Bag Trick

This is a nerdy post, but oh well, here it goes. . .

My good friend Amy shared this with me years and years ago and I've used it ever since. . . it is so handy so I thought I'd pass it along. It helps you recycle all those bags we get at every store and makes them easy to store and tote in places you might need a bag. I keep some in the diaper bag, my purse, in the van, send them to scout camp with the boys etc.

Basically what you do is fold the bag up like a flag. First you flatten it out and press all of the air out of it. Keeping air out of it is the biggest key to getting them to fold right. So as you do each step, press air out of it and hold it tightly so more air does not get in it.After the bag is flattened, fold it in half and the fourths lengthwise.
Fold the handle part down taking care to keep out as much air as possible.Starting from the handle end, start folding it into triangles until you get to the end.
Tuck the last little bit in a fold.Walla! You have a bag ready to go! Having these little guys tucked away have come in handy way more than once!Happy folding!