Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Another Good Use for Ziploc Bags

In the spirit of Works for Me Wednesday, here's one of my better uses for plastic bags:

My kids love puzzles and games (especially puzzles) but those cardboard boxes are fragile and bulky and pieces are so easily lost, pretty soon you've got a cupboard full of smashed containers, Cootie legs, missing puzzle pieces and Candyland cards.

So as soon as a boxed item shows up around here I toss the box and put all the pieces into a one or two-gallon plastic bag. If it's a puzzle I cut the picture off the top of the box with a box cutter and include it in the package.

It quadruples your storage capacity (which is good as I've got four kids) and also works well for the read-along book and tape cassette combinations my kids love so much.

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8 comments:

Overwhelmed! said...

Great idea! I love it!

I've posted a WFMW tip as well, involving a list of age appropriate children’s chores post!

Anonymous said...

Great idea. I use Ziploc bags for many things -- I don't know how people managed before those were invented! :)

Anonymous said...

I'm so scared to open my game closet! I just added Ziplocs to my grocery list so I can try this today. Thanks!

Carlotti said...

I found you through my sister's blog, Chronicles of Blunderview. I LOVE ziplocs, and have endured many years of gentle ribbing about it. Before drybags were invented, I ziplocked EVERYTHING for camping/wilderness trips. Especially my book; there's nothing worse than being in a tent at night after a great day of wilderness tripping and finding your wet book.

Ziplocs rule.

Tracey said...

wonderful. i'm going to the store right now, and will surely stock up on the gallon and 1/2 gal sizes.

Anonymous said...

Love this idea - I also use Ziplocs to pack my kids lunches for school.

Keeps it dry and I can mark their names on the front.

Yay for Ziplocs!

Rae said...

I love it!

Anonymous said...

An alternative to zip-close plastic bags are zip-close mesh fabric bags (KidsKlutterKatchers.com) They're see-through like the plastic but they're more durable and of course, eco-friendly.