We are toilet paper users. I applaud others who have retired their dependence on said item but as for me and my family, until our budget can no longer justify it, we will be users of the paper. My laundry doing daughter thanks me for this decision. We have stopped with paper towels and napkins but for bathroom necessities we will stand firm.
What this does leave us with is a lot of empty tubes. Rather then just throw them out we use them in a few different ways.
1. Kid's craft projects and play toys. They are free to build, cut, tape, color and be creative with these to their heart's content. They are only limited to their imagination. Bowling is a common game.
2. Re-purposing into useful items.
Two tubes taped together make a perfect storage tube for ponytail bands. My daughter created this on her own. She plans to color it to make it prettier but it could also be papered, decopodged or painted.
3. Fire starters: I got this one from watching an episode of Extreme Cheapskates. Toilet paper tubes plus dryer lint!
What things do you use your paper tubes for? What about dryer lint. I've thought about trying to craft with the lint. Am I crazy?
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