ICE
#1. Plant waterer.
Put several ice cubes on houseplant soil so that the moister seeps in gradually. But don't let the ice touch the foliage.
#2. Flavor negater.
Before your child takes an unpleasent-tasting medicine, have him suck on a ice cube for a few minutes so that his taste buds are numbed.
#3. Indentation inflator.
Put an ice cube in each dent left in carpeting by furniture legs- the moisture will plump up the fibers.
ICE CREAM SCOOPS
#1. Beach toy.
Give one to your child for making castles in the sand (or the sandbox).
#2. Trowel.
When transplanting seedlings, use a scoop to make same size planting holes quickly and easily.
#3. Soil scoop.
For mess-
free repotting, use an ice cream scoop to add soil to the container.
#4. Server.
Scoop equal portions of rice or mashed potatoes onto the family's dinner plates.
#5. Melon scoop.
Use a scoop to make large melon balls.
ICE CREAM STICKS
#1. Stirrer.
An ice cream stick neatly mixes small amounts of paint, putty, and glue-and you can throw it away afterward without feeling guilty.
#2. Ruler.
In a pinch, draw a straight line with one.
#3. Trivet.
Glue a summer's worth of sticks together to make a square.
#4. Index file marker.
Cut to size if necessary, tape to an index card, and letter the top with a marker pen.
#5. Splint.
In an emergency, secure a stick to an injured finger with tape or strips of cloth
.
#6. Shim.
Glue to the bottom corners or legs of a piece of furniture so that it stands level on the floor.
#7. Insulator.
If you have to check for a spark from a plug wire, hold it with two sticks; if the wire is leaking high voltage current, you won't get shocked.
#8. File.
Glue sandpaper to one end and use for sanding.
IODINE
#1. Furniture renewer.
Dab some over scratches in mahogany furniture.
#2. Water purifier
When camping in areas without a safe water supply, stir in 6 to 8 drops of iodine per quart of drinking water; wait 20 minutes before consuming.
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