IT’S TIME TO SHINE A LIGHT ON SOME OF OUR FAVORITE IDEAS, TIPS, TRICKS & MORE.
Over the years, we’ve collected some of the best crafts with paper towels, paper towel tricks, clever cleaning tips, easy recipe ideas and more in one convenient place. Just a little something to brighten your life while helping you save time, money and effort. Ready to start exploring?
ACTIVITIES
4 Ways to Avoid the Summer Break Blues
Summer is finally here, which means you’ll need to find some creative ways to keep your kids active for the long days ahead. Whether you have little ones or older children in high school, we’ve got activities the entire family will enjoy. Check out these fun and engaging ways to keep your kids busy and make the most of the summer days ahead.
5 Easy Paper Towel Crafts for Kids
Staying at home for extended periods of time is sure to cause some restlessness—especially when there are kids involved! Here are 5 creative ways to repurpose your cardboard rolls.
CLEANING TIPS
5 Clever Cleaning On-The-Go Shortcuts
Keep life simple with a smaller cleaning list that makes cleaning less of a chore and definitely NOT a bore. Think about some of your easier tasks that, if you were to do more frequently, could help cut down on the deeper cleaning needed later.
Prevent Kitchen Messes Before They Happen
Wishing for a real-world magic wand to zap your kitchen back to clean? Stop drips and splatters and prevent messes using a Sparkle® Paper Towel before they happen with these 5 kitchen hacks.
Spring Cleaning Checklist
Ahhh, springtime. After months of chilly temperatures and hibernating under the blankets, it’s finally time to embrace the warmer weather and promise of renewal all around us. Our favorite part about this time of year is how energized and inspired we feel to refresh our own homes and get things tidy and organized once more. Of course, everyone has their own particular way of taking on spring-cleaning chores and no one’s house or apartment is exactly the same, so we pulled together an easy-to-follow spring-cleaning checklist with the basics to get you started.
DIY ZONE
DIY Party Favor Ideas
Music, food, decorations – it all adds up to a great time for the most important party ingredient of all, family and friends. Show them how much you love them with these sweet and personalized DIY party favors – they’re easy, inexpensive, and perfect for any occasion and celebration.
6 Easy Interior Decorating Tips
It’s more important than ever to make ourselves comfortable in our own homes, so now is a great time to consider making some cost-effective changes around the house. Interior decorating is often associated with high costs and inconvenient re-modeling, but making spaces that are beautiful, welcoming, and comfortable doesn’t have to involve a big budget or a single intrusion into a room or a home.
5 DIY Wall Art and Décor Ideas
Looking to spruce up your home but don’t want to spend a fortune? Decorate your walls, halls, and doorways with these 5 easy DIY Wall Art & Décor ideas that are easy, inexpensive, and best of all, look great.
HOUSE HACKS
5 Clever Cleaning On-The-Go Shortcuts
Keep life simple with a smaller cleaning list that makes cleaning less of a chore and definitely NOT a bore. Think about some of your easier tasks that, if you were to do more frequently, could help cut down on the deeper cleaning needed later.
5 Clutter Busters to Open Up Your Home
You know the one thing that’s free and can make a home feel open, airy and inviting? A lack of clutter. Not only does busting clutter make our homes feel cozier and more inviting, it improves our mental state. So take some time to declutter. Start small with one section of a room, then move room to room each day.
Decluttering For Dollars in 5 Simple Steps
When it comes to spring-cleaning tips, an easy one is to take all those unnecessary items or things you no longer use and simply donate them. But what if you had some hidden treasures mixed into that growing donation pile? Turns out, savvy folks everywhere are taking advantage of ways to make cash off their old castoffs by doing a little legwork to connect with bargain hunters. Ready to make a few bucks or score a bargain for yourself? Here are 5 easy ways to make the magic happen.
KIDS CORNER
6 Ways to Get Your Kids To Help With Household Chores
Let’s be honest—getting your kids to clean can be as much of a chore as cleaning itself. In fact, you may wish you had your very own magic wand to instantly get them excited about helping around the house!
5 Easy Paper Towel Crafts for Kids
Staying at home for extended periods of time is sure to cause some restlessness—especially when there are kids involved! Here are 5 creative ways to repurpose your cardboard rolls.
Kids Cooking Lesson: Peanut Butter Balls
This post is sponsored by Acorn, but all the influencer’s opinions are her own. Originally posted July 2018.
Since we’re all spending more time at home as families, now is a good time to teach your kids some basic household skills—like cooking and preparing snacks.
RECIPES
Halloween: Pumpkin Seed Candy
Here’s to our favorite round, orange squash that brings us so much joy every fall season. It got us thinking that pumpkins should really stick around longer than they do once Halloween has come and gone.
Turkey Cooking Guide
Thanksgiving is coming up once again and it’s time to talk turkey—specifically, just how much turkey you’ll need to feed the intimate gathering of people at your table this year. Too little and you’ll find yourself scrambling to make ends meet with your sides; too much and you’ll be swimming in leftover turkey for days (wait, is that a bad thing?).
Winter White Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Nothing says the holidays quite like the white stuff—and by white stuff, we of course mean anything you can cover in white chocolate for a quick and crunchy treat. Get your sweet and salty fix this holiday season with these fabulously festive white chocolate-covered pretzels. They’re a cinch to make and there’s nothing to bake…score!
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