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Old 07-11-2003, 06:13 AM   #1 (permalink)



Received in an email: thought I'd share....check out the cereal box uses...never would have thought of using the bags it comes in!! Now thats Frugal!!!!!!!!!!!! [img]images/smiley_icons/thumb.gif[/img]





INSTANT KITE:



Take one plastic grocery bag with handles. Tie a long length of string

to one handle, and RUN!



INSTANT CROSS-BOOMERANG:



Take two wooden sticks, center one on top of the other, at right angles.

Strap together with a thick elastic. PRESTO! An instant cross-boomerang.

Hold upright, and throw with a quick snap of your wrist.



GIANT BUBBLES:



Cover your hands with Bubble solution. Then place together as if to form

a cup, leaving a small opening at the bottom. Hold your mouth about one

foot above your hands, and BLOW!



BABY LAUNDRY BAG:



Use an old pillowcase for a laundry bag in the baby's room. It's

attached to the changing table by a diaper pin. It keeps all of baby's

dirty things together and when it's time to wash, everything can be

dumped right into the washing machine, including the pillowcase!



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CEREAL SAVINGS



Cereal companies make tons of sugar coated profits on their artificially

sweetened prices. Most of their rich tasting price is due to advertising

costs, so fight back! Get some of your money back by using every bit

of their product.



1. The cardboard boxes are useful as project placemats. Also, save the

fronts & backs of the boxes to make jigsaw puzzles for the little ones

on those rainy summer days.



2. The plastic cereal liners replace what used to be wax paper. These

liners have lots of uses, so always save these liners after the cereal

is gone. Carefully pull the seams apart and you'll have a long length of

liner paper to use for baking, cooking, lining shelves or any other

purposes. When making pastry crust, roll dough between two sheets,

pastry pulls-up nice. Liners can be torn or cut into squares and used to

cover items placed into the microwave oven. These liner squares don't

catch fire and they keep moisture in the food and the splatters off the

interior microwave walls.



3. Cut 3 or 4 cereal boxes down with a slant cut in the front of each

one. Make each box a different height. Attach the boxes with glue or

staples andyou have a nift file box for the top of your desk. Decorate

as you wish.



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SAVINGS THAT KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF



Always stock-up on old socks! These used cotton wonders have millions of

uses.



1. Once they're hopelessly worn-out, use them as the perfect covering

for packing or moving bottled wines, mugs or glasses. They stretch over

bottles and allow for close packing without breakage.



2. Used as sock gloves, old cotton socks are great for polishing or

cleaning.



3. A perennial favorite for covering golf clubs, they can also be used

to cover well oiled tools and parts. The higher the cotton content, the

better they'll clean and absorb liquids.



4. And don't forget, the 100% cotton socks are super as cleaning rags.

Just cut the socks apart to make into rags.



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THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN UGLY MUG



Old coffee mugs are very useful, and not just as pen holders! It seems

everyone's in a rush today to spend money on the newest kitchen gizmo,

but here's one ready and willing to be used.



The coffee mug is the perfect size for heating small servings of frozen

vegetables, without using bigger containers. The ceramic mugs heat from

the sides and cook better and faster than other containers.



After dinner, use the mug to have a scoop or two of ice cream. Better

than carrying around a bowl and it's got an insulated handle. Fewer

spills with the mug too. Try it. You won't go back to bowls.







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