How to Utilize Empty Baby Food Jars
With all the pressure today to "green up," recycling has never been so important. Glass baby food jars can be used in so many ways that seldom do you need to put them in the trash or recycling bin. Here are several ways that you can utilize these small wonders around the home. Once you have tried these, be prepared for a hundred other uses to pop into your head. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Food coloring
- Candles
- Glitter
- Cotton balls
- Essential oils
- Herbs
- Spices
- Coins
- Shoe box
Instructions
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Use the empty jars for creative candle-holders. The petite size is just right for votive candles. Add some water and a touch of food coloring, and float on some tea light candles. For a great centerpiece for Christmas, add a touch of glitter to the water.
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Saturate cotton balls with essential oils and place in the empty jars. Set the jars around the home for small, economical air fresheners. Use scents like lavender, citrus, cinnamon and vanilla.
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Use the jars to store coins in. Keep the jars in a shoe box where small children can learn to sort the coins by size or amount. You can also leave one by the washing machine for any change found in the wash.
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Use small jars for starting plant cuttings in water. You can even start a small herb garden in baby food jars on the windowsill. The glass allows the plants to get a great amount of light.
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Fill them up. These jars are so small that they can go anywhere for storage. Use them on a desk to store paper clips and pencils. Use in the garage to store nuts, bolts, nails and screws. Use in a bathroom to store hair pins and bows. Use in a locker at school to keep extra change or small objects from getting lost in the bottom of the locker. Use in a sewing room to keep pins, bobbins and ribbons in check.
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Tips & Warnings
For a fun project, add google eyes and a curly tail to the money jars to make a child-friendly bank.
The caps make great musical instruments for babies. Pushing on the "button seal" can make a great clicking noise.
Don't put the jars anywhere they could get knocked over and broken.
