What to Do with those siliva gel packs

What is the one thing you're bound to see alot of on Christmas morning?

No, not shredded wrapping paper. Not strewn ribbons. Not battery packages.

Silica gel packets!

You KNOW they're gonna be in about 1out of 3 packages, and you know not to eat them, but do you just throw them away> STOP- I found some great things in a recent post from craftzine- that you CAN do with them (and teach your kids some cool tricks along the way!)

Some suggestions from Impact Lab:

• Protect personal papers and important documents by putting some gel in a baggie wherever these are stored.
•  Squirrel some away in your car, especially on your dashboard. This will help maintain a clear windshield and leave it less foggy during times of high humidity.

• Cut open the packs and saturate the beads with essential oils
  
  to create potpourri.
• Use in luggage while traveling.
• Tuck some in your clothes pockets in your closet- in leather goods such as coats and shoes, and even handbags, to help them survive life in storage.
• Video tape collections will last much longer with these to help keep them dry.
• Keep with photos to spare them from humidity. Tuck a small envelope in the back of frames to protect even the ones hanging on your walls.
• Leave a couple packs in your tool box to prevent rusting.
• Use the material to dry flowers.
• Place with seeds in storage to thwart molding.
• Stash some in window sills to banish condensation.

• Put packs in your ammo cans and gun cases/safes to keep dry.
• Dry out electronic items that have gotten wet, such as cell phones and iPods. Remember after the device has gotten wet, do not turn it back on! Pull out the battery and memory card and put the device in a container filled with several packs. Leave it in there at least overnight.
• Slow silver tarnishing by using the gel in jewelry boxes and with your silverware.
• For items in storage, such as cars or anything prone to mildew.
• Tired of buying big bags of pet food only to have it get soggy? Store your kibble in a bin and tape some silica packs to the bottom of the lid.

ANd as a bonus,  they can be reactivated repeatedly. To recharge, you just need to bake the saturated beads on a cookie sheet, as detailed on ehow.com. "