Did you know that...? by Miriam Castro Huerga https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v Brilliant uses for everyday things. en-us 2020-03-30 13:18:11 UTC 2023-05-18 13:29:20 UTC hello@padlet.com ...banana skins can be used to polish silver? miriam_eoi_laguna https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/482114634 Next time you eat a banana, think twice before discarding the skin. Why? It can come in useful when polishing your silverware.
How?
You should rub the silver piece with the banana skin and then wash it off and dry.
Your silver will shine again and you don't have to use any chemicals to achieve it!]]> 2020-03-30 13:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/482114634 Can paddle balls can used to organize your home? https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/492292204 When you believe your paddle balls  are old and are thinking about whether you should throw them away, think twice!
Why? It can help you to keep something always in the same place.
How? You should cut the paddle ball and then set it up on a wall or cupboard.
Your personal objects like keys, pens, letters... will be tidy all the time!

Noelia]]> 2020-04-04 10:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/492292204 ...Keys can be used to open a bottle? https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/497223502 Have you ever lost your corkscrew? Don´t worry, a key can do itsjob. How?

You just need to find an old key and you have to nail it diagonally to the cork. You should use a towel to avoid hurting yourself. Then you must slowly turn until the cork comes out.

Now you can open a bottle of wine whenever you want.

Lourdes

]]> 2020-04-07 16:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/497223502 Coffee filter for... Dusting! https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/500152167 It´s known that  coffee filters are used to make coffe but... Have you ever thought of using it to clean your computer monitor?

This may sound strange but as its cloth is very thin, it captures every single speck of dirt.

Besides, cleaning your computer monitor and TV screen, the coffee filters are also useful for dusting other household accessories.

So, next time you need to do the dusting, you can use this incredibly useful invention.
Susana]]> 2020-04-09 09:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/500152167 ...binder clips can be used to organize your fridge? cristianfernandezalonso https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/500411286
Too many bottles to chill in your fridge? Don’t you have any space left?

Frustrating though it may feel, don’t play God and follow my tip!

Take two binder clips and hook them following suit the image below. You will see you can work wonders!

Cristian.
]]> 2020-04-09 12:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/500411286 A few plastic bottles can help you keep healthy https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/501704827 Drinking two liters of water of water is recommended by the WHO. But, what do we do with the empty bottles?
In these days, when we cannot leave our houses to do exercise, we can give our empty bottles to stay fit.
Fill them up with sand, salt, stone or whatever you havehHandy and MOVE!
Jorge]]> 2020-04-10 08:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/501704827 Plastic water bottle as a funnel. https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/501851150 You need a funnel to transfer a liquid from one container to another without spilling. You don't have one at hand. Don't worry about it!

First at all, you shouldn’t spend your money on it because probably you'll only use it once a year. An empty plastic bottle can be a perfect and useful DIY tool to make your own funnel.

Cut a plastic bottle in half with a knife or a pair of scissors, straight across. You will use the top, but that doesn't mean you have to throw the bottom away. This part can be also used as a container for other things.  
Iván 
]]> 2020-04-10 10:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/501851150 Clothes' bags can be used twice https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/501864117 Usually, when yougo to a chain store and buy some clothes, they give you a bag made of paperboard or paper to carry them home. But you can do more with it.

For example, you can use it as a paper bin instead of a plastic one. When the bag is full, you throw it away with the rest of the trash into a paper container.

Another thing you can do is a big sirting bag with smaller bags working as compartments. In these, you can keep diferent things to have an organized room, for example.

Those are the things you can do with a clothes' bag. I wish this may help you.

Bye,
Ana ]]> 2020-04-10 11:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/501864117 What happened to your face? https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/502097285 Perhaps you are stressed or have an important interview. You look at yoursel in the mirror, and ohhhh nooo!!!!! 
Your face is full of pimples. Don´t worry about it.
You should just put a little bit of toothpaste on it and the imples will dry. You must repeat this for a few days, especially at night.

It´s great, isn´t it?

Conchi

]]> 2020-04-10 14:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/502097285 Reuse an old pen to protect your charging cable luigonrod https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/502501921
Did you have to replace your charging cable because it was damaged?

You should protect your cable yourself, you just need the spring of an old pen.

The spring creates an additional layer around the cable and prevents damage.

Luis
]]> 2020-04-10 21:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/502501921 Surprises of Kinder Surprise https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/502975978 How many times have we eaten Kinder Surprise? If we are very healthy people at least we know this chocolate is sweet. But, can we give a second life to the remains of the Kinder Surprise?

How many times have we taken our earphones and its cable was a mess? What would happen if we take advantage of using the plastic from the kinder shell to keep our earphones?

This would be a great manner to take advantage of the waste and give it a second life.

Andrés ]]> 2020-04-11 15:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/502975978 Gum https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503009021 Have you got GUM stuck in your hair? 

Can’t you take it out? You shouldn’t cut your hair. We are going to give you some advice that will help you solve your problem:

1.-Aply Coke in the area or submerge the hair with the chewing gum in a glass with this drink. Wait a few minutes and remove the glued gum. It will come off easily.

2.-You can use baby ,olive, coconut or rosemay oil. 
Put a little oil on your fingers and rub it over the gum. Brush the area where the product is. If you can’t remove it, add more oil until you can remove it easily.

3.-The third tip is Ice. Rub a piece of ice on the gum for a few minutes and wait until it hardens. Remove it little by little with your fingers.

We hope these pieces of advice may help you.

]]> 2020-04-11 16:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503009021 Goodbye to flies!! aliciaalvarez801 https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503044139 We are already in spring, and summer will come soom full with good weather but also with insects, so we must protect our families from them.

However, you needn´t use chemical products that damage our environment. We could make a mix with natural and common ingredients that all people have in their houses.

It is very easy, you only have to mix half a glass glass of sunflower oil, another half glass of shower gel and another half glass of white vinegar in a bottle with a spray. You must shake the ingredientes vigorously.

Next time you have flies in your home, spread the solution on them and they should dissapear from your home.

]]> 2020-04-11 17:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503044139 The perfect support for your toothbrush https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503434434 Is your bathroom always dirty? Always messy? I have something for you! Something that can change your life forever.

Clothes pegs may be used to hold your toothbrushes. These can improve your cleanliness of the bathroom because they take up little space. Witty, isn't it?

In addition, they are practical since you have them at home and they may be made of wood, so we don’t use plastic objects.

 -Carla del Caño-

]]> 2020-04-12 10:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503434434 Recycle Objects: Tires like Flower Pots! https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503465347
Everyone is aware of the benefits of recycling and the good that it does to our planet. With the arrival of spring people plant flowers and different plants. If we want to give our house a spring touch, we shouldn't spend money buying plastic pots, we should use recycled materials such as tires.

If you need pots to decorate your house, balcony or garden, use tires to do it. Also you can paint them the color you want giving color to the spring days. With these tires you don't have to buy more plastic pots.
Enjoy making them yourself!

-Sandra-

]]> 2020-04-12 12:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503465347 Problems with you SIM Card? A paper clip is the solution. https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503598053 Have you ever had to open a SIM card because your smartphone didn't work or just to change it? There are mobile phones and tablets that includein their sets a little tool to perform this task. But when you need it... where is it?  Don't worry. You needn't look for it.

You can use a simple paper-clip to open the sim tray. You should bend one end of the clip to outside. Now you have a multi-purpose tool.  

You just need to find where  the small pinhole of your tray card is and insert the tip of your bent paper clip. Then press it slowly till the tray opens. It's very easy, isn't it? After that, you must pull outwards and change or check your sim card. Now push the tray back to its original position and switch on the phone. Does it work? I hope you get lucky.

Oscar ]]> 2020-04-12 15:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/503598053 Can't beat a tire swing! https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504207717 A playground needn't require scads of expensive prefabricated equipment. For this reason, you don’t have to break your budget providing your children with fun things to do in your playground. Believe me when I say that the tire swing is much better than you may remember from your childhood. Don't you think we ought to do it? 
 
First of all, you have to choose what kind of tree you should hang it from and you only need to tie a tire to it. However, you must follow some safety rules, such as fastening it safely to the tree.

To finish, you might want to paint the tire swing to personalize it.

The main advantage of this is it is not made of plastic, so you ought to be able to use it for a long time.
 
That's all!

Isabel
]]> 2020-04-13 08:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504207717 Fix your remote with aluminium foil https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504256056 Has your remote control (or other gadget which runs on batteries) just stopped working?
You will try to change the batteries but, when you open the battery compartment, you might see the spring is worn or loose. Well, now, you know what the problem is, but what should you do?
You don't have to throw your remote away because you are able to fix it.
You should take a piece of aluminium foil, fold it several times and then place it betwen battery and spring to fit them. Aluminum foil lets the electric current pass through it.
You must check the gadget works again before using it.

Alicia
 ]]> 2020-04-13 09:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504256056 Another way to use a straw https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504272742
Have you ever thought about what other uses can you give to a straw? If you don´t know it here you have an interesting tip. 

If you want to remove the least appetizing part of a strawberry here you have the solution.

First of all, you have to insert the straw through the bottom of the strawberry and press until it passes vertically through the fruit.

In this way, the straw will take out the stem and you will have your strawberry clean.

Paula

]]> 2020-04-13 09:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504272742 Drill without making dust! https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504906541 Do you need to do a hole in the wall but don´t want to make a mess at home?

Then you should follow this advice.
All you need is an envelope and Sellotape.

You have to stick an envelope below the point that you are going to drill and the dust will fall inside.
It´s so easy!

-Cristina-

]]> 2020-04-13 17:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504906541 Headlight Polisher nando_avalon https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504981669 Have you ever thought of what other uses can you give to a toothpaste?
You might not know it, but toothpaste is good to clean other things besides teeth. 

In fact, if the headlights of your vehicles start to look a little foggy, one of the simplest solutions is to polish the plastic outer covers using a dab of ordinary toothpaste and a soft cloth or brush. 

You have to follow the next steps:
1.- You should wash the headlights throroghly with glass cleaner or soapy water, then, dry the headlights using an absorbent towel or chamois. Tape off the area around your headlights. 
2.- You must apply a dime-sized blob of toothpaste to each headlight, then polish the headlisghts vigorously using a microfiber cloth or sponge.
To finish, to get better results you can rinse both headlights with warm water.

In just a few minutes, the gentle abrasives in the toothpaste will help remove dust, dirt, grime, and light-dimming oxidation, making your headlights shine brighter.

I tried it once and it worked. You should try it!!]]> 2020-04-13 17:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/504981669 How to prevent the screws on the glasses from loosing? https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/506156032         An easy and quick solution is to use eome clear nail polish on the screw because this locks the screw and does not loose.
  

     A touch of nail polish is enough, which will not damage the glasses and it is easy to remove.

Lourdes P.

]]> 2020-04-14 11:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/506156032 How to keep cut flowers fresher for longer in a vase? https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/506235723
In order to make your bouquet look better you can mix 3 teaspoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar. 
The mixture must be done in warm water before adding it to the vase. 
 
You should remove the leaves in water because they develop bacteria more quickly.

The sugar can feed the plant, while the vinegar can delay the proliferation of bacteria.

Angela C.

]]> 2020-04-14 12:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/506235723 Vinegar to clean steam irons miriam_eoi_laguna https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/506698040 We can use vinegar to clean from microwaves to windows, wine stains to different metals like copper or brass. It is a versatile, environmentally safe and inexpensive alternative which solves a lot domestic problems. Everyone knows that you should use only distilled water for steam irons. Don’t worry! To dissolve mineral residues, just pour equal amounts of white vinegar and water into the water tank. Then, allow it to steam for five minutes in an upright position. After that, you must unplug and cool the iron before emptying the tank.

]]> 2020-04-14 15:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_eoi_laguna/p5pggd60yj7v/wish/506698040