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If you have little ones left jam jars, baby food or something else, they should not be put in the pantry, much less thrown away.

Of course, you can store something in such jars - spices, tea, coffee - or you can make interesting crafts out of them, and involve children in creative work.

Here are some interesting crafts that can be made from ordinary jars:

DIY flower pots and vases

From small jars you can make beautiful flower pots.

You can also make a flower vase. These buttercups were almost blooming, so they decided to prune them and place in a decorated jar of water.

If wrap them in pretty paper, tie a twine and add wish tag, then you can create a beautiful gift or bonus to the main gift.

Vases made from glass jars for the holiday

You will need:

Acrylic paint

1. Pour some paint into the jar.

2. Start turning the jar little by little so that the paint “draws” waves inside the jar.

3. Place the jars on their sides and leave to dry overnight. Then turn the jars upside down and leave for another couple of hours so that the jars dry out at the bottom.

*You can use different paints, or paints of similar shades.

* If you use a brush, you can draw patterns.

Crafts from glass jars: a convenient tool for removing nail polish

You will need:

Nail polish remover.

How to make a snow globe from a glass jar

You will need:

Small jars with screw caps

Small artificial (or toy) trees

Degreaser (if necessary)

Spray paint or acrylic paint (optional)

Glycerol

Super glue

Sequins

1. Remove the label and wipe down the jar with a degreaser. If there is no label on the jar, then simply skip this step.

2. If you wish, you can paint the lid of the jar any color.

3. Apply some superglue to the inside of the jar lid and the bottom of the faux wood.

4. Leave to dry for 24 hours, then pour 1 teaspoon of glitter into a jar and fill with water, adding 5 drops of glycerin.

5. Close the lid tightly and invert the jar (so that the tree is in the correct position).

Beautiful "pumpkin" jars

You will need:

Acrylic paint

Glitter paint

Tassels.

1. Start painting the jars. You will need 2-3 layers of paint. If the theme is "Autumn" or "Halloween", then you can use orange paint (like a pumpkin).

2. Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of glitter paint on top.

3. You can use a brush and black paint to paint eyes and a mouth on the jar.

* Fill the jar with sweets and you're done!

Craft from jars: organizer for wax crayons

You will need:

Round tray

Small jars

Spray paint (optional)

Glue (for glass or superglue)

Masking tape

Acrylic paint of different colors.

1. Place all the jars on a tray to see how much you can fit on it. Mark where each jar will go with a piece of masking tape.

2. If you wish, you can paint the tray (right with pieces of masking tape). To best spray paint it, place the tray in a box (this will protect it from the wind). It's better to paint outside.

3. Choose an acrylic paint for each jar. You only need to paint the inside of each jar.

To make it easier to paint the inside of the jar, you need to pour a little paint inside, add a little water, close the lid and start turning the jar over so that all the paint spreads along the inner walls.

4. Turn the painted jars upside down (removing the lids) and place them on a newspaper or paper napkin to dry for about 1 hour.

5. Then turn each can on its side and begin to twist it so that the paint is evenly distributed along the sides of the can. The paint will need at least a day or even two days to dry.

6. Remove the masking tape from the tray, apply glue in its place and place a jar of glue on each mark with glue.

Now you can arrange crayons, pencils and/or markers by color.

Chocolate snowmen made from glass jars with a screw cap

For one snowman you will need:

3 small, clean jars (no labels) with screw caps

Hot chocolate

Little marshmallow

Candies

Chocolate chips white glaze for eyes (optional)

small twigs

Felt or small piece of fabric (for the snowman scarf)

Embroidery thread

Decorations (in this example, star stickers)

Polymer clay (for the nose) or plasticine

Small candies (for buttons and hats)

Little Santa Claus hat

Glass marker

Super glue or hot glue gun

Secateurs or scissors (to cut small branches).

1. Fill one jar with marshmallows, another with chocolate powder or cocoa, and a third with small candies. Close the lids.

2. Glue the eyes and nose to the jar, which will act as the snowman's head. You can use chocolate chips with icing, felt (brown and white for the pupils) and superglue, polymer clay, plasticine, marker or acrylic paint - there are many options.

3. Using glue, attach small branches to the jar in the middle, which will act as the snowman's hands.

4. Glue one jar onto another.

5. Cut out a scarf and mittens for the snowman from felt.

5.1. Wrap the scarf around the snowman and secure it with glue.

5.2. Take a small piece of embroidery floss and glue one mitten to each end. Hang the mittens on the snowman and secure them with glue.

6. You can add various decorations to the snowman: stars, stickers, glue pieces of felt, small hats, etc.

DIY crafts from jars: minions

You will need:

Small jars

Yellow paint

Toy eyes (they can also be made from plasticine or drawn with a marker or paints)

Colored cardboard

Superglue and/or hot glue.

1. Paint the jars yellow. You will need to apply 2-3 coats of paint.

2. After the paint has dried, cut a thin strip of black cardboard and glue it just above the middle of the jar, where the minion's eyes will be located.

3. Glue toy eyes onto the black strip or use plasticine instead of plastic eyes.

4. Using a marker or acrylic paints, add a smile and you're done!

You can decorate other bottles in a similar way, but instead of paint you can use colored paper:

Decoration from glass jars for home or garden: candles on a branch

You will need:

Large branch and pot or tree in the garden

Decorative pebbles (you can try regular small pebbles)

Wire

Wire cutters

Small jars

Small candles (church) or artificial (battery-powered).

1. Wrap one piece of wire around the neck of each jar. Leave more wire on the sides so that it can be twisted and made into loops for the future handle (see image).

2. Take another piece of wire and attach it to the loops of the first wire. This will create a handle so you can hang your lamp. Cut off the excess parts with wire cutters.

3. Pour some decorative stones into the jar.

4. Place your candles in a jar on pebbles.

Now you can hang your crafts and light your candles.

The baby food industry is widely developed, as evidenced by the abundance on supermarket shelves in children's departments: all kinds of jars filled with a variety of purees and mixtures.

Mixtures are usually sold in plastic or tin cans, the weight of which varies from 400 to 800 grams. The jars have plastic removable lids.

Each mother as she uses the mixture left at least one jar for reuse, for example, for storing some cereals in a jar. But the potential for using such jars in everyday life is much wider than just storing bulk products in them. You just need to turn on your imagination.

Banks first you need to wash, dry and remove any existing labels from them. Next, depending on the intended purpose of use, the jar can be decorated.

Choose one of the following:

1. Paint with acrylic or spray paint, in one color, or in several at once;
2. Wrap with rope, twine, decorative cords or ribbons;
3. Apply decoupage;
4. Cover with decorative stones, shells, buttons or other details;
5. Sew, knit or crochet a cover for a jar;
6. Drill small holes in the jar in the form of some kind of pattern.

You can also combine the above methods. In any case, the result will pleasantly surprise you: before your eyes, an ordinary jar will turn into a nice vase or flowerpot and, in addition to performing a practical function, will be able to decorate the interior.

Options for using cans

Organizer. The concept of “organizer” is quite broad, and is literally understood as optimizing space for the purpose of convenience.

You can put pencils, pens, brushes and other office supplies in a decorated jar of the mixture - and you will get a desktop organizer. You can put away toothpaste and brushes - your bathroom organizer is ready.

Or you can decorate the jar in the style of the interior of your kitchen, and put spoons and forks there - now you are the owner of a kitchen organizer.

Flowerpot. If you are tired of ordinary flower pots and you want to experiment, then feel free to get down to business.

It is enough to decorate the jar and drill a couple of small holes in the bottom so that excess water can drain out when watering. In this case, you will have to use a pallet. But for unpretentious plants, holes at the bottom do not need to be made. Also, such flowerpots can be made hanging.

Candlestick. Drill small holes in the jar (can be in the form of a pattern or some kind of inscription); the jar can be painted first. Place a small flat tablet candle at the bottom of the jar. In the dark, the glare from the fire will play beautifully on the walls of the jar.

If the jar is small in size and you have a candle of similar diameter, then you can simply decorate the jar and insert a candle inside.

Storage of bulk products. With this use, you don’t have to decorate the jars, but simply pour food into them and put them away in the cupboard. But you must admit, it’s much nicer and more beautiful to make themed ones out of ordinary cans.

For example, paint them one color and then stick them on top of the card, or write with a marker or paint the name of the product stored inside: flour, tea, sugar, etc.

Children's "gadgets". You can cut narrow longitudinal or round holes in the middle in the lids of the jars, give the child lids from glass jars, and thus get a sorter.

The baby will be happy to try to find the right position of the lid to the cutout so that the lid fits into the jar.

You can also pour various cereals into a jar and give it to the child as a rattle.

The main thing is to seal the jar with a lid. You can decorate the jar in the shape of an animal’s face: draw eyes and a nose with a marker, and cut out the mouth hole in the shape of a circle, give the baby beads so that he “feeds” the animal.

You can also build “towers” ​​from cans with your child, roll them on the floor, pour water into them and pour sand.

Bird feeders. You need to make holes in the jar so that the bird can fly up and peck the food. Or cut off the bottom and hang the jar horizontally on a tree branch.

"Cells" for storing things. You will need several cans, a sheet of plywood or drywall, a hammer and nails. Place the jars on a sheet of plywood, attaching them to the bottom, next to each other. You will get so-called cells where you can put small things. They can be hung on the wall in the bathroom and used, for example, to store towels.

Lamps. You can make wonderful stylish lampshades from cans that can replace a boring chandelier.

So, reusing jars not only allows you to practice your creativity and crafts, but also saves you money.

Every family with small children will have at least a few jars left over from eating baby food. Don't rush to throw them away. With a little imagination, you can make a lot of interesting things from this compact container.
Before using the jars, they must be thoroughly washed and dried. After that, you can decorate them as you wish using various materials.

We offer you a selection of creative ideas for reusing baby food jars, using which you can make unique, original and useful things for your household.

Convenient jars for spices.
Agree that storing spices in store-bought packaging is not the best solution. Making convenient containers for spices from jars is not difficult. Simply peel off the labels and stick on plates indicating the contents instead. You can take an even simpler route and sign the lids. Those who love creative solutions can decorate the jars to their taste using ribbons, painting or decoupage.

Gift packaging for sweets.
You decorate the jars to your taste (for example, with rough ropes and colored fabric) and get beautiful gift wrapping. Pour colored dragees or small candies into the container - an unusual surprise for those with a sweet tooth is ready.

You can also use jars for jam, honey or marmalade. A great way to beautifully present homemade sweets to friends and family. Attach small paper cards to the jars, on which you can write information about the contents or a sincere wish. Decorate the mugs with beautiful napkins and ribbons.

Pencils.
Paint the jars in different colors and, when the paint dries well, place pencils and markers in them.
You can use jars for other office supplies.

Pincushions.
You put colored buttons into the jars, and glue homemade foam pads covered with colored fabric onto the lids. The original one will definitely come in handy for those who are interested in handicrafts.

New Year decoration.
To make an analogue of a snow globe, you need to fill a jar with small sparkles, beads, artificial snow or crushed foam and pour water. Add 1 tablespoon of glycerin so that our “snowflakes” swirl with movement. You can take more glycerin, then the particles will float in the water more slowly. Use any New Year's toy as decoration - it must be glued to the lid.

Vases for flowers.
You can make wonderful vases for small short bouquets if you simply place flowers in jars. You can get a little creative and add decorative compositions.

Candlesticks.
Beautifully decorated jars can become wonderful candlesticks that will decorate any holiday. You need to pour sand into the bottom of the jar and place a small tea candle on top. The design depends on your imagination and skills: it can be as simple as possible or more inventive.

Container for small items.
It is very convenient to store hairpins, buttons, sewing accessories, carnations and other household items in baby food jars. The jars can be glued with their lids to the shelf - then they will definitely not get lost and will always be in sight.

Or use this convenient container for cosmetic supplies.

Pots for seedlings.
You can grow seeds in jars. If the plants do not require special conditions and are small in size, then you can use small jars to build a kind of mini-version of the botanical garden. You pour the soil into jars, plant the seedlings and don’t forget to water regularly.

If you fed your babies baby puree from jars and a large amount of it has accumulated in your house, do not rush to part with it. After all, these miniature jars can serve you for a long time. If you're already wondering where to put them, this article will give you some useful ideas.
So, the main thing you will need is baby food jars, dry and, of course, clean.
Stationery organizer Colored jars are great for storing finger paints, pencils or other creative supplies. You can also store paints or brushes for painting in them.

Spice jars
Small glass jars are ideal for storing spices. Paint the caps the same color and mark them - this way you will always easily find what you need.


Pin cushions
Sew a pincushion to the lid and store extra needles, pins and buttons inside.


Photo jars
Picture frames come in all shapes and sizes, so why not convert your jars into frames? Just add your favorite photos, flip them over and voila!


Snowball
To make “snowflakes,” we finely grate a white PVC pipe, which is usually used for plumbing and heating. You can glue a small children's toy (for example, from Kinder) or a photograph inside. We take the photo to the required size, roll it into a cylinder and place it in a jar. Pour water inside and add a tablespoon of liquid glycerin, which will allow the “snowflakes” to float when shaken. We get a homemade “ball with snowflakes”.




Terrariums
You can germinate seeds in jars. Fill the jar with soil, plant the seeds, and the seedlings will grow quickly enough. But due to the fact that there are no drainage holes in the jars, the seedlings will need to be replanted very quickly.
By the way, many people grow green onions in jars.


Vases
Baby puree jars are the perfect size for small flowers. Light, unobtrusive decor will easily turn your jars into unique mini-vases.


Home Spa
Planning to indulge in some home spa treatments with your girlfriends? You can make a cute spa kit with various oils, scrubs and homemade creams and package everything in jars. These jars are convenient to take with you to the bathhouse.


Cans for painting with paints
If you use a separate jar for each color, this will allow you to get a “pure shade” when drawing, without impurities, which often happens when your children draw and inevitably mix all the colors.


Banks - educational toys for kids
Kids love toys that make noise. So why not make your own rattles for your kids. Use rice and food coloring.


Original decor for a children's party
These jars filled with sweets for guests are an original way to thank little guests for their visit.

Candlesticks
Pour sand into the bottom of the jar and place a small tea light in the center. This candle holder can be used both indoors and outdoors.


Oil lamp
You can also make a lamp from a jar. The manufacturing process will not take much time. All you need is lamp oil (lamp oil will do), a wick (such as a string) and a jar with a lid.
And don't forget about safety!


Chandelier
Hanging chandeliers will be a beautiful addition to the decor of your yard or summer cottage.


Jars for storing small items
Paint the lids in different colors or label the lids - you will get containers for storing various small items. For example, a hair tie.


Or for other little things. You can decorate the jars to your taste, that is, in any way you like.

1. Oil lamp: fill two-thirds of the jar with kerosene and close the lid. Place the rope in a jar of kerosene for an hour and let it soak in the kerosene. Make a hole in the lid, insert a rope through it, and voila - the lamp is ready!

2. Convenient container for matches(it's great if you stick a match grater on the top of the lid).

3.Garland.

4. Garland-2.

5. Storage for sewing accessories.

6. The jar is also convenient for storing bathrooms accessories.

7. Bank and seedling inseparable.

8. Small Kids' things, those lying in the bank will remain safe and sound!

9. Jars are ideal for yarn storage, you just need to make a hole in the lid for the thread.

10. You can organize storage in the same way ribbons.

11. You weren’t mistaken, this is pizza, and it’s in a jar! You can not only store all the necessary ingredients in it, but also bake pizza (in a deep pan filled with water).

12.Spices on magnets.

13. Buttons can be stored similarly to spices. Nail the lids to the shelf, fill and screw.

14. Vases: Fill the bottom of a clean, dry jar with acrylic paint (about 5 cm), turn the jar over and slowly turn it (the paint should spread evenly over the entire inside of the jar). Attention! You cannot pour water into such jars; it is a purely decorative element.

15. Paint the jar spray paint, looks no worse than acrylic.

16.Candlestick.

17. A good idea for decorating a country house: jar on a rope with a candle inside.

18. The jar was born to become candlestick. Place pebbles or sand at the bottom of the jar to help the candle hold better.

19. Romantic option: fill the jars with water and place candle tablets on them.

20. Cupcakes in a jar can be a good and original gift!

21.Terrarium jar.

22. Salad container: simple and convenient.

23. Make it on a jar inscription using a glue gun:

24. Or use letters to scrapbooking.

25. Banks can be photo frames.

26. fireflies: Empty the contents of the neon stick into the jar. Then - sparkles. Close the lid, shake, and the firefly is ready!

27. Container for liquid soap.