Birthday Party Activities?
I have 7 children and have had many simple birthday parties through the years. If you do not have something to entertain children they get bored and sometimes fight. Enlist the help of the older children or parents to run some of the games. That way 2 or 3...
Musty Smell In Suitcase?
Open one end of a box of antibacterial soap, like Irish Spring or Dial. Leave the hard soap in the box and put it in the suitcase and close it up for a week or so. This works well. To keep the suitcase smelling fresh, just put the open ended box with the soap...
Homemade Cookies Taste Salty?
You do need to add salt to get the leavening to work whether it is baking soda or baking powder. The normal ratio is one teaspoon of baking soda and one half teaspoon of salt. I reduce the amount of salt frequently and things turn out quite well. Have fun. Remember...
Covering Up Hall Decorations For Wedding Reception?
We used rolls of plastic tablecloth from a Party City store. It comes in a variey of colors in 40 in. by 100 ft. lengths. If you have any hooks near the ceiling you can stretch thin rope across the ceiling through the hooks and then put the rolled out tablecloth...
Christmas Cactus Left Outside in Freezing Weather?
Chances are the roots are fine. Just water as you usually do and keep it in the same location that it was in. If the top does not perk up, just cut the whole plant back to the top of the pot and be patient. It should regrow slow but sure. I have saved many...
Use Cereal Inserts for Cookie Sheet Liners
The liners in cereal boxes is plastic, not waxed paper. Do not use it for baking, After washing the bags out with a drop of dishwashing liquid and water, then thoroughly rinsing them and letting them dry, I do use them for food storage much like a ziploc bag...
Blossom (Mixed Breed)
Try looking up Pharoah hound pictures on Google images. I have a mixed breed that I could not figure out until I saw a poster of pure bred dogs at the vets. Your dog looks very much like mine. Im sure shes lucky to have you.
Burnt Cookie Sheet?
Spray it with oven cleaner. Put the pan inside a plastic garbage bag and seal it shut. Leave it for 24 hours. Use rubber gloves to take it out. Anything burned on will come right off. This works for anything that has baked on. I do this when I am cleaning the...
The Can Opener
There is a way to lift off the lid by turning the can opener to the side and using the small vise that is attached to the can opener.
Teaching Toddlers?
As the mother of 7 children and a day-care provider for 20 years, my suggestion would be to read to him for 15-20 minutes twice a day. Small children need to hear the correct way to pronounce words and sounds. There is no greater gift to a child than the sound...
