homemade gel icepacks ?

[lizsmom]

Anyone ever come across the reciepe for a gel icepack.. I did once in a magazine and lost it. We are always in need of an icepack for "boo-boos" and the adult ones are too big. ( That, and this auntie is notoriously frugal ! )

[eaparham]

When my monsters were little, I used to keep a bag of frozen peas in my freezer all the time for boo boos. I have also frozen a wet washcloth and kept it in a freezer bag, and last but not least, try pouring some rice into a clean tubesock, then keep it in the freezer. The rice/sock combo can also be nuked for about two minutes if you need a heating pad. Another heating pad thing that works really neatly is to make up some instant mashed taters and put them in a ziplock bag.

[lizsmom]

Thanks Eaparham ! I never thought of any those tricks. I really like the frozen pea one..the two year old nephew loooves peas, and I always have a stockpile in the freezer.

We will be trying these in our next boo boo emergency !

[amyaccident]

I have also heard that if you mix rubbing alcohol & water & freeze it it makes a slushy substance. I haven't tried it yet though!