Kid Mode

My life just got so much easier thanks to this pin: Kid Mode

Sometimes it gets so annoying when I let my kids play with my phone and I get it back and some of the apps are moved around or missing. It is also annoying when they click on ads every 30 seconds,  and I have to help them exit out and get back to the game. On the other hand it is so nice to be able to distract them with the iPhone and keep them quiet in public, and there are so many fun learning games for toddlers that the kids like to use. I had heard rumors that there was a way to lock the phone or iPad so kids couldn't roam around on it but I was never able to figure it out, until last night, and I am so so happy that I know how to put my stuff in kid mode now!!
Click to the link for more details instructions, but basically you go to your Settings, tap on General, scroll down to Accessibility, once in Accessibility there is a section titled Learning and underneath you can click on the Guided Access. Turn the Guided Access to ON and set a pass code. Once that is done all you have to do before giving your kid your phone is go to the app, push your home button 3 times quickly and that will pull up the guided access screen, you can circle any parts of the screen (like ads or volume) that you don't want the kids to be able to touch, and then hit start.
On a makes my life easier scale of 1-10 I am giving this a perfect 10! Wish I knew about it sooner!