Disinfect Toys in the Dishwasher
Everyone with kids knows that their toys can get pretty nasty. Thankfully, a dishwasher is a one-stop disinfectant shop. A light wash cycle can kill all of those pesky germs in no time.
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The More You Know
- To make it easy to stow and reuse plastic bags, make a dispenser from a discarded 2-liter soda bottle. Cut off the top and bottom with a razor knife. Then screw the dispenser to a cabinet door or closet wall (or attach with hook-and-loop tape).
- Getting tired of mixing the oil back into your natural peanut butter? There’s an easy solution: Store the jar upside-down.
- If you left home and forgot to brush your teeth or you ran out of toothpaste, chewing an apple can help with bad breath.
- As trash bags start to fill up, the bag slithers into the bin and you have to dig it out. To keep handled or drawstring trash bags in place, all you need are two medium or large self-adhesive command hooks.