Discovering the Sponge! LOTS of Creative Uses for Household Sponges

Sponge. It’s hard to find a civilized dwelling without one. We use sponges to clean and soak up spills. Sponges simulate the sea sponge, which is a living creature. Our commercial sponges are cellulose products. With proper care, sponges can often last for days or weeks or even months, depending on their uses and how well they are cleaned between uses. Sponges are economically cheaper than wipes or paper towels and do not fall apart easily. Commercial sponges, which come in a variety of shapes, textures, sizes, colors, and densities are more than just capable of cleaning, they have a multitude of uses that are both practical and creative. Next time you are at the dollar store or discount department store, buy yourself an extra pack or two of sponges and see all the things they can be used for to make daily life simpler and sometimes more exciting.

Soak up these ideas and see how sponges are more versatile than you realized!

You can use sponges to paint Easter eggs using non-toxic craft paints or simply dipping in food dyes to create lovely sponge designs and effects.

Cut sponges into shapes such as stars or flowers or a peace sign and you can use them as stamps to decorate brown paper and create lovely hand made gift-wrap.

A large sponge dipped in hot water can be used for loosening wallpaper you want to remove.

Sponges can be used as safe toys for children who like to stack blocks. You can carry several in a tote bag and transporting will be lightweight.

You can cut sponges into numbers and alphabet letters and use them to teach children math problems and spelling words.

You can cut sponges into numbers and alphabet letters and use them to create posters by having re-usable stencils dipped in paints.

Sponges can be cut into animal shapes used as colorful bathtub toys for children.

Sponges can be used for sprouting seeds and teaching your children about how plants grow.

Sponges can be used as filling for creating small cloth dolls and pillows.

Sponges can be used to mix paints and create lovely painted greeting cards.

Sponges can be cut into the shape of feet and the design used to stamp footprints on a floor cloth.

Two large sponges attached to elastic or Velcro can make kneepads.

Sponges can be used for both applying cosmetics and removing them.

Sponges can be used to moisten stamps that are not self-adhesive.

Sponges can be used to blend chalks and pastels. They can also be used to shade colors.

Sponges can be used to apply baby oil or sun block.

Sponges make great filler and packing material for small spaces of fragile items being shipped in the mail.

A sponge can be slit down the middle, creating a pocket for small pieces of soap, so you don’t waste small bars of soap.

Sponges can be used to lubricate hinges and tools.

Sponges can be used to remove scuff marks from walls and shoes.

A dry sponge can be used to clean your keyboard.

Sponges can clean hard to reach corners of your carpet.

You can deodorize a plastic food storage container or thermos by sprinkling baking soda on a damp sponge and stuff inside before washing.

You can stuff sponges in curtain valances to give them a puffy look.

Dampen a new clean sponge with antibacterial mouthwash to help sooth a toothache.

New clean sponges can be used to grease a baking pan without getting your fingers greasy.

A sponge can be used to neatly paint corners of a room where the paint brush is just too big or bulky.

A sponge can be placed near a sink to use as a soap holder.

Sponges can be cut small to use to separate toes when painting toenails.

A slightly damp sponge can be used to clean cloth pleated shades and blinds.

A sponge can be used as a pin cushion for sewing needles and straight pins.

A sponge dampened with fabric softener can be used in the dryer instead of a dryer sheet.

A clean dry sponge can be used for drying a drinking glass.

Pack a sponge on all camping trips; you will need it to wipe mud from shoes or boots.

Use a clean new sponge to dab alcohol on ear and body piercings.

A large sponge can be glued inside a helmet to make it more comfortable.

A soft sponge can be used to cushion a digital camera in a too big camera bag.

To learn about the history of the sea sponge visit this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge