5 THINGS TO DO WITH AN OLD TENNIS BALL...

BOTTLE-TOP OPENER

SIMPLY cut a tennis ball in half, then cover the lid top that you need to open with the rubbery inside half of the tennis ball and twist it off without a problem.

HAMMER MUFFLER

IF YOU haven’t got a wooden mallet, make a slit in your old tennis ball and place over the head of your hammer.

ANTI-SNORING DEVICE

PREVENT your partner from lying on his back and snoring by putting a tennis ball into an old sock and sewing the sock on to the back of their pyjama top. When the snorer turns on to their back, the tennis ball will prevent them from getting comfortable and they’ll return to their side.

BIKE STAND

CUT a slit in a tennis ball and slip it over the end of your bike’s kickstand, so it doesn’t sink into mud or soft grass.

SUPER FLUFFER

THROW a couple of tennis balls into the dryer when spin-drying feathery items such as down-filled pillows, quilts or puffa-jackets. They will fluff up again as good as new.