You finally scored a sitter, but in date-night-prep frenzy you forgot to write an "In Case of Emergency" note. Scratching your cell phone number on the back of an envelope will work, but that leaves you wide open for a mid-date call about whether or not Ho Hos for dinner are okay.

The Don't Kill the Kids (and Other Babysitter Basics) Notepad. Make room on the fridge. This handy pad will help cut down on sassiness with the sitter. The fill-in-the-blanks basics—like emergency phone numbers—go without saying, but the clever "watch out for" tips make this pad practically perfect. Convenient check boxes let you warn the sitter about "sugar-snack lies" or "bedtime manipulation." Plus there's a place to for you to write in any absolute no-nos, i.e., "No matter what they say, absolutely no Borat movie marathons."