Things your kids can do to help out around the house.
Drain Cleaner
1 cup vinegar
1 cup baking soda
Pour baking soda
into the sink drain and add vinegar. Watch it fizz as
it breaks down
the clog. After a few minutes run fresh water to clear
the congestion.
Window Cleaner
Vinegar
Water
Mix equal parts
of water and vinegar in a plastic spray bottle. Spray
dirty windows and
wipe dry with a newspaper, squeegee or clean cloth.
Lemon Water for cleaning Microwave Ovens
1/2 cup water
1 fresh lemon sliced
in half
Place 1/2 cup water
in a microwave safe dish. Squeeze the juice from
1/2 of the lemon
into the water and place in the microwave. Heat
mixture to a boil
(about three minutes) to loosen particles. Remove
dish, and wipe
inside of the oven clean with a moist cloth. Lemon juice
leaves a fresh
clean scent.
Note: Adult
supervision and participation is required for this
activity.
Let's not forget to clean ourselves!
Soap Slime
Old bits of soap
Bucket of water
Put the pieces of
soap into the bucket of water and let stand overnight.
By the morning,
the soap has dissolved and leaves a thick slime. It
looks good if green
food coloring is added to it!
Oatmeal Soap
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup small soap
pieces
1 1/2 tbls cooking
oil
1 tbls water
Place soap slivers
in a plastic bag, and pound them into little chunks.
Place the chunks
in a blender, add oatmeal, and pulse until mixture
has a grainy consistency.
Pour into a bowl and remove any oversized
chunks of soap--add
the oil and water and mix with your hands. Form
into a firm ball
and let set until hard--about 2 hours. To make "soap-
on-a-rope," make
a 1 1/2 inches long indentation in the ball
immediately after
it's formed. Tie the ends together of a 12 inch length
of twine.
Press the knotted end into the indentation. Mold soap firmly
over twine.
Let set until hard. Alternative: For pumice-like soap, use
cornmeal in place
of the oatmeal.
Note: Adult
supervision and participation is required for this
activity.
Soap Crayons
1 3/4 cup Ivory
Snow (powder)
50 drops food coloring
1/4 cup water.
Mix water and soap
flakes together. Add food coloring and put mixture
into an ice cube
tray. Allow to harden and break or cut into pieces.
Fun to write with
on the tub, as well as face and hands!
Bath Salts
2 1/2 lb Epsom Salts
food coloring
perfume
Combine Epsom salts
with food coloring and perfume in a large bowl.
Mix well so color
is even. Put into small jars and let stand 4-6 weeks
before using.
This causes the odor to blend with the salts. This bath
salt is very soothing
and makes for a relaxed bath.