30 uses of a laminator at home

Never thought you would have a use for a laminator at home? Think again. There are hundreds of uses for these machines, which will leave you wondering how you ever managed without one. From gifts to practical household applications, laminating items makes them more durable, waterproof, and attractive. Laminate can intensify colors and lend a smarter look to any project.

1. Important business cards gain a longer life in your wallet.

2. Surprise the grandparents with a laminated wallet-sized photo of their grandchildren.

3. Create a ‘white board’ using a plain white sheet of paper or card. Before laminating, decorate the border with cut-out pictures, drawings, or doodles.

4. Make placemats from children’s artwork or favorite pictures from a calendar.

5. If the cost of framing a photograph is prohibitive, laminate it.

6. Important phone numbers, emergency instructions, and lists are wipeable additions to the refrigerator door.

7. Favorite recipes become easy to clean and strong for storage.

8. Make gifts for children and avid readers in the family using paper and crafts or pictures to form bookmarks and then laminate. If desired, poke a hole in one end and thread through a ribbon or decorative thread.

9. Make durable flash cards to teach children or adults.

10. A worn card essential to a board game can be given new life through lamination.

11. Laminate behavior charts for children that they can apply stickers to or draw on with a whiteboard marker.

12. Decorate the bathroom with signs protected against humidity.

13. Place dried flowers in a lamination pocket to preserve color and add strength. Cut around the flowers to mount on a greeting card, or trim the laminate to the size of a bookmark.

14. Create puzzles for children. Laminate a photo, calendar image, or other suitable image, then cut it into pieces. Adapt the number of pieces and the complexity of the shape to the age of the child.

15. Protect important documents such as guarantees and product certificates.

16. Keep old or favorite knit, crochet, or cross-stitch patterns to use again and again.

17. Make colorful window hangers and mini ‘stained glass’ windows. Place various colored cellophane shards inside a laminating pocket. Trim to desired shape and size, punch a hole, and hang with fishing line. They also make nice coasters for drinks.

18. Individually laminate the letters of a Merry Christmas or Happy Birthday banner to make them last longer. Use the type that is strung on a cord or tinsel, and remove the letters from the connecting thread. They are easy to hang and provide more flexibility on where and how to hang them. Removing the tape afterwards will not harm them.

19. Do you need inspiration in your home office or another area of ​​the house? Print your favorite motivational quotes on a printer or write them down by hand. Laminate and apply to any area needed.

20. Birth and death notices or other newspaper and magazine clippings desired as keepsakes.

21. Trading cards: sports, anime, etc.

22. Laminate a photo and written description, including valuation details, of all valuables in the home. This is an excellent method of recording items for insurance purposes.

23. Pet feeding instructions.

24. Make refrigerator magnets or clean/dirty signs for the dishwasher. Place your desired text and decorate before laminating, then glue a small magnet to the back. Magnetic strips are available for purchase at craft stores, or recycle those from old shopping list and advertising pads.

25. Make a calendar by laminating a photo or other image to last all year. Create a page for each month on a computer and staple them to the bottom. As each month passes, tear off the page to reveal the next month.

26. Create all kinds of teaching materials for children. A simple idea is a watch. Draw a clock face and laminate it, then use thumbtacks to attach the movable arms.

27. Organize collections of items like books, movies, or music. By laminating these lists, you get a robust and transportable catalog to take to the stores or share with friends.

28. Make strong, waterproof labels to put on kids’ school bags, lunch boxes, or other belongings. Include the details you want and decorate with stickers or perforations. Poke a hole through it and thread it through a string, rubber band, or shoelace to tie it to the item.

29. Make labels to stick to kitchen cabinets, pantry shelves, or freezer baskets.

30. Print the names of the vegetable seeds to be planted in your garden and laminate them. Attach it to a stick, chopstick or small stake and use it to mark the planted rows.

Laminators bring an added dimension of functionality and creativity to many areas of the home. Quick and easy to operate; Who can miss the neat and clean presentation that laminate gives to so many items in the home?