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When you need quick household solutions, freezer bags are surprisingly versatile helpers you probably already have in the pantry. From occupying kids, to saving a ‘throw together’ meal, and even looking after your garden.
By upgrading to a resealable freezer bag… you’ll unlock a surprising number of clever (and downright genius) uses that tackle January head-on; from school lunch prep and work routines to staying on track with health goals as life gets busy again.
7 ways with freezer bags this summer:
1. DIY ice packs
Summer is the season for feasting and drinking. Between cooling drinks and keeping your food at a reasonable temperature, there are times when you just don’t have enough ice packs for everything you need to bring.
Enter: The DIY ice pack, a resealable freezer bag makes for the perfect ice pack. The night before: Fill a freezer bag three-quarters full with water, seal it, and lay it flat in the freezer. By morning, you’ll have a perfectly frozen ice pack ready to go.
2. Sensory play
Entertaining little ones can take a lot of different tricks and tips to keep their attention. Sensory play is a surefire winner that you can easily put together with things you have at home. A resealable freezer bag filled with water, food colouring and a few pom poms is not only fantastic for their brain development, but it will keep them entertained for just a little longer.
3. Dump bag meals
School holidays ending means only one thing: the dinner rotation starts again. It can be hard to actually plan out and shop for fresh produce for all your meals during the chaos. Get yourself organised in advance with ‘dump bag meals’. Quite literally what it sounds like, you’ll prepare your meal – vegetables, meat and sauces – and freeze them all together in a Ziploc freezer bag (known for its incredible resistance to freezer burn) to be dumped into a pot for a flavourful meal at a later date.
4. Makeshift piping bag
So, you’ve taken your frozen cookies out and are ready to decorate them. Save yourself the frustration of trying to find piping bags and simply prepare your icing in a resealable bag. Cut the tip off one of the corners and pipe on your design. Enjoy the fruits of your labour.
5. Water your garden
With long hot days spent away from home, watering the garden is likely one of the last things on your mind. That, of course, doesn’t mean that you want your precious garden to go without. Fill a resealable bag with water, place it in a shady spot in the garden and poke a few holes in it to create a simple DIY slow-drip water system.
6. Christmas crafts and decor
Looking to get the kids involved in Christmas decorating? Get some sparkling décor out of a kid-friendly DIY Christmas craft. Place a stencil, like a snowflake or Christmas tree, inside a resealable bag, zip it shut, then mix up a glitter glue with a nozzle applicator and trace over the outside of the bag following the stencil.
Once dried, the glue will naturally be able to stick to windows and mirrors, making it an easy way to continue the festive decorations.
7. Christmas Baking Hack
Christmas calls for baking, whether you’re whipping up gingerbread, shortbread or any other treat that forms a dough, we’ve got the perfect trick for you.
Once you’ve formed the dough of your desires, you’ve got two options. First, you can portion each cookie into balls, lay them flat in a Ziploc freezer bag and use a straw to self-suction out all the air. Removing the air not only helps the individual balls to stay in place and not get stuck to one another, but it will also help them to last longer, thanks to the lack of oxygen in the bag.
Your second Christmas baking hack (you’re welcome) is to lay your dough inside a Ziploc freezer bag, roll it out to fill the bag and then use a skewer to help portion the dough into easy-to-break-away squares.
Whether you’re storing meats, vegetables, leftovers, or pantry essentials, Ziploc® Storage Bags have you covered.
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