As I use up my bread I usually toss these little guys into my miscellaneous drawer, which is also home to elastic bands, notepads, pens, flashlights, receipts, etc. I use these things to tie other bags closed...ie: I go to my freezer and open up a bag of frozen veggies, pour into pot, and re-close said bag with plastic bread tie. Anyway I've come across a few other uses of this item, namely, for use in labelling one's electronic's cords to keep track of which one is which. I thought tonight I would look up additional, creative uses people have been using these for: Results: (the following was found on http://www.thecouponchallenge.com/7-creative-uses-bread-ties.html ) 1. Banish cord confusion. This is one of the most common uses people seem to use bread tags for, and it is no wonder why. If you are tired of getting your electronic cords mixed up and unplugging the wrong one, just take a marker and write directly on the tag the name of the electronic it goes to. Then, clip the tag right on. No more confusion! 2. Make some seedling markers. While your seedlings are young , you can write the names of each plant on the bread tie and place right around the stem of the plant. When the seedling grows you may need to remove it and place it on another stem or shoot of the plant, or, just glue it to a popsicle stick and stick in the ground for identification. 3. Let the kids get crafty. You would be amazed at what kids can do with these little plastic wonders. Give them some colorful bread ties and let them create mini charms. They can add glitter, color them with markers, or add any embellishment you choose. Then, give them string or wire to clip the tie onto to create their own custom jewelry. 4. Keep your food fresh. If you have non-zip sandwich bags (which are usually less expensive than Ziploc bags) hang onto your bread ties to seal them shut. They will keep your food items safely inside and even keep the food fresher. 5. Dish out some dish scrubbers. Do your dishes have hard to remove grit on them? These little ties can really help you get down and dirty with your dishes. Just pinch one between your fingers and scrub away bakes on food. You can also scrub hard to remove grit and grime from counter tops or other hard surfaces. You can only do a small space at a time, so it is ideal for smaller jobs that you don’t want to use a whole scouring pad for. 6. Create a learning game. Once you accumulate ten or so ties (this will not take nearly as long as you think) take a marker and write numbers on them from 1-10 or counting by 5’s or 10’s. Have your child arrange them in numeric order or use them to create math problems. Their small size makes them fun to manipulate. 7. Never wrestle with tape again. This trick is super cool. Never wrestle with finding the end of a roll of tape again. Instead, when you are done ripping off a piece of tape, stick a bread tie under the end. That way, when you are ready to rip off a new piece, the end will be stuck to the tie and not the roll of tape. Next time you finish off a loaf of bread, hang onto that tie! For more ideas, check out the gallery down below- these images were found via pinterest-land. I was busy making myself egg on toast for lunch today when I got to thinking...I recently put some egg shells in my compost bin but are there any other uses for it? So... 15 Surprising Uses for Egg Shells and 30+ Things to Do With Egg Shells Egg-cellent! I've been looking into repairing my jeans---the problem---worn through on the inner thighs. Here are some links for your viewing pleasure: Inner Thigh Jeans Repair Mending Jeans With Thigh Rub Holes How To Prevent Jeans from Wearing Out Between the Thighs Heirloom Seeds Have 2 main traits. 1) Time/Age- Heirlooms are seeds that have been around for 50+ years (though some might argue an older period than that). They are passed down from one generation to another. 2) Are open pollinated. Open Pollination This is the process of pollination by insects, animals, wind and other natural means. The Seeds of these plants will produce new generations of these plants. However, there will be uncontrolled breeding with these plants and thus there will be Pros
Hybrid Pollination Is controlled pollination through human intervention. Hybrid Seeds are made by crossing varieties. Pros
This same week, only last year, our corner of the world was PUMMELLED by flood waters. The area saw people evacuated from their homes in a rush, people rescued from rooftops, and billions of dollars in damage. Yikes! In terms of insured damages it was declared the costliest disaster in Canadian history! One year later people are still in a recovery state. Now, I'm sitting here listening to the news report on all of the areas surrounding my community and how they have declared local states of emergency in those areas due to rising water. Some low lying areas have already begun to flood, evacuation centres are being set up, and sewers have started backing up. Here's hoping that things don't get much worse than they already are! Alberta Flooding 2014 Alberta Flood Stats 2013 While on this topic, I thought I would quickly address some of the things you can do to prepare for flooding: Before a Flood:
During a Flood:
After a Flood:
School is out. Summer has arrived...what to do to keep the kid's busy:
Don't forget to get out there with your kids and have some fun. Take advantage of the time you have while your kids are still young. I hope that gave you enough ideas to get started. If not here are some links with MORE IDEAS!!!!
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