future.

The Kidsflush raised button means children can flush using the palm of their hand rather than their fingers, allowing them to push down without difficulty. Kidsflush also encourages kids to flush by playing an optional trumpet fanfare (gas!) each time the button is used, which can be turned on or off at any time. These innovations transform the mundane and task of flushing into something that kids will find easy and fun.

Kidsflush easily fits over any top flush button and is secured with suction cups so can be applied with no tools or modifications to the toilet and removed at any time.

If you’re all, “OK, my toilet need this right NOW, how did I survive without one etc. etc.” you can pre-order on the website from the 17th of January–15th of February 2016. Kidsflush will retail at €13.50 but you can take advantage of great pre-order promotions during this period. Orders will be shipped out at the end of March 2016.