I love grandma's tricks...
Especially the old tricks that are over 100 years old, but still work today.
That's why I asked my grandmother to share her best tricks with me, even the weirdest ones.
The tips she revealed to me are so great that I think everyone should know them.
These grandmother's tricks have one thing in common:even if they are unusual, they really work !
So without further ado, here are 17 Bizarre Hacks That Really Work ! Watch:
First, put your plants in the ground as usual and add fertilizer. Afterwards, soak the newspaper with a little water.
Lay the wet paper around your plants, overlapping each layer of newspaper as you go.
To finish, cover everything with mulch and say Farewell to weeds.
Indeed, weeds can pass through some plastic anti-root cloths.
But they won't pass through wet newspapers. Check out the trick here.
To discover: 25 Surprising Uses of Newsprint.
Did you break a glass? Use a simple piece of cotton to pick up small pieces of broken glass safely.
Why ? Because cotton fibers remove those tiny shards of glass that are invisible to the naked eye!
Note that this trick also works with wet newspaper. Discover the tutorial here.
See those fabric softeners you put in the dryer?
Put one in your pocket, and it will automatically keep all mosquitoes away.
I know... It might sound a bit crazy, but I tested this trick and it really works .
Awesome, don't you think?
To discover: 11 Mosquito Repellent Plants You Should Have At Home.
To prevent squirrels from nibbling your plants, sprinkle them with cayenne pepper.
The spice is safe for your plants, but squirrels hate it...and they'll leave your plants alone.
Click here to find out how.
Have you just bought a new bike for your child?
Before mounting the grips, put a rolled up photo of your child inside the handlebars.
That way, if the bike is ever stolen and later found, all you have to do is remove the handle to prove it's yours!
Now I use this same trick to hide some cash in my bike handlebars when I go hiking.
Here's a great trick for cleaning window rails, air vents, under the fridge or any other hard-to-reach place.
Take a roll of toilet paper or paper towel and attach it to the end of the tube of your vacuum cleaner.
And voila, you get a flexible mouthpiece that can be bent or flattened. It can then easily get into all the hard-to-reach places. Check out the trick here.
Nothing is worse than a skirt or dress that sticks to the legs due to static electricity.
To eliminate static electricity, simply attach a small safety pin to the lining of your dress.
It's magic:the metal of the pin attracts static electricity and makes it disappear.
This trick also works with pants that cling to the body when wearing tights.
Put a small pin in the seam of the pants and voila:the static electricity is gone.
And to prevent your clothes from coming out of the dryer with static electricity, try this little trick.
How to measure honey, molasses or corn syrup without them sticking to the bottom of your measuring cup?
Grandma's trick is easy:before pouring a sticky ingredient into a measuring cup, fill it with hot water.
Next, pour out the hot water — but DO NOT dry the container — then add your sticky ingredient to measure. Now the sticky ingredient will come out on its own!
To discover: Finally a tip for weighing ingredients WITHOUT a scale!
Tired of always fighting your foggy windshield?
So always keep a felt chalkboard brush in your car's glove compartment.
That way, as soon as the windows or the windshield fog up, you can clean the fog in the blink of an eye!
You'll see, it works much better than an old rag!
To discover: 12 Essential Winter Car Tips.
Whoops ! Did you just stick an envelope, but forgot to include something in it?
The solution to opening a sealed envelope without tearing it is to put it in the freezer.
To avoid having frost on the letter, remember to put it in a freezer bag. After an hour or two, take the envelope out and it will open on its own!
Awesome, right? Click here to discover the trick.
To discover: The Trick To Send A Letter Without An Envelope.
Yes, absolutely!
Conditioner is the best alternative to shaving foam. Because it allows a close shave and hydrates the skin at the same time.
And besides, it's much cheaper!
So, if you bought a conditioner that doesn't really suit your hair… use it on your legs!
To discover: 6 Little Tips to Use Before and After Waxing Legs.
To say goodbye to those pesky fruit flies, have a little drink.
Fill it with about 1 cm of apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of washing-up liquid.
Mix everything well and place this glass in an area of your home where flies congregate.
You will see:the flies will be attracted by the cider vinegar and will not be able to get out of the trap! Check out the full tutorial here.
Make small piles of cornmeal in places where you have ants.
Attracted by the semolina, the ants will bring it to their colony. And there they will eat the cornmeal.
Except that ants can't digest cornmeal, which will naturally eliminate them.
It may take a week or two for the ants to leave your house for good.
But the advantage of this method is that cornmeal is safe for your children and your pets.
You can also make corn powder using corn kernels. The tutorial is here.
Are you looking for an alternative to get rid of ants without killing them? So, click here to discover the 10 natural tips.
Are you spending the day at the beach? So, put a small bottle of talcum powder in your beach bag.
When you're ready to go home, rub the talcum powder into your skin and that of your children. Thanks to the talc, the grains of sand easily slide off your skin.
Handy, isn't it? And the trick also works to remove sand stuck on baby's delicate skin. Click here to discover the trick.
To discover: 12 Great Beach Hacks That Will Simplify Your Life.
Tired of wasting time looking for a complete bedding set every time you have to change the sheets?
Once your set has dried well, slip the fitted sheet, the duvet cover into one of the pillowcases.
Now the next time you change the sheets, any the adornment is neatly stored in one place.
No more wasting time looking for all the sheets of a set. For the tutorial, it's here.
To discover: Finally a Tip to Fold a Fitted Sheet Easily.
The problem with reheating pizza in the microwave is that the dough gets all rubbery.
But if you reheat it over medium heat in a non-stick pan, the crust stays perfectly crispy!
And in addition, the cheese will be deliciously melting. Awesome, right? Check out the easy tutorial here.
Do you like mimosa eggs? It's a delicious and easy recipe... except when you have to put the egg yolk and mayonnaise filling in the whites. We put it everywhere.
The easy trick is to put the hard-boiled egg yolks for your stuffing in a zip-lock freezer bag. Close the bag and crush them well.
Add the rest of the ingredients (mayonnaise, chives, salt), close and continue mashing.
And now for the genius trick:cut off the tip of the bag and you have a homemade piping bag!
All you have to do is press the stuffing into the eggs, without getting it everywhere.
Plus, cleanup is super easy:once you're done, you can just throw away the freezer bag.
And for the pattern of all pastry tips, click here.
To discover: 12 Essential Tips to Know Before Cooking Eggs.
Have you tried these weird grandma hacks? Let us know in the comments if it worked. We can't wait to read you!
