Tired of using plastic sandwich bags & having to throw them away after a single use (or maybe multiple, if you’re eco-cautious!)? Check out the Reusable Fresh Snack Pack. It looks tres nifty & very cute — a lot cuter than your standard plastic wraps & it’s “durable, washable & reusable.” I’ll definitely have to try it out.
Isn’t it amazing how far we are? I mean, sandwich bags are classic staples — along with paper brown lunch bags. Now there’s an environment-friendly alternative, rather than just throwing those bags away.
Here are some ideas & other uses for them.
❤ Make pretty Christmas ornaments!
❤ Construct a drying rack to reuse the bags.
❤ This site has some amazing ideas. Here are some of my favorites from that site:
❤ Soften hardened marshmallows
You’re about to pull out that bag of marshmallows from your kitchen cabinet to make s’mores around the dying grill when you notice that the once-fluffy puffs have turned hard as rocks. Warm some water in a pan. Place the marshmallows in a sealable plastic bag, seal, and place in the pan. The warmth will soften them up in no time.
❤ Melt chocolate without a mess
Melting chocolate in a microwave or double boiler leaves you with a messy bowl or pot to wash. Here’s a mess-free method: Warm some water in a pan (do not boil). Place the chocolate you want to melt in a sealable freezer bag. Seal and place the bag in the pan. In a few moments, you have melted chocolate, ready to bake or decorate with. You can even leave the bag sealed and snip off a bottom corner of the bag to pipe the chocolate onto a cake. When you are done, just toss the bag.
❤ 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.
❤ Cure car sickness
The last thing you need in your car is a child throwing up. Make your child feel better and head off the mess and stench. Place a few cotton balls in a sealable plastic bag. Squirt in 2 drops lavender oil. If motion sickness strikes, the child can open the bag and take a few whiffs of the oil.
Do you have any other ideas?
