6 ways to reuse laundry detergent balls

On a caravan holiday I realised I didn't have an egg cup. Instead I found an old plastic washing cap and balanced my egg inside it. It works perfectly as an emergency egg cup and can be recycled afterwards. Margaret Knights, Cleveleys, Lancs

I had a cupboard full of washing detergent balls, but I didn't want to throw any of them away. I cleaned them out thoroughly and then used them as bath toys for my son Aiden, three. He has great fun filling them with water and bubbles and pouring them out again. Vicky Hughes, Hornsea, E Yorks

I needed some inexpensive decorations for a birthday party. I drilled small holes in the bottom of my collection of leftover detergent balls and fitted them over my fairy light bulbs. They brightened up the room and can easily be changed to different-coloured patterns. Sophie Denning, Yate, Bristol

I'd signed up for daily milk deliveries. But each morning before I'd got up to bring the bottles in, birds would peck through the foil lids, leaving me with spoilt milk. I placed my spare plastic washing detergent balls on to the tops of the empty bottles at night and now the milkman pops them over our fresh deliveries every morning. No more free milk for the birds!Emma Roe, Darley Abbey, Derby

I needed to stop the bottom of my chair legs marking the carpet. I found old empty detergent balls and cleaned them out, then put them over the chair feet. It stopped the marks straightaway. Vivienne Campbell, Isle of Dogs, London

My washing machine needed airing, but I couldn't keep the door open. I cut a slit into the lid of a laundry detergent ball and attached it to the door by slipping it over the catch. The lid works perfectly as a stopper and now my machine smells fresh. Jenna Bond, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex