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By: E. Lax

hacks ARTS & A NEW PURPOSE
Tried and True
home
Tips for the
Busy Balebusta
Uh-oh! Someone left colors markers uncovered, and now
CRAFTS
they’re drier than the desert. It may seem like they're
headed for the trash, but hold on! Give them a second life
as watercolor paint. Stick the tips in water overnight, and
watch the water transform into rainbow magic. The marker
might be gone, but its artistic legacy will live on for just a
bit longer.
PAINT PALETTES
Hosting a paint party for the lil ones? Use empty egg
cartons as clever paint trays, lling each hole with
di erent colors for the kids to dip into. You can cut SHARPER SCISSORS
the carton into halves or thirds, based on how many This hack is not for kids, but
paint colors they’ll need. When done, just toss it into rather the crafty adults who
the trash for easy cleanup. are busy cutting up Sukkah
. We all know the Get that
struggle – trying to cut paper
with scissors that seem to Gadget
have lost their willpower to
ALL THAT GLITTERS MOISTURIZER cut. To get those blades up
When you wished for a sparkling home, I’m MAGIC and snipping again, just cut Making your own fuzzy pom poms are
up some aluminum foil with
sure you didn’t mean the glittery kind. Glitter The best way to make washing easy and fun with this set of 4 pom
may be a little girl’s favorite crafting supply, painty hands easier is to them. The scissors will have pom makers. Ranging from 1.5” to 3.5”
but it’s far from her mom’s favorite to clean prep in advance. Give little a newfound sharpness, ready in width, they’re perfect for any project.
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folded shiny sheets.
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under control, you’ll need to bit borrow your and they’ll wash o so much
trusty lint roller from the laundry room. Roll faster. As an added bonus,
it over any glitter-covered surface and watch your little artists will have the
the sparkles disappear! softest hands!
HOME HACKERS SHARE
When doing arts and crafts with the
UNCLOGGED COVERS kids or when I’m baking, I like to cover
the table or counter with a disposable
Hate it when that Elmer’s glue cap gets all clogged up, and then it sticks to the bottle plastic tablecloth to make cleanup
so you can’t even twist it o ? Sure, you can poke it with a pin to unclog the hole, but easy. A trick that I’ve found to prevent
you can also prevent it in rst place. Before you start using a new bottle of glue, twist the plastic from moving around is
o the cap and give it a nice coating of Vaseline. This will create a nonstick barrier and to spray some water on the surface,
prevent a stubborn sticky mess. which then causes the plastic to stick.

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