Bean handwarmers/pain soothers

VintageBelle

Hi

I want to make some little bean bag hand warmer/soothers, however I've read that after about 20 uses the beans need replacing or they become a fire hazard. Are there any alternatives to beans as if I give them as gifts I don't want people to only be able to use them a certain amount of times or have to replace the beans themselves?

Thanks

Katiehound

There's a list of possible contents for microwave heating bag in the following tutorial which you may find useful:
http://tipnut.com/make-your-own-microwave-heating-pad/

VintageBelle

Katiehound wrote: »

There's a list of possible contents for microwave heating bag in the following tutorial which you may find useful:
http://tipnut.com/make-your-own-microwave-heating-pad/

Thank you, I'll check it out :dance:

Scrapmate

I didn't know about the beans becoming a fire hazard. I was going to suggest using rice (uncooked of course). You can buy large bags of rice quite reasonably - check out the supermarkets and Asian grocery shops too.

VintageBelle

Scrapmate wrote: »

I didn't know about the beans becoming a fire hazard. I was going to suggest using rice (uncooked of course). You can buy large bags of rice quite reasonably - check out the supermarkets and Asian grocery shops too.

Thank you, I'll have a look:j