Good GOD Mumsnet tips actually work!

Right. I have covered my new kitchen cupboard tops with old wallpaper. I have bought some cheap bio powder to clean the paths and I have smeared my oven with bicarb paste. That last one didn't work too well.
A spaghetti taper is genius.

Talcum powder and ants? How does this work?

I use car windscreen wash to clean the windows in the house.I just pour some into an empty spray bottle .It's cheap and DH alwayd has a huge container full in the garage -don't use the winter one with added antifreeze though.

Re the magnets stuck down the radiator-after removing the cover ,unwind a metal coathanger and use this to hook them out.

re: sick bags - when we travel on ferries we always get loads, and I keep them in the car for emergencies..

sizzle I use vinegar to get rid of smells in my car (and all the other soft furnishings that DS2 has peed on). Dilute it with water if you want to save money, or put it on neat on really smelly areas, just spray it on. The vinegar will smell for a few hours, but when it dissipates you car will be left smelling nice and fresh.

I second that mygoldfish sorted my car out more than once... (travel sick DD1)
Only didn't work once on the vilest, stomach bug, off milk watery sick in my car (actually probably cos I couldn't clean the sick up very quickly - it sat there for maybe a day ) - what finally cleared that was time and steam cleaning...
You can get something they use if someone is sick on a plane - you sprinkle it on the sick straight away and it stops the smell..I was going to get some after that and never got round to it -
Now they are older I have freezer bags in the back for emergency sick bags Never use a carrier bag! - they have holes in them! (nothing like being relieved you managed to get child to catch it in a bag - then watching the sick dribble out the holes at the bottom...)

My top tip to remove the smell of sick from a carpet/ car. Clean as normal and leave to dry fully. ( it's vital it's completely dry! ) sprinkle with bicarbonate of soda and leave for 12 hours and then vacuum up. Smell will be all gone. Works for cat or dog piss too.

Ok MsJupiter, I've got 150g SR flour and 125ml of natural yoghurt - now what? (Tip for making easy pizza dough, about half way through thread.)

Do you just chuck it in a bowl and mix it?

My sock tip is to hang them up to dry in pairs. You generally tend to have a bit more time when you're sorting wet washing to hang, so it isn't much of a chore. It also means you know to re-check the machine for lurkers if you end up with an odd one, meaning fewer get lost.

Then when you're rushing to get washing in before it rains, you can ball up the dry pairs and the job is done.

You could also try carpet shampoo on the car, Sizzles. Give the bicarbonate a go first because it'll remove the smell, but carpet shampoo leaves a perfume which might mask any remaining pong.

We've jet washed our front seats in the past when they've got sweaty. Does a great job but you need a couple of sunny days to dry them out afterwards.

phantomnamechanger thanks! I have left a bowl of bicarbonate in there tonight to see if absorbs anything. So sad DH is so proud of his new car.

If someone (Thanks, DD) does a poo which gets stuck and won't flush and blocks the toilet, you don't have to stick your hand down the loo. Put 2 kettlefulls of boiling water in a bucket. Add a generous amount of washing up liquid, about 2 big squirts. Pour this down the loo and leave down for an hour or so and then flush. The poo will have been broken down and will flush.

or see if you can borrow/rent a steam cleaner from someoene

sizzles - try sprinkling all over the upholstery and carpet with bicarb, leave it at least overnight then vacuum off - very good at absorbing odours , then spritz with a water spray with lavender oil or similar in so you get a nicer smell instead

Does anyone have a tip for removing cigarette smoke from a car? Our new car stinks on a warm day.

If you mix 2 teaspoons of cornmeal (can get from health food shops or asian markets) with half a teaspoon a sugar it makes a safe antkiller. They carry it to the nest and as soon as they drink after eating it it swells.

If you have a wriggly baby quickest way to put a babygro on is fasten legs first slip on legs sit baby up and then fasten rest.

PS I took my high chair straps off and soaked in bleach, rinsed well, then Milton's, which worked pretty well.

You might suck the radiator off the wall with a really strong magnet...

Someone asked about cleaning leather sofas- use baby wipes!

Rollermum I think taking high chair straps off & chucking them in the washing machine is probably quicker in the end. Also the seat cover - in fact I'd never buy another high chair or sofa without removable covers.

magnets Just read what I wrote - don't mean just one screw - mean just one side of the radiator!

Use cheap talc for getting sand off damp feet. Saves children getting sore feet when putting shoes on after the beach.
Use it to stop ants invading too, sprinkle it round doors, saves taking nasty chemicals with you on holiday.

Thanks Deux I will give that a go. I was thinking I might have to take them off which looks a huge faff.

Oh and to get the dust out of a radiator - put a cloth underneath and use a hairdryer to blow it out the bottom! ...

Magnets down the radiator - you might be able to get the grill off - probably have screw on the sides you need to undo and take the sides off - might get away with just doing one (might struggle to get to screw next to the thermostat) - top grill held on with plastic type twist screws...
Don't try to take the top off before you do the sides - I have damaged one of mine trying to do that Then a stick to push them down...