What can be done with empty babyfood jars?

I do rinse them and put them in the recycling containers for glass, but I was wondering if there are any good uses or crafts that can be used with empty babyfood jars?

If You Have A Husband. They Are Great For Nuts/Bolts And Screws In The Garage.

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14 Comments

  1. uncle billy
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 1:12 am | Permalink

    nuts & bolts, small nails and other hardware stores well in them.
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  2. their_tails_three
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 1:35 am | Permalink

    start seedlings in them,if you have ant problems punch holes in lid add some wine and let them drown
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  3. treepeople88
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 1:58 am | Permalink

    Personally i would use them to keep nuts and bolts in. If you get creative make one of those giant Christmas light globes, like they make out of plastic cups.. that would be cool..invest in a glue gun..
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  4. gypsy
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 2:26 am | Permalink

    they are great to store buttons and beads and small items that kids can use to do scrap art etc with. Im sure if you ask around at a day care or even a kindergarten they would be happy to unload some of them for you.
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  5. Shyguy
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 2:33 am | Permalink

    Take the lids off and drive a screw through the lid and into the underside of shelves. Then, screw the jar onto the lid. There ya go…suspended organization for coins, nuts, bolts, etc.
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  6. pink_squeaky_doom
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 3:16 am | Permalink

    Creativity! Be creative with them. Make a baby food jar scupluture? Fill them with candles and have a candle lit bath with your partner? Fill them with paint and chuck them at some paper, call it modren art and watch my art professer freak? Paint them, shatter them and make a mosaic? make a ball toss game? wooo for the possiblities
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  7. slobhanson
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 4:04 am | Permalink

    I’ve known people to glue little figures on the inside of the lid, fill the jar up with water and glitter, screw the lid on tightly and use them as snow globes for gifts.
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  8. shudderindisguise
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 4:54 am | Permalink

    Storage – holding paperclips, small pins, thumbtacks, etc. Pots for small plants? Paintholders for crafts.

    My personal favorite, though, is from when I was a kid. We used the tall baby food jars in Girl Scouts to make a snowglobe. They were washed, the covers peeled away cleanly, and dried out. Then we took a figurine of some sort – anything that won’t weaken in water will work. I think we used hard plastic figurines from Wal-Mart – and hot-glued it to the bottom of the jar. After it set and dried, glitter and sequins were added, then cold water. The lid was sealed and glued into place, and voila! Snowglobe.
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  9. realestate_leader
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 5:11 am | Permalink

    You can store babies in them
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  10. R
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 5:23 am | Permalink

    cherios and other snaks for an older child you can’t leave in there when you give it to them since its glass but they are small and light
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  11. hotmamma
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 5:35 am | Permalink

    For anything that they can be used for – the jars are still either used for craft projects that have to be thrown out into the regular trash because they are no longer recyclable – or again thrown into the recycling bin.

    You can ask a preschool if they would like them – personally, I always felt better just recycling them. Because, they truly do get recycled.
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  12. mzrobsn414
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 6:02 am | Permalink

    when my son was in first grade his teacher had all the students bring in empty baby food jars and they put potpourri in them with a small mesh covering over the top and wrapped a ribbon around it it was so cute and very fragrant and you can always change the potpourri when you cant smell it any more i actually still have it on my mantle as a keepsake
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  13. Brandy
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 6:41 am | Permalink

    If You Have A Husband. They Are Great For Nuts/Bolts And Screws In The Garage.
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  14. TwinBabiesRMySpecialty
    Posted December 4, 2009 at 7:11 am | Permalink

    Hello,

    Yes, use them for crafts.

    One day, I was watching HGTV and one of the hosts was using baby jars for votive candle holders.

    For Christmas this year, I was planning on doing the same thing, but I was going to paint the jars, then add the votive candles inside.

    Hope this helps you….:-)
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