great uses for everyday things

Twister game as a party tablecloth

Protect your tabletop during a kid’s party! But don’t go buy a plastic tablecloth! Dig out your old Twister game! It’s thick, sturdy and colorful. It will also handle chocolate frosting, Kool-Aid and blueberry cobbler spills, ensuring they don’t soak into your tabletop and become a permanent keepsake of your child’s special day!

Matchboxes as sewing kits

Tuck a few needles, pins, and thread into a matchbox for an instant sewing kit!

Cardboard six-packs as a picnic kit

You’ve seen this at the local BBQ joint! Use those six pack cartons as caddies for your flatware, napkins, ketchup and mustard, putting everything in those convenient compartments for easy transport.

Wine Boxes for Shoe Storage

After you’ve used that case of bubbly, don’t toss the handy box! Warehouse your shoes in those handy slots! If you’re not a wine-drinker, check the discarded boxes at somewhere that does sell fine vintage!

Cap 'em!

Hotel giveaway shower caps become the perfect wrapper for shoes when traveling. Preventing them from dirtying your clothes when they’re packed together in your suitcase!

Phone bowling!

Use every day bowls to amplify the volume of your smart phone! Just put the device in an empty bowl. You’ll be amazed at the increase in volume as sound resonates to your ears!

Napkin holders as bill organizers

Organize your bills, arranged in the order in which they need to be paid, by filing them in an old plastic napkin holder.

Plastic Easter Eggs as Snack Containers

Give Easter eggs a year-round use -- and save on plastic baggies -- by filling the colorful eggs with snacks like crackers, fruit or Cheerios!

Turkey baster to freshen a bouquet

Change the dirty water in your flower vase by using a turkey baster to suction up the liquid without disturbing your arrangement. Add fresh water directly from the tap.

Salt to clean a hotel iron

Eliminate sticky residue from that iron in the closet. Run the hot iron over plain paper sprinkled with salt. Don’t use the steam!

Aluminum foil masking tape?

It works! When repainting doors and kitchen cabinets, cover the doorknobs, hinges and other ornamental hardware with aluminum foil. It works better than masking tape – and comes right off afterwards.

Ketchup bottles for pancake!

Use those handy ketchup (or is it catsup?) squeeze bottle as pancake batter dispensers. Make no-mess flapjacks by pouring in the batter, then squeeze out precise portions.