Fun Facts: 10 most useful items around the house

1. Carpet Scraps: make an exercise mat, car mat, protect floor under plants, cushion kitchen shelves, protect tools.

2. Compact Discs: use as driveway reflectors, catch candle drips, make an artistic bowl or even make a clock!

3. Duct Tape: remove lint, repair toilet seats, repair frames, cover a book, make a bandage, hem pants, make a bumper sticker, make halloween costumes!

4. Fabric Softener Sheets: deodorize your car, gym bags, suitcases, and sneakers, repel mosquitos, make sheets smell good, end tangled sewing thread.

5. Nail Polish: stop a pantyhose tear from spreading, mark hard-to-see items, seal envelopes and labels, make needle-threading easier, keep buckles shiny, fix nicks in floors and glass.

6. Pantyhose: find and pick up small objects, buff shoes, keep hair brush clean, organize suitcases, secure trash bags, dust under fridge.

7. Paper Bags: pack on trips for souvenirs, carry laundry, cover textbooks, use as gift bags (if you're desperate for a bag), use as a pressing cloth.

8. Plastic bags: take dog walking with you "in case", keep mattresses dry, line a litter box, drain bath toys, dispose of Christmas tree.

9. Rubber Bands: reshape your broom, childproof cabinets, keep thread from tangling, make a holder for car visor, grip paper, extend a button, cushion a remote control.

10. Sandwich and freezer bags (ziplocs): protect pictures and padlock, display baby teeth, carry baby wipes, carry snacks in purse, feed birds, mold soap, make a funnel.

Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things from The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.