And if your kids are anything like mine, they'll cry more about needing an ice pack than the injury itself...
I read somewhere about making ice packs filled with rice, so I thought I'd have a go.
I just got some scraps of fabric, and sewed it up, leaving a hole to fill with rice.
I just used cheapy home brand rice, filled them up about 2/3 full, then stitched up the gap, and popped them in the freezer.
If you wanted to get fancy, you could make a little slip cover for them that you can take off and pop in the wash, but for these I just ran them up in the fabric that I liked.
They're definitely something I'd recommend you try making - try a few different shapes - Long skinny ones are great for puffy eyes, or to wrap over a sprained ankle, and short fat ones are good for everyday bumps and scrapes, but you could make them in any shape that tickled your fancy... even a sweet little owl! :D
Hope you had a great weekend!
x Rita
4 comments:
I need one of those! I'm so clumsy!
Just found your blog, its fantastic, off to try out these rice cold packs for my kids, they will love them :)
This is very nice and actually really handy. I’ve never heard about rice being used and not as an ice pack, but hey I’ll be making some soon, I tell you.
Here in Germany I know of such little cushions but they are used warm (1 min in the microwave) and are full with either cherry stones, grape pips or even linen seeds. Rice seems the most practical one, great idea!
Hi Irina, you're also able to heat these packs as well, by putting them in the microwave for 1 min. (probably not if you've used a fleece or something, but most cottons should be fine).
Since I made ours (We have 4 in the freezer), I'm finding that I"m using them all the time - they're great to use up scraps too.
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