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• “Save old greeting cards for children or grandchildren to use for arts and crafts material. They can cut out the pictures on the fronts, and reuse them to make drawings or other projects. They can even make a whole new card!” — T.I. in Mississippi • “I do love my hot tea, but I like it light. I find that I can get two uses out of my tea bags. It helps me stretch my dollars at the grocery store too.” — M.W. in Arizona • Are you already thinking about spring? Put this on your wish list: glow-in-the-dark paint. Use it to paint stones or other garden borders, and come evening you’ll have a lovely, artistic yard! • “If you have small toys that you no longer need, consider donating those in good shape to local day-care facilities. Call first to see if the center takes donations and what specifically it might need. The kids at my daughter’s day care really love the play kitchen, and can’t seem to keep those teacups and saucers in the play area. When we got rid of our daughter’s play kitchen, we donated all the food and accessories to the kids at the school, and they LOVED it!” — A.A. in Florida • When you need to hang something like, say, a frame, use this trick to get your nails in just the right place. Use a dab of toothpaste on the back of the frame where the nails should be. Press against the wall. The toothpaste will leave behind a superb guide, which can be wiped right off the wall after the nail is in. Hang and admire! • Like to play games on your smartphone? Put it on airplane mode for less annoying ads! Just make sure it’s a game you can play “offline.” Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. © 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.