Great Frugal Uses for Tennis Ballsby Nicole Humphrey | More from this Blogger 06 Mar 2007 10:48 AM
For Pets One of my favorite uses for tennis balls is for dogs to chase and cats to bat around the house. They are a cheap toy that can provide hours of entertainment for your pets. For Humans Children can use them to play catch, or any other game that requires a small ball. In addition, adults can use them in other ways beyond tennis. For a great exercise alternative, try holding a tennis ball in your hand and gently squeezing it. They are great hand exercisers and they help work your fingers and your wrist. Cut Them In Half Take a tennis ball and cut it in half. These halves make great jar openers for sticky bottles and jars. Just place on top of a hard to open lid, grip, squeeze and turn. It helps tremendously. Also, when changing a hot light bulb, a tennis ball half helps grip the hot light bulb, making changing it, much easier! For Laundry You can pop a tennis ball in the dry when you are drying a comforter or down filled item to help it retain it's normal shape. For Massage Another of my favorite uses for the tennis ball is as a massage helper. First, you can run your sore and tired feet over a tennis ball. Just sit in a chair, place the ball under your feet, and allow to roll back and forth. Feels great! Same works for back massages, leg massages and more. Do you have any more fun and useful ways to use a tennis ball? I'd love to hear about them! Related Articles: The Many Uses for Duct Tape Part One The Many Uses for Duct Tape Part Two Learn more about Nicole Humphrey  Nicole Humphrey is a freelance writer, consultant for CTMH and a Sr. Blogger for families.com. She resides in St. Charles, Missouri with Mike and their five children and two furbabies. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments  Meg (50) 10 Mar 2007 07:17 PMYou probably already heard this one, but the nursing home where my mother-in-law was staying briefly uses tennis balls, cut open slightly, as "sliders" for the folks who use walkers. They place two tennis balls on the front legs of the walker and it scoots along much easier.  Nicole Humphrey (15757) 04 Apr 2007 08:02 AMExcellent idea Meg! Also, teacher's/school's often put them on the bottom of the chair legs so they don't scratch the floor or the desk when placed on top. PhunkyHandmades (10) 23 Apr 2007 09:30 AMYou can also cut a hole into a tennis ball...slip it on the bottom of your broom, and while sweeping get up any scuff marks from shoes left on tile. Schools use tennis balls as chair socks. Cut an x in a tennis ball and place on the "feet" of the chairs. Community Tags balls, frugal, frugal tips, tennis balls, uses-for Discuss this article
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Most families have tennis balls somewhere around the home. And if they don't, consider this. Tennis balls are seriously inexpensive, and make great toys for kids and pets alike. But in addition to pets and children, tennis balls are useful for many different purposes around the home too.
