There are probably many ways to use Ziplock bags but here's a few tips I heard from other sources. If there is other areas you can think of, feel free to share in the comments section.
1. Knead dough. Place dough in a Ziplock bag so your fingers don't get sticky. Or slip your hand into the bag and wear it like a glove.
2. Store panty hose. Nude, Tan, etc. - they look the same out of the package. Tear off the corner of the package listing the brand, size, and color, then slip it into a bag. Store each pair in its own bag to keep hose organized and prevent snags.
3. Remove chewing gum or candle wax from a tablecloth, a couch, or carpeting. Gently rub gum or wax with a bag filled with ice cubes until the substance hardens. Shatter gum with a blunt object, then vacuum up the chips. Carefully peel off frozen wax with a plastic spatula.
4. Pipe frosting. Snip off a tiny corner to use a Ziplock bag as a pastry bag.
5. Store homemade soup. Fill up bags, then lay them flat in the freezer. When the bags of soup freeze flat, you'll be able to pile them up like stacked books for easy, space-saving storage.
6. Protect precious cargo. No bubble wrap? Slip a straw into the top of a nearly closed the bag and inflate. Remove the straw and seal to make a cushion. (Heirlooms, however, should wait for that bubble wrap.)
7. Break up graham crackers or vanilla wafers to make a pie crust. Fill a bag with the cookies, then roll a rolling pin over it.
8. Prevent a handbag from turning into a snow globe. Store pressed powder and other compacts in the bags.
9. Gather herbs from the garden. Before winter frost sets in, wash, pat dry, and freeze the herbs in the bags.
10. Ice an injury. Fill a bag with ice cubes to create a cold compress.
