Anyone who's hosted a watch party knows that cleaning up toppled drinks on the floor by the couch is par for the course. Especially if you live in an apartment or lack ample coffee table space. But there's an easier way to guarantee a dry and non-sticky floor than keeping a paper towel roll nearby.
This smart hack lets guests hold their snacks and their drink with a single hand—no more awkwardly using your lap as a tabletop, and you've got a free hand to eat and drink. And bonus: No more confusion as to whose drink is whose when everyone's got their Coors Light on the same table. You'll need a permanent marker, a box cutter, double-sided tape and plastic cups and plates.
Step 1: Center and trace the mouth of a plastic cup on the bottom of a plastic plate.
Step 2: Draw three intersecting lines inside the circle. Then, carefully using a box cutter, trace the lines.
Step 3: Turn the plate over, and push the plastic cup through the flaps (it helps to push the flaps outward first).
Step 4: Secure the cup with double-sided tape around the flaps.
Step 5: Reinforce the "cup holder" with a second cup.
Pass them out to your guests or stack them by the snacks and declare the floor a zero-spilled-drink-zone.