Proud of your children's drawings? Preserve them by laminating and use as placemats. These custom-made placemats add some home-touch to your dining table.

Reuse you old sponges by putting them at the base of your plant pots before adding the soil. The sponges will absorb any excess water and keep the moisture in.

When plastic wrap won't stick when you cover a dish, just dap a bit of water at the edge of the plastic wrap before you cover it.

Recycle the empty egg cartons into paint holder. Let your child use the empty egg cartons to put paints. After using, just throw them away. No washing needed.

To remove stubborn coffee and tea stains in cups and mugs, sprinkle a little baking soda on a wet dishcloth or sponge, and scrub the stubborn stains away. The cups and mugs will be white and shine again. Baking soda is also known as bicarbonate of soda.

To remove the mineral deposits from kettle, fill kettle with water, add 1 tablespoon of baking soda and a few slices of lemon. Boil the water. After boiling, let the water cools down to room temperature. Wash and rinse the kettle. Baking soda is also known as bicarbonate of soda.

To get rid of fresh paint odor from a room, place a bowl of vinegar or a bowl of water filled with a handful of chopped onion in the center of the room. Leave it there for a few fours or a day. This is a simple, inexpensive and effective method.

If permanent marker is accidentally used on the whiteboard, there are ways to remove it. One way is to wipe the ink off using tissue, cloth or facial cotton with a little nail polish remover. Another option is to wait till the ink dries. Then just write directly over the permanent ink stain with whiteboard marker. Then use tissue, cloth or whiteboard eraser to wipe it off.