#BluHacks to simplify summer

Blu Tack® is the ultimate summer sidekick - whether you’re crafting with the kids, heading off on a road trip, or just trying to keep your sunglasses from sliding around the car.

With a little imagination and a blob of Blu Tack®, everyday tasks become that little bit easier. We call the multitude of uses for Blu Tack®, #BluHacks - simple tips that help make life smoother, stickier (in a good way), and a lot more fun.

Here are 8 creative #BluHacks to simplify your summer plans...

8 creative #BluHacks for summer

1. Keep canvas in place

#BluHacks no.362

Nothing says summer holidays like arts and crafts with the kids, or a relaxing hour spent switching off and painting for a moment of peace.

Whether you’re crafting indoors or painting outside, use Blu Tack® to hold your papers in place or secure a canvas when painting. Press small blobs onto each corner and secure it to your work surface — no more slips while you work!

Plus, Blu Tack® is perfect for lifting your artwork from your work surface, making it super easy to reach edges of a canvas to create the perfect painting.

2. Create DIY dice

#BluHacks no.11

Ready for a summer games party but lost your dice? Easily create homemade dice from blobs of Blu Tack®!

Simply roll two cubes, shape the sides using a ruler or flat surface - the Blu Tack® pack works well for this - and use a pen or small item to mark numbers. It's the ideal hack for spontaneous summer games on the go.

3. DIY sunglasses holder for a car

#BluHacks no.608

Tired of your sunglasses sliding off the car dashboard on your summer road trips? Whether you're dashing out the house to a summer BBQ, or heading for a staycation, no one wants their sunglasses sliding around every time the car turns a corner.

Use a blob of Blu Tack® to create your own car sunglasses holder. It’s mess-free, repositionable, and keeps your shades from getting damaged.

4. DIY noughts and crosses

#BluHacks no.505

Keep kids entertained in the car with a mini game board made from Blu Tack® - homemade noughts and crosses!

On a piece of plain paper, card or cardboard, draw a noughts and crosses board with two horizontal lines and two vertical lines, equally spaced, that intersect to create nine squares. Then, mould four 'X's and four 'O's using your Blu Tack®.

Tacky's tip: Use different colours of Blu Tack® to make your DIY X's and O's stand out and bring colour to your game!

5. Secure a DIY insect screen

#BluHacks no.489

Insects can be a pest in most types of weather, but in summer, flying insects can be particularly frustrating for both homeowners and those on-the-go.

Whether you're at home with the windows and doors open or are staycaying in a caravan by the coast, you'll want to keep your windows and doors protected with an insect screen to stop the pesky bugs entering your safe space.

Use Blu Tack® and some insect netting to create a DIY bug screen that can easily be attached to temporarily cover windows and doors. Or, if you've already got fly screens in place, use an extra blob of Blu Tack® to keep them secure - without damaging surfaces!

6. Bracelet making

#BluHacks no.152

Spending a summer’s afternoon making bracelets, but your beads keep rolling away? Not anymore!

Press a slab or a line of Blu Tack® onto your work surface and use it to hold the beads steady while you create your design and feed your thread through. It's never been easier to take the frustrating, fiddly business out of bracelet-making.

7. DIY water reservoir for plants

#BluHacks no.192

Does your flower bed dry out quickly during summer? Easily hydrate your plants with this clever terracotta pot 'garden reservoir' hack.

Terracotta pots are naturally porous, allowing water to slowly seep through their walls. When you bury a pot in your garden bed and fill it with water, it gradually releases moisture into the surrounding soil - perfect for keeping your plants nourished during long summer days or while you're away on holiday.

To avoid water draining too quickly, place a blob of Blu Tack® under each pot to plug the water from escaping and keeping your DIY plant water reservoir working effectively. Then, simply top up your reserves with water as and when it needs it and say goodbye to daily watering.

8. DIY bookmark

#BluHacks no.123

Keep your summer reading on track by making a DIY bookmark from Blu Tack®. Simply create a small blob of tack and gently press it into the page corner to hold your spot - perfect for poolside novels.

Conclusion

From travel games to garden hacks, Blu Tack® is a surprisingly handy tool for all your seasonal activities. It’s reusable, mess-free, and full of clever potential. So, wherever your summer takes you, take Blu Tack® along and create your own summer #BluHacks to make everyday moments into something a little more brilliant.