There must've been a sale on ice cube trays in Oct. of 2002, because I got about 50 of them as wedding presents. I stuffed the extras in the back of our spare-room closet, thinking I could someday pass them on to some other lucky bride. But once I became a mom, I found myself digging them out and putting them to work in some pretty unusual ways! Here are four clever uses for ice cube trays that will simplify your life a bit:
1 - Food Made Fun
Remember the muffin-tin craze? While strolling the aisles of Ikea one day I decided to put a cheaper, cuter spin on the idea...
I'm not kidding you - my kids go nuts for ANYTHING served in these trays! On the left is a veggie tray, with a convenient dip spot in the center. Middle is the treat tray, perfect for favorite after-school snacks like fishies, raisins, marshmellows, etc. And on the right is a lunch tray, full of finger foods my toddlers love - cheese, turkey and apples. Because the slots are smaller than muffin tins they're great for small kiddos and don't require as much work. Sweet!
2 - Paint Pockets
We paint around here so often that I've resorted to buying our paints in big, economy-sized jars to save on money. But pouring it on to paper plates each day during painting time gets messy and feels so wasteful. So instead I get out the ice cube trays and pour a different color into each pocket. It keeps the colors separate and is so easy to wash out when you're done!
3 - Homemade Baby Food
photo creds to Earth Friendly ChildWhen Merrick was tiny, this was one of my favorite things to do! After every dinner I'd stick the leftovers in my food processor, blend them up and spoon them into
ice cube trays. Once they'd been in the freezer for 24 hours I could pop one out whenever my baby was hungry, defrost in the microwave and I had homemade baby food ready to go! It's an totally rad way to avoid all the preservatives added to most jar baby food and use up leftovers at the same time. It's also cheaper than the store-bought!
4 - Hair-clip holder
In the process of trying to grow Gabby's bangs out I went a little clip-crazy. She now has a set of clips for every outfit so that I can fashionably push aside those long bangs whenever necessary. But keeping them all together was an enormous pain until I employed the ice cube trays! Now I keep two sets in each tray pocket and have glued the tray into a bathroom drawer (so that Gabs can't dump it out). It makes them easy to organize, access and even Gabby can put them away at night before tubby time.
(By the way, this works great for your own earrings too)
Hooray for ice cube trays!
Comments (11)
pretty smart ideas. I wish I would have thought to use my leftovers for my son. :/
What a couple of great ideas! Now I know what to do with my left over home made baby food.
Egg cartons also work great for holding small accessories. I traded in my old, bulky jewelry box for a dresser drawer with two egg cartons in it...no more tangled necklaces!
Good ideas! Thanks!
Haha, I didn't know people gave ice cube trays as wedding gifts.
Great ideas! I never would have thought of those!
Thats so cute.
The shape ones are great for home made chocolates or ice cream shapes. We use the heart ones for valentines day
And pour in juice and freeze with a toothpick in them for healthy ice blocks (not for really little kids cause it's a bit dangerous for them).
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