Frugal Living 2011 - the preparation stage

lynzpower

londonirish wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek: you said toilet roll innards :eek::eek::eek:

you know i love to make christmas crackers using these, and other bits, my ofsted inspector really came down on me about this, saying it was a hygeine issue. ridiculous isnt it :rotfl:

Oh please! Did they really!

I would love to know where this advice is coming from and on what basis! ( im a student of all things health and safety

londonirish_3

yep! also my plug ins are banned, health and safety,. I think they have to find something to pull you up on, she found nothing, nothing at all then went over the top about a toilet roll. some of our schools are also not allowed to use them, b, well the ones I collect from ask for stuff "but please no toilet roll insides" honestly, its madness.

cw18

So if you use kitchen roll / foil / clingfilm that comes on carboard inners, can you (when the children aren't there) use a sharp knife to cut those down instead???

Personally I'd be asking parents to sign a 'reduce, re-use, recycle' agreement, with certain materials (including loo roll tubes) listed on the document as 'approved items'. Can't see how they'd be able to pull you up on it then, as it's part of your 'green' educational activities

(And I'm sure most parents would sign up - especially if you pointed out that by doing this you don't have to buy as many craft materials, which means you can also keep your costs down a bit )

londonirish_3

absoloutly, this is also done, cling film rolls are excellent to make wands with tissue paper stuck on the end iygwim.
I have permission forms coming out of my ears, permision to wipe noses, change nappies, assist at toilet time, change dirty clothes, oh the list is endless, ofsted love paperwork. i have a common sense policy, didnt go down well with them.

lynzpower

Common sense isnt all that common though, thats the problem

I am off a-googling to find out what is going on with these toilet roll innards.

lynzpower

Ok googling shows me plenty of stuff

Another possible on my disseration list thank you londonirish

http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/august.htm

Sounds like tripe to me your inspector doesnt know what she ( i presume she) is on about IMV

londonirish_3

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28-10-2010, 09:15 PM
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Re: What can I do with hundreds of toilet roll middles?
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Originally Posted by CAROLYN
We were told that years ago, or we could sanitize them in the microwave no way if they aren't hygienic enough for children to use, they are going no where near my microwave!!!!!! As said it was proved to be a myth


It was only about 8 months ago when cm friend had Ofsted there and she saw animals made from toilet rolls. she was told you couldn't use them. unhygienic, to use kitchen roll......
so I don't no.

londonirish_3

the above was from my childminding site, ofsted obviously dont know whats what lol

HelenPie

londonirish wrote: »

this year I have spent £20 plus on washing detergent. Last night I bought a pack of soapnuts, which will last 75 washes, so with the stuff I have stored in cupboard ( cos I dont really like the smell of it ) I will have enough to wash clothes all year. that is providing I do not have an adverse reaction to soapnuts. total cost £3.75 inc packaging and posting.

londonirish, can you tell me where you got your soapnuts? I would like to give them a try and £3.75 seems a lot cheaper than what I've found...

Thanks,

H x

londonirish_3

hi helenpie, I got them from ebay , type in soapnuts , then search buy it now and then look at cheapest first, I will nip over to ebay and try and get the sellers name, I dont think I can post proper links yet x

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150524834448&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT