Genius Summer Hacks That Will Blow Your Mind!

#1 Use light-weight and light shade bed sheets

Swap those dark satin bed sheets with light-weight cotton bed sheets, preferably in white or light shades. They are breathable and aid in promoting ventilation.

#2 Keep Ice Cream Soft

Did you know that storing your ice cream carton in a gallon zip lock bag will keep it soft? Serve soft ice cream with no prep. Bonus it also prevents freezer burn.

#3 Forget the Mosquitos

If mosquitos tend to enjoy you for breakfast (or lunch or dinner), you can avoid the itchiness by applying toothpaste. For some reason, toothpaste really helps to ease the itch of a mosquito bite. You just dab a little on the bite and it will instantly stop the itching. Keep a tube (you can get sample tubes at Wal-Mart for about $1 each) in your summer first aid kit or in the car to help alleviate the itching while you are away from home. It’s cheaper than anti-itch medication and it really does the job well.

#4 Oreo Ice Cream

Make your own delicious ice cream treat by simply crushing up some Oreos and adding it to your favorite flavor. Whether you love vanilla, chocolate, or even strawberry ice cream, adding those delicious chocolaty cookies is sure to make it taste even better. If you have time and you really want a special treat, make some homemade Oreo milkshakes. Just add your ice cream, milk, and other ingredients to the blender and throw in some cookies at the last second. Your summer is bound to be better when you have ice cream and Oreos in the same dish, right?

#5 The EASIEST Way to Cut a Mango

Cutting your mango in a simple grid pattern equals perfect bite-sized pieces. Mango margaritas, anyone?

#6 Damp hair can provide some relief.

Damp your hair a little bit (but don't go to bed with dripping, wet hair) before hitting the bed to let some extra moisture cool you down. A cold shower at bedtime is an ideal solution for a cool and calm body.

#7 Try the Egyptian way.

The Egyptian method involved dampening a towel or a sheet and using it as a blanket while sleeping. It is strongly recommended to place the wet sheet over a dry towel to avoid soaking your mattress.

#8 An icy cold foot bath.

Feet are sensitive to temperature. To beat the extreme heat, dunk your feet in ice, cold water.

#9 Keep a bowl of ice in front of the table fan.

Another simple and efficient way to bring down the temperature in your room is by placing a bowl of ice in front of the table fan. As the air from the fan hits the ice, a cool breeze will fill the room and let you sleep like a baby.

#10 Make your own iced coffee at home.

Make your favourite coffee at home, wait till it cools to pour into ice tray. Place the tray in the freezer for a couple of hours. In a glass with milk and sugar drop the frozen cubes for a cold drink.

#11 Face and body mist.

Combine one cucumber, a squeeze of lemon, one teaspoon of aloe vera, and one table spoon of rosewater. Put them in the blender for one minute. Strain the juice out with a cheese cloth. Drop the liquid in the bottle and spray over yourself as needed.

#12 Hang a wet cloth or towel on the open window for a cool breeze.

Try this DIY, natural air conditioning method to enjoy a cool breeze while you doze off. Hang a wet towel or drape on the open window and let the breeze do the rest.

#13 Use a hot water bottle (this one's a surprise).

Invest in a hot water bottle and use it for a contradictory purpose. Fill it with some ice and keep it in the freezer. Now place it next to you while sleeping for a soothing and cool night.

#14 No Dripping Popsicles

Eating popsicles can sometimes get pretty messy, especially when the temperature is warm.

The ice starts dripping and you even start getting some on your hand.

Simply use a cupcake wrapper to keep the ice cream from dripping all the way to your hand.

Create an opening in the bottom of the cupcake holder and stick your popsicle stick right through the opening.

It makes a great holder and will definitely keep that sticky stuff from dripping onto your hands

#15 Get rid of ants without worrying about harmful chemicals, and without endangering pets or children!

Get:

Popcorn kernels (about a cup)

Blender

Do:

Put the popcorn kernels in the blender.

Blend for about 30 seconds.

Take the resulting powdery cornmeal and make a few piles around where you’ve seen ants, especially if you can see a trail of ants.

Within a few days, it’s ant no more! They’ll disappear. Gone, baby, gone!

#16 Frozen fruit ice cubes.

Fill an ice cube tray with your favourite fruit. Pour water to the top and freeze it for a couple of hours. You can add it to your water for a soft, fruity flavour or just suck on the cubes.

#17 Keep Your Steering Wheel Cool

Actually, this little trick won’t really keep the steering wheel cool but it will help you to prevent burning your hands when your car has been in the hot sun. Turn the steering wheel as far as you can when you get out of the car. That way, when you get back in, you’re not needing to actually touch the part of the steering wheel that has been in the blazing sunlight. You can just turn it back quickly (to avoid initial burning) and then drive on without worries of singeing off your fingerprints.

#18 Keep Your Drinks from Being Watered Down

Summer means cool drinks and what’s cooler than a great iced coffee? There’s a trick to keeping your iced coffee nice and cold without watering it down. Just freeze your coffee into cubes before you make your icy drink. That way, when the ice starts melting, you’ve still got the great taste of coffee, without the extra water. You can also do this with Kool-Aid for the kids or just about anything else – aside from soda, that is. Freeze a little lemonade or iced tea into cubes and add them to your glasses, too. Just about any summertime drink you can imagine will taste better with flavored ice cubes.

#19 Make Out-Of-The-Way Ice Cubes

Freeze 1/3-full water bottles on their side to create long ice cubes that won't get in the way each time you take a drink. Refill the water bottle with the drink of your choice. We'll cheers to that.

#20 Baby Powder Sand Hack

Sprinkle a little baby powder to easily remove stuck on sand from the beach! Simply wipe the baby powder on your skin and it will remove the moisture making the sand simple fall off. Cornstarch is another handy option!