Now Here’s A Tip: Quick, easy drywall patch

“ “I recently had a hole in my drywall. I was trying to patch it, but it was quite big and the joint compound kept falling through the hole. I ended up stuffing a wad of aluminum foil in the hole to ‘catch’ the compound. It worked for the quick fix, allowing the compound to set up nicely. You can’t even tell where the hole was now.” — B.B., via e-mail

“ “To get our kids involved in healthy nutrition, we made some fun magnets for the fridge. There are an appropriate number of magnets to represent servings of fruits and veggies, with each family member getting a different-color magnet. We can’t have fats or sweets unless we have had all our fruits and vegetables for the day. It’s working so far.” — F.I. in Oregon

“ “Zip-lock bags work really well to separate toys in the playroom. Anything with small parts goes right into a gallon-size bag, if it will fit. We have most of our original board games still in playing condition because of this.” — A.E. in Texas.

“”Add a space for a washcloth on your towel rack by adding an S-hook. If you hang it off the towel bar, you can then put your washcloth on the small hook and the towel on the rack.” — V.A. in Indiana