50 Frugal Ways to Reuse Containers

If you’re frugal like me then you’re always thinking of ways to reuse things, reduce waste and SAVE money, of course! Well I have a great video on frugal ways to reuse containers but to add onto that video (that was just to get ‘ya thinking with some visuals) I’ve made a list with some images of 50 Frugal Ways to Reuse Containers. These ideas will save you money and make life just a little but easier – especially for parents!

A special thanks for my Facebook friends on my personal Facebook page and the Family Frugal Fun Facebook page for helping me come up with some of these genius hacks for reusing containers to keep things out of our landfills and save tons of money!

Ok 50 Ways to Reuse Containers:

Uses for Baby Food Jars;

• Spices. Use Chalkboard paint (or chalkboard spray paint) and paint the tops so you can write on the lid or the date sealed (for fresh herbs)
• Tea Candy Holders
• Baking gifts – add 1 ingredient in each baby food jar then place all jars in a basket with the directions for the recipe
• Safety pins, straight pins storage
• Insert wallet size photo, place lid on and turn upside for decoration in baby’s room
• Store BBQ Spices for camping
• Planter – add seeds and dirt
• Use for party favors at child’s birthday party (like candy etc)
• Window Sill herb garden
• crayon storage
• Pills & Supplements – Label each jar with a day of the week and fill jars with your supplements for each day

Uses for Rotisserie chicken containers:

• Plant terrariums for kids. Poke an extra hole in the top, fill the bottom with dirt at start growing indoors any season you like
• Seed Starter – turn toilet paper rolls upright, fill with dirt and plan seeds in each one
• Educational Water Cycle project – plant, water place in sunshine and see rain and condensation appear

Uses for Plastic Cat Litter Containers:

• Tree or shrub planters (add a little spray pain and you can make them any color you like)
• Organizer – dolls in one, Lego pieces in a another and so on…
• Rope Storage – drill a small hole in the top for rope to come out of. This will keep from tangling
• Chicken nesting boxes – lay them on their side, nail to a piece of wood and line them up
• Shoe or Boot Storage – line up 4 across and 4 high and you’ll have shoe storage in your mud room for your entire family

Uses for Pringles Containers:

• Pringles Chip container to store uncooked pasta. Once you’ve opened a box if you can’t use it all pop it in the Pringles container for a nice dry storage spot.
• Store Pencils
• Store magic markers to keep from becoming dried out
• Stack cookies inside for a road trip (they won’t get broken like they would in a plastic baggie)
• Cover the outside in construction paper and have kids decorate like a snowman or soldier for Christmas decorations
• Store Craft and pain brushes
• Cover in attractive wrapping paper and fill with candy at Valentines or Christmas

Uses for shoe boxes:

• Store your cookie cutters so they don’t get bent and damages
• Save for a diorama for a school project
• Make a time capsule for the year your son or daughter was born and pack away a newspaper, photo and various items from that year
• place several in your top dresser drawer to organize socks, undies, hair clip, pins etc
• Add old CD as “wheels” to each side and color the sides of the box to make a pretend kids play toy cart. Add a strong to the front to pull it around for toddlers
• Store a couple containers of play dough and a few cookie cuttters for a quick “save the day” box that can go to a hospital, friends house or anywhere FAST in case of emergency
• load with 1st aid supplies and keep in the trunk of your car (cheaper than buying a 1st aid kit)

Quaker Oatmeal Container Uses:

• Hair bands and Scrunchies – Scrunchies go inside, hand head bands wrap easily around the outside
• Ribbon holder – tip on side, fill with ribbons, place top back on. Use a small slice for each ribbon to come out of the side
• Decorate and use it as a cookie container for the kitchen counter
• Store cereal – After kids rip open a box of cereal so it cannot be sealed
• Bowling – collect 10, decorate them and them stack them up for bowling pins

Ti Tac container uses:

• Boxes for spices when you go camping (so you don’t have to pack and travel with full sizes or worry about too much moisture on them.
• Salt or Pepper containers for your purse

Uses for Baby Wipes Containers:

• Store art supplies
• Store Legos for road trips or time needed to pull out when your out to keep kids busy
• Yarn storage – feed string through the place where wipes come out of
• Ribbon storage  – feed ribbon through place where wipes come out of
• Use for tissues in the bar so they box doesn’t get smashed
• Storage – crayons, pencils, markers
• Car pack – pack a small book, scrap paper, markers, pencils and cookie cutters for to do items in the car on road trips
• Store sidewalk chalk
• Dresser Drawer Storage – place several side by side in babies drawer for sock, hair ties etc
• Store sewing supplies

Misc Jar Uses:

• Store baking cups so they don’t get damaged
• Nuts & bolts storage
• Sugar or Flour Storage
• Store Chocolate Chips after you open and don’t use entire bag

DON’T FORGET TO WATCH MY SHORT VIDEO WITH EVEN MORE IDEAS ON RE-USING AND UP-CYCLING CONTAINERS!  Over 35,000 views so far!!!