How to Make a DIY Homemade Ice Pack
Soon or later it’s bound to happen…a bump, a scrape, a sprain, strain or YIKES a break! Everyone should know how to make a simple DIY Homemade Ice Pack! It’s SO EASY! By the way, you can also show you how to make a homemade heating pad!
How to Make a DIY Homemade Ice Pack
Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and I happily went to pick up my daughter up from Track..anticipating her basketball game later that evening. Basketball is HER sport..she is amazing at it…
As I sat relaxing, quietly..Awww in the sunshine, a few of her friends came up to the car with long faces..
Ummm “Anna fell while doing hurdles.” They proceeded to tell me how bad it was… I didn’t want to hear that!
She limped her way out to the car while grimacing all the way…
We went home and put her on ice and ibuprofen right away.
I’ve been making Homemade Ice Packs for years..but it was only until recently did I learn about coloring the water! From Pinterest of course! I made these a while back and just didn’t blog about it..Imagine that! LOL Then last night I figured maybe just maybe not everyone on the face of the earth knows how to do this..good thing I took pics..like a good Blogger does…LOL
Ingredients:
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Water
- Food Color..optional
- Any size ZipLock Freezer Bag..I double these to make sure they don’t leak
Directions:
For a small Ice Pack…mix 1 cup water to 1/2 cups Rubbing Alcohol. Double, Triple for bigger Ice Packs.
Then pour into first bag..
Then zip together and put THAT bag into another. I do this in case it leaks.
Then lie flat in the freezer and freeze! You can put it on a cookie sheet until it freezes if you don’t have a flat area.
There you have it! I was prepared for my daughters injury yesterday because I had these in my freezer ready to go!
The ice was melting by the time I remembered to take a picture..but you get the idea. Also Always be sure and put a towel between the Ice Pack and you skin or ouch…the ice will burn 🙁 We don’t want to add insult to injury 🙂
Now that Summer is almost here..these are great to just grab out of the freezer when you or the kids are getting over heated! Awwww!
I also use Homemade Heating Pads to ease sore achy muscles too! It’s good to be prepared! 
Blessings! o
Cool! I will have to remember this!
So easy too Miss Nifty Thrifty! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
I will be sure to remember this! Great to know!
Good morning! Just a note to let you know that this post has been FEATURED this week at the Art of Home-Making Mondays! Thank you for joining us!
Genius! Thank you for sharing this on the Art of Home-Making Mondays! 🙂
I am making some of these today! SUCH a great idea.
I have been intending to try this for a long time; I have a 3-year-old boy who is SO accident-prone! Your blog post is just the push I need to get it done. Thanks!
Found your post through The Deliberate Mom’s SHINE blog hop.
My little one often needs an ice pack to soothe an injury. Poor little guy inherited my clumsiness. I’ve never made these before but I’m going to give them a try. Thanks for sharing!
This is wonderful. I like a flexible ice pack as opposed to a hard ice wedge. So great to have a few of these on hand too.
Thanks so much for sharing (and for linking up to the SHINE Blog Hop).
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
What a great idea!! With 5 VERY active children we are constantly reaching for ice packs. I love how these are reusable and take up very little freezer space. Thanks for sharing via Family Fun Friday.
Thanks for sharing how to make these. I need to do this soon. Stopping by from Thrive at Home link up.
I’ve never done this, but I’ve often needed to (even today since I have a sore shoulder from overuse yesterday)! Thanks for the instructions. I didn’t know it could be this easy to make an ice pack.