IF BATH time is always a chore in your house, one mum has come up with a genius solution.
A woman called Ellenora revealed how a box of £4 pink jelly mix from Aldi, which turns water “into goo”, is the perfect Christmas present for kids.
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Posting in the Facebook group ‘Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK’, the thrifty social media user explained how she had tested the fun supermarket product out with her children.
Ellenora shared pictures of her impressively pink, foamy bath water.
“Got this from Aldi today, tested it out tonight, I’m sorry but it’s AMAZING,” she wrote.
“£4 perfect gift for Christmas for slime or jelly lovers.”
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The mum continued: “Even if not used in a bathtub, could use in a bucket??!!!!”
She added: “COMES WITH DISSOLVER PACK & IT DOES DISSOLVE.”
Appeasing the fears of some fellow members, she also insisted: “Didn’t stain my bath. And dissolved instantly you just sprinkle the second pack over evenly and stir.”
And she revealed how she used it to play an ‘I’m A Celebrity’-inspired game with her little ones, explaining that she “hid toys in the jelly” and they called it a “bush-tucker trial” and “afterwards we counted how many we found like they were stars”.
Got this from Aldi today tested it out tonight I’m sorry but it’s AMAZING
Mum
Her Christmas present recommendation was popular, with her post receiving over 400 ‘likes’ and more than 600 comments.
Tagging their friends, one person wrote: “Kids would love this.”
Another commented: “My kids loved this when they tried it the other year.”
A third shared: “My daughter loves these.”
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However, others warned it could turn your bathroom into a slimey mess, and said it was particularly risky for those who have septic tanks.
One person revealed: “I had to get a drain pipe replaced.”
Another commented: “Not good if you are not on mains sewage.”
A third noted: “Anyone with septic tanks. Don’t use this. It clogs up and takes for ever to get rid of it.”
And a fourth wrote: “Nooooooo don’t do it! Mine didn’t dissolve I had to sieve the whole lot out, complete disaster!!!!!!”
In other parenting news, we told you how a mum was left fuming after her one-year-old daughter was given cake “without my consent”.
We also revealed that a another thrifty mum is using leftover wallpaper to wrap her presents because it’s better than shop-bought paper.
And a third mum was accused of having a fake baby and using her sling to steal yoghurt in Aldi.
