{"id":26746,"date":"2013-09-10T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=26746"},"modified":"2014-01-27T15:15:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T20:15:39","slug":"how-to-hide-spare-house-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/how-to-hide-spare-house-key\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide a Spare House Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/wZeT5E\">Lana<\/a>\u00a0 (like banana)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been locked out of your house?\u00a0 Or maybe your child lost his or her key and needs to get in. A key that is hidden might solve a lot of time.<\/p>\n<p>I love to <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ilovemy5kids.com\/how-to\/\" target=\"_blank\">recycle everyday items<\/a> into something useful.\u00a0 Most of the time it comes out necessity. Here is a way to recycle an M &amp; M&#8217;s Minis container and turn it into a place to hide a spare house key.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/M-M-Mini-Container-Upcycled.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to Hide a Spare House Key<\/h2>\n<h4>Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>M&amp;M&#8217;s Minis Container<\/li>\n<li>Hot Glue Gun and Hot Glue<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>Key<\/li>\n<li>Place to hide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26754\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Supplies) | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Supplies) | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Supplies-to-make-a-key-holder.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Supplies-to-make-a-key-holder.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Supplies-to-make-a-key-holder-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Apply hot glue to the bottom of a clean rock.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Apply-Hot-Glue-to-the-back-of-the-rock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26747\" title=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Rock) | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Rock) | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Apply-Hot-Glue-to-the-back-of-the-rock.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Apply-Hot-Glue-to-the-back-of-the-rock.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Apply-Hot-Glue-to-the-back-of-the-rock-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Press down the rock hard to the top of the cap.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Add key to container.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Place-key-in-top-secret-container.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26752\" title=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Container) | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Container) | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Place-key-in-top-secret-container.jpg\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Place-key-in-top-secret-container.jpg 334w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Place-key-in-top-secret-container-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Make sure the key fits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26749\" title=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Container w\/Rock) | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key (Container w\/Rock) | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/How-to-make-a-secret-key-container.jpg\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/How-to-make-a-secret-key-container.jpg 334w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/How-to-make-a-secret-key-container-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Close the container.\u00a0 Look for a place to hide.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26748\" title=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key 2 | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key 2 | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Hidden-Key-Container-Upcycled.jpg\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Hidden-Key-Container-Upcycled.jpg 334w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Hidden-Key-Container-Upcycled-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A potted plant works great!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26753\" title=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key 3 | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"How to Hide a Spare House Key 3 | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Recycled-Mini-MMs-container.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Recycled-Mini-MMs-container.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/08\/Recycled-Mini-MMs-container-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A person walking by would probably never notice.\u00a0 I suggest hiding in different places a few times a year for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<h3>Other options:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Use the container for hiding love notes for kids or loved ones.<\/li>\n<li>Use multiple containers for a super scavenger hunt.<\/li>\n<li>Add more M &amp; M&#8217;s and hide for a secret Mommy Stash for those really hard days..<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/author\/lana\/\">More projects from Lana<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By contributing writer\u00a0Lana\u00a0 (like banana) Have you ever been locked out of your house?\u00a0 Or maybe your child lost his or her key and needs to get in. 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