Do you ever wonder how much you or someone else spend on ice packs? Many athletes are always using ice packs basically everyday because they either get injured at practices or at games. Also the little ones when they are starting to get bigger they are always running around & they end up getting hurt. Sometimes we might not even have ice packs at home. Ever wonder how to make an cheap ice pack for any of your athletes or kids? Well I am going to be explaining how to make your self your own ice pack.
A lot of ice packs cant be reused but the ones that your about to learn about is re-usable & you can be very creative with it too. The things you will need for this activity is a diaper, water, large zip-lock bag, rubbing alcohol (optional), glitter (optional), & food coloring (optional). Many people that using a diaper can also be used as a ice pack. Of course it has to be clean & not been used. People think its weird using a diaper as a ice pack but it can be very helpful in many cases. People like to be cheap & ,make their own.
First, what you have to do is wet the diaper with water. The diaper doesn't have to be the ones that are expensive, they can be the ones that are very cheap from the dollar tree. When the diaper if wet what you got to do it srucb the middle part of the diaper & put it in the zip_lock bag. This is optional but you can add rubbing alcohol so it wont turn rock ice. Adding rubbing alcohol can cause it to be squishy & not rock ice which can irritate some people.
When added those two you can finally be creative & add food coloring or glitter or whatever you want! Be creative because your designing your own very ice pack for your self or for someone else. Once added those you can finally put it In the freezer so it could be exctaly like an ice pack. It might take a long time but after 6 hours you can finally show it off or use it for any reason.