Video calls and video conferences are the next best thing to talking to someone in person and they come in handy when (totally hypothetically and not something that I just got done doing) you have multiple meetings with multiple people in multiple states from both sides of the country in a three hour span.

While using the camera on a computer (if the computer has one) is convenient, it sometimes isn’t an option.  Plus, most people are using their phones these days.  However, one big problem I noticed when using my phone for video meetings was the constant, jarring of the video whenever I moved even half a muscle.  Holding a phone while showing paperwork does not work.

Though phone holders do exist, not everyone has one and/or, sometimes, a kid decides to play with the one you do have and ends up breaking or losing it.

So, leave it to a five-year-old and a husband to solve this crazy momma’s dilemma.

Look at how simple this is!

They used the larger Lego pieces that come with the DUPLO building sets.

What you need:

  1. Something that will work as a base.  Anything flat that’s at least 5 inches by 5 inches will work
  2. 2 flat rectangles.  The two in the pictures are roughly 1 inch by 4 inches.
  3. 6 box squares.  The ones in the pictures are roughly 1 inch by 1 inch by 1 inch.

To assemble:

Place the 2 flat rectangles on the base with a single attachment row spaced between them.  For the back rectangle, place 3 squares atop one another on either end of the rectangle to form 2 pillars.  Finally, place phone in gap between rectangles to make sure that it fits properly.  If phone is too large, add an extra attachment row space to ensure a proper fit.

Done!

Seriously, how easy is that!?