CORN!!

We were in dire need of some boo-boo bags at our house. The kids request them at least 5 times a day when they bump anything. I keep them in the freezer and both K and J can reach them. I had made one with corn and one with rice. The corn definitely holds the cold longer, but that one's been missing for a while.

I bought a 50 pound bag of corn feed from a Tractor Supply Company waaaaaay out in the country. It was $7. That's pretty cheap, but about 40 pounds more than I really needed. ha

Someone told me to "wash" the corn. The kids and I spent all day washing corn. They thought it was fun and I thought it was great that they weren't fighting. It was a win, win activity.

I've since read that the corn DOESN'T need to be washed, but freezing/ heating the corn will take care of any germs or "critters" living in the corn. That word "critters" gives me the hibbie-geebies.

I made some small boo-boo bags out of scraps of stained baby clothing that I held onto. This only re-enforces that I should continue to save every scrap.....

I made a corn bag to put in the microwave. I sewed the corn inside of a cloth diaper, then made a pretty cover that closes with Velcro. I microwaved it for 4 min and it was STEAMING. Ahhhhh. Love it.....

The best link on corn bags is from DiamondThreadWorks.com . It's a tad wordy, but full of information.