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Protect your pictures You just picked up a batch of beautiful photos of your newest
grandchild. Before you pass them around your bridge party, encase each in a small, clear sandwich bag. Then you can hear the oohs and aahs without smudges on your pictures.
Freeze a washcloth for a cold pack It's hard to predict when someone in your household will next suffer a burn, teething pain, or another bump or scrape. Be ready. Freeze a wet washcloth in a sandwich or freezer bag. Pull it out of the freezer the next time someone needs some cold care.
Protect your padlocks When the weather is cold enough to freeze your padlocks on the outdoor shed or garage, remember that a sandwich bag can help. Slip one over the lock and you'll avoid frozen tumblers.
Make a fabric-softener dispenser Who can ever remember to add the fabric softener to the wash at the right time? You won't have to again. Punch some pinholes in a sealable plastic bag and, holding it over the washer basin, fill it with fabric softener. Seal the bag and toss into the laundry. The softener dispenses slowly through the pinholes during the wash and you won't have to remember that extra step.
Display baby teeth Your daughter has lost her first tooth and wants to show it off. You don't want to lose that precious memento of this important rite of passage. Place it in a sealable plastic bag. She can easily display it, and you won't worry about the tooth getting lost.
Make baby wipes for pennies You could buy the outrageously expensive baby wipes at the store or purchase some in bulk and hope they don't dry out before you use them up. Or you can just take the thrifty parent's way out: Make your own baby wipes by placing soft paper towels in a sealable bag with a mixture of 1 tablespoon gentle antibacterial soap, 1 teaspoon baby oil, and 1/3 cup water. Use enough of the mixture just to get the wipes damp, not drenched.
Mold soap scraps into a new bar The thrifty among us hate to throw out a sliver of soap. Yet they're impossible to use when they get small. Instead, start collecting them all in a sealable plastic bag. When you have several, place the bag in a pan of warm, not boiling, water. Watch the soap pieces melt. When the mixture cools, you have a new bar of soap.
Starch craft items You've just completed that handmade Christmas stocking for your grandchild. But the last fabric ornaments to attach need to be starched. Throw them in a sealable plastic bag that contains a bit of starch. Shake until covered, remove, and let dry. Save the starch in the bag for your next craft project.
Feed the birds Be kind to the birds in your yard during the lean winter months. Mix some birdseed with peanut butter in a sealable plastic bag. Seal the bag and mix the ingredients by kneading the outside of the bag. Then place the glob in a small net bag or spread on a pinecone. Attach to a tree and await the grateful flock.
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