Despite less-than-adequate lab facilities, it is possible to come up with creative ways to provide your students with quality, lab-based activities. These strategies include the use of basket labs, progressive hand-rinsing stations, microscaling, models, and technology, which are reviewed in this article. When cutting corners, keep safety a priority. If a teacher has to make a choice between safety and hands-on science, safety should be the first consideration in all cases. If you want to try any of the strategies in this article, please run them by the proper authorities for approval.