How to Make a Baby Food Jar Air Freshener

If you like the aromatic smell of gel air fresheners, you can easily make your own. Baby food jars make perfect containers for small air fresheners, and you can have one for each room of your house.

Things You'll Need

• 3 cups of distilled water
• 6 packages powdered gelatin
• Essential oil or concentrated liquid potpourri
• Clean baby food jars
• Food coloring (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat 1 ½ cups of the water to a simmer, but don't allow it to boil. Add the powdered gelatin and stir the mixture to completely dissolve the solution. Remove the mixture from the heat and add the remainder of the distilled water.

2. Add 20 to 30 drops of the essential oil and a few drop of food coloring, if you like. If you use concentrated liquid potpourri, substitute it for the water. The procedure is the same.

3. Pour the mixture into the baby food jars and leave it overnight at room temperature to set up.

4. Wrap some colorful tissue paper, fabric or a doily around the jars and tie a ribbon around them for an attractive gift.

Tips & Warnings

• Double this recipe if you want to make more, or cut it in half for fewer jars.

• If you use concentrated liquid potpourri, substitute it for the water. The procedure is the same.

• Make multi-colored baby food jar air fresheners for a whimsical twist. Just divide the recipe into two halves, and color each half a different color. Fill a baby food jar half full with one color and allow it to set up, and then fill it with the second color. You can even three colors if you like.