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Newborn Baby - Cutting the Costs! |
Homemade Baby Wipes. What a Great Idea!
 My husband used to jest that we should never use disposable homemade baby wipes made with recycled paper. You never know where they’ve been, he’d chuckle! But joking aside, the cost of baby wipes can add up over time, so here's a way to save a little on the budget.
I think it’s fair to say that we’re all looking for ways to save a few pennies after the newborn arrives. Once Mother and baby have been pampered by all and sundry, showered with newborn baby gifts , and the newborn photo has pride of place above the fire place, it’s then time to get down to the real baby business, and that ain’t cheap!.
You may have gotten a few diapers and other baby bits thrown in with one of your new baby gift baskets but here’s a tip that’ll save you a few dollars once your startup supplies are used up. What am I talking about? Well, there’s a way to save money and keep your baby's skin healthy at the same time and that is to make your own baby wipes. Homemade baby wipes are easy to make, inexpensive, portable and convenient. All you need to make them is a roll of Viva or Bounty paper towels, baby bath liquid, water, and a container with a lid.
Just consider the savings involved: commercial baby wipes cost around $3.50 per package. They contain chemicals, fragrance, alcohol or other skin drying ingredients and water. A roll of Viva or Bounty paper towels runs about $1. You cut the roll in half, so each roll makes two refills of wipes. Baby bath liquid is about $1-2, and you only use 2 tablespoons per container of wipes, so it lasts a very long time. You choose the kind of baby bath liquid you will use, so you can get organic or all natural at your own choosing. To make homemade baby wipes, first choose a cylindrical container a little larger than a quart container. It should be wide enough to hold a roll of paper towels cut in half the short way (a little larger than a roll of toilet paper). Be sure the container has a lid. Cut an "x" slit in the top center of the lid.
Take the roll of paper towels, and using a sharp knife, cut it in half so that each half resembles a roll of toilet paper. Place the paper towel half into the container so that the cardboard tube inside is in reach from the top of the container.
In a separate container, mix together two cups of water and two tablespoons baby bath liquid. Pour the mixture on top of the paper towels in the container and wait about five minutes for it to soak into the paper towels. Then, carefully pull the cardboard core out of the middle. The innermost paper towel piece should come up the middle with the core. Pull it through the slit you cut in the lid of the container and close the container.
When you need another wipe, just pull the paper towel through the slit in the top, and because it is perforated, it will conveniently tear off at the perforation, leaving the next wipe ready to pull through when you need it.
If you need portable wipes, just pull out the number you will want to take with you and place them into a zip lock plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the bag and pull through one end of the wipes. You may choose to put the bag of wipes into a small plastic portable wipes case to keep them protected from air. This way, your homemade baby wipes can come with you and your baby.
Natural homemade baby wipes are far better for your baby's skin than commercial wipes, they cost considerably less, and they are easy to make . So there you go. You knew how to conceive a baby , and you now know how to have a baby , but I bet you didn’t know how to make homemade baby wipes? Well you do now. Good luck.
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