Goal:
To make boxes easier to carry
Answer:
cut out inverted triangles one third of the way down

Goal:
To grease parchment paper for cooking homemade brownies.
Answer:
Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with the paper from the butter that you melted on the stove.

Goal:
Break in a new baseball mit.
Answer:
Rub the mit with a rag soaked in neatsfoot oil. Place a baseball in the mit and place the mit underneath a heavy object.

Goal:
How to wash a dish?
Answer:
Put dish soap onto a sponge, get it wet, and squeeze it with your hands until the soap foams. Use the sponge to wipe and scrub the dish on all sides and then rinse thoroughly with water and dry.