Make potholders out of old ironing board covers. Make kitchen towels or table runners out of soiled tablecloths. Use colorful toy building blocks as handles on children's dressers. When you boil potatoes, always save the water. Use it in soups and stews, or cool it and use it to fertilize your houseplants.
Ferns love it.
Roses love crushed egg shells. The help keep snails out of the garden. Use the tabs off aluminum cans to hang pictures. Just tack them to the back of the frame. Glass should never be given to children, and adult plastic ones are often too big.