OMG banana peels are a miracle! All morning was a nightmare with our resident splinter remover (the dad) gone for the weekend. Usually we wait until he gets home (even for my own splinters!) but couldn't wait all weekend, especially because my boy couldn't walk because it was in his foot. So I (the mom) had to force the issue with tweezers, a pin, soaking in the hot tub, soaking in warm soapy water, crying, screaming, teddy bear hugging....to no avail. It felt like days rather than hours! Then I remembered reading about banana peels removing splinters in First Magazine a long time ago. So I looked it up and found this info about it, whoohoo! We went to the store, got a banana, taped part of a peel on the area, and about 10 minutes later we couldn't even find it. The area was a little tender from all the trauma but there was no longer any pain, he could walk, and most important, NO SPLINTER!!! Thank GOD for miracle home remedies!