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Need fast and simple solutions for your garage organization problems? Here are seven tips to help you get that garage in order and organized for good.

Hanging Racks

Getting racks that you can hang from the rafters of your garage works great for a variety of items. This garage organization solution works especially well for bikes. It keeps them from taking away valuable floor space while still keeping them easily accessible.

Hooks

Hooks are a great solution for many garage items. Long handled items that have a hole in the end work well to hang on hooks. If you use tarps or any sort of cover for your car or grill, hanging these things on hooks in the garage when they are not in use works very well.

Pegboards

This is one of the best garage organization tips that there is. Pegboards are the most flexible and inexpensive garage organization tools that there is. You can easily change how your garage is organized just by changing where you put your pegboard holders.

When you do get it organized exactly the way you want, take a picture of it and hang the picture up next to the holders. Do this for every section of the garage that has pegboard holders. It works best to do this for each section of the pegboard rather than taking a picture of the entire thing.

Shelves

The best way to use shelves in your garage is for storing containers and smaller items. Make sure that whatever shelving you install will be able to handle the weight load of what you are going to put on it.

Keep sharp and dangerous items off the floor

This is one of those garage organization tips that seems obvious but which is not always easy to follow. Making sure that things like rakes and hoes get put in their proper place is important for safety. When these items end up on the floor, you can have an unpleasant surprise if you are not watching where you are walking. Always put back items in their proper place that are potentially dangerous.

Secure hazardous items

This is another one of those garage organization tips that has to do with safety, always an important topic when you are dealing with garage storage. Anything that is toxic to humans or animals should be kept in a secure area that small children and pets cannot reach. Things like paint, weed killers, bug sprays and gas all belong in this category. If you have pets that go in the garage and they can climb, this means putting these items in high cabinets that you can close. If you have children, it is always a good idea to let them know at a young age what is and is not dangerous in the garage.

Wall Tool Holders

These work well for weed trimmers, shovels, rakes, garden equipment and brooms. Having a wall tool holder not only helps keep these items organized but it also means that they stay off the floor.

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. Probably because of the sheer amount of sugar involved. As a kid (or adult for that matter), what other holiday can you dress up funny and stuff your face full of candy and sweets and not get yelled at? And then there are all of the fun (and sometimes absolutely disgusting) things that you can serve to your friends at Halloween gatherings that you would never dare to serve on any other holiday. The only time it is permissible and even encouraged to put worms, spiders, bugs, and bats in your food. Happy Halloween!

Halloween Crisp Treats

1/2 cup butter
10 cups crispy rice cereal
9 cups mini marshmallows
2 cups candy corn
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
candy pumpkins
orange food coloring

Grease a large jellyroll pan. In a large saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and marshmallows together. Mix it together until it is smooth. Put the crispy rice cereal, candy corn, and mini chocolate chips into a large bowl and mix well. Mix the orange food coloring into the marshmallow mixture and mix well. Put the marshmallow mixture into the cereal mixture and mix it together quickly. Spread the mixture into the greased jellyroll pan and press it down into the pan with well-greased hands (butter works best). Press the candy pumpkins onto the bars, keeping in mind how big or small you will want to cut the bars. You can have fun with this by serving it in a bed of gummy worms, cut “bites” out of the candy pumpkins and have the gummy worms look like they are eating the pumpkins.

Sparkling Halloween Punch

4 cups apple cider
2 cups orange juice
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups apricot nectar
6 cups chilled gingerale
orange and lemon slices
gummy worms

In a large bowl, mix the apple cider, orange juice, pineapple juice, and apricot nectar. Refrigerate for 2 hours or more. Right before you are ready to serve it, mix in the gingerale and add the orange and lemon slices. Drape gummy worms over the sides of the bowl. For an added Halloween touch, put small plastic spiders in ice cube trays and fill with water. Put in the freezer and add the spider ice cubes to the punch.

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/3 cup strawberry jam
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Mix together 1 cup of the flour and the yeast in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, put the milk, sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and salt. Stir together over low heat until the mixture is warm, making sure the butter is melted. Add this mixture to the flour and yeast mixture. Add in the egg. With an electric mixer, beat the mixture at low speed for 30 seconds. Then turn the speed on the mixer up to high and beat for 3 minutes. Add in the remaining flour and mix well. Cover the mixture and let it set for 30 minutes. Roll out the dough until it makes a 16 x 10 inch rectangle. Put the peanut butter mixture over half of the dough lengthwise to within 1/4 inch of the edge. Then put the jam on top of the peanut butter. Fold the dough in half so it makes a 16 x 5 inch rectangle. Press the edges of the dough together to seal it. Cut into 1 inch strips and twist each strip. Put onto a greased baking sheet and brush the twists with the melted butter. Cover them and let them rise until they have doubled in size. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. If desired, dust with powdered sugar or powdered sugar icing.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup applesauce
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup oats
3 tablespoons strawberry jelly

Add all of the above baking ingredients above together except 1 cup of the flour, the oats and jelly into a large bowl. Mix well. Add in the 1 cup flour and oats. Roll into 1 inch balls and put them onto a baking sheet. With a fork that has been dipped in sugar, flatten the balls in a criss-cross pattern. Put 1/8 teaspoon of the jelly into the center of each cookie. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes.

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