Asked on Oct 25, 2013

Old oats container

Nadia Marie
by Nadia Marie
I'm a new mommy (my daughter is 10 months) and I want to do as many DIY hands on crafts with her as humanly possible. Any suggestions for a Quaker oats container?
  20 answers
  • Peg Sullinger Peg Sullinger on Oct 25, 2013
    when I was a lil girl my Grandma made me a cradle for my doll baby out of a QO container. Lay on the side, cut out a square for an opening. Put top on and cover the whole thing with fabric. She made little blankets from fabric and a small pillow. The large container will hold a Barbie doll size and the smaller one works with lil baby dolls. with one finger you can rock your baby.
  • Karen B Karen B on Oct 25, 2013
    cover them with any paper you like, flat glass pebbles, etc and use them for canisters; stack them together in rows and make a cubby 4 bottom , 3, 2, 1 etc
  • Mcgypsy9 Mcgypsy9 on Oct 25, 2013
    If you actually want the baby to do the work, cut some shapes out such as a triangle, square, circle..etc. Take the oatmeal container and cut the shapes into the container to fit the shapes you cut out for baby. Let her put the shapes into the correct cutouts on the canister. I would of course let her decorate the canister first with cut up tissue paper, or whatever suits you. Have her glue the objects to the container. Make sure the lid comes off so that she can open it to get the shapes out and do all over again. Hope this helps : )
  • LeAnna Gaydeski LeAnna Gaydeski on Oct 25, 2013
    Decorate the outside in anything you have available and is safe for your baby and use it for her to store her smaller toys in. She will play with it for hours putting her toys in an out of it and can teach her early on about putting her toys away:)
  • Miriam Illions Miriam Illions on Oct 25, 2013
    Here's a clipboard of container ideas. While I didn't see any oats containers, specifically, I'm sure a lot of these can be easily adapted: http://www.hometalk.com/b/977631/plastic-container-projects
  • Economom Economom on Oct 25, 2013
    Makes a great cookie container, especially for oatmeal cookies!
  • Cora Cora on Oct 26, 2013
    we used them for drum in school, and also in my daycare with the smaller ones I would put either dry noddles or popcorn seeds tape the lid shut, and it makes a good rattle noise maker, just a fun toy do same thing with empty liter bottles
  • Nancee Barnett Nancee Barnett on Oct 26, 2013
    Get craft paper, let her finger paint it. You wrap the container, either or both of you paint the lid. you make a hole in the top. Use it either as a bank or just drop in small objects to teach counting. As you drop, say one, two, ... By the time she starts talking she will also be counting.
  • Nancee Barnett Nancee Barnett on Oct 26, 2013
    This one is for you to do for her or for you. When you get about 7 of them, they make the cutest footstool. Use material of your choice cover each one, group in circle with one in the middle. Tie with jute, leather, ribbon, belts. anything. Make one large top to cover all containers. Could hide toys inside too. They sell pre cut wooden circles, cover in same fabrick, done.
  • April April on Oct 26, 2013
    This would be an adorable project for you and your little girl! Perhaps a toy container or a toy seat for her dolls?
  • Kelley Wilson Kelley Wilson on Oct 27, 2013
    A Drum
  • Jmarie813 Jmarie813 on Oct 27, 2013
    Cover in construction paper,or printer paper they've colored and it's a drum. New pencils are the drumsticks. :0) Paper towel tubes -colored-are horns.. you have a marching band in your kitchen.. :0)
  • V Valencia V Valencia on Oct 27, 2013
    I saw a really neat organization idea for oatmeal containers. You cover it to match a girls bedroom with fabric or paper, etc. Then use it to store headbands. Keeps them neat and easy to find.
  • Kendra Kendra on Oct 27, 2013
    Cover with fabric. Put barrettes, clips etc inside & "push" headbands onto the cylinder. Glue a big flower, ribbon, etc to the lid.
  • Liliana Wells Liliana Wells on Oct 27, 2013
    All great ideas!
  • Sherri Gleeson Sherri Gleeson on Oct 28, 2013
    In my preschool classroom we used these as drums and of course in our kitchen area. Little ones love taking the lid on and off. When they get soft and squishy throw them away!
  • Kim Kim on Oct 28, 2013
    My children had Valentines Day parties in elementary school and had to make their own "mailbox" to receive valentines from their class mates. We used to cover the oats boxes in Valentine colored paper, but a wide slit in the top and let the kids decorate as they wished.
  • JaminGammy JaminGammy on Oct 06, 2014
    I gave my granddaughter craft paper she painted and done her designs. Then we Deco Podge. Decorated the lid and it was purfect for hair bows
  • Cynthia H Cynthia H on Oct 06, 2014
    When my granddaughter was smaller (she's almost 4 now), she like things inside the container so that she could drum on it or shake it. Now that she's older, we paint everything with washable paints, put sparkles, beads, buttons and stickers all over the things we're working on. She loves the moveable eyes (she calls them googly eyes) that you can glue on things as well as pompoms. I keep her stocked up with Dollar Store items as well as inexpensive items from the craft department at Walmart. Sometimes she wants pictures out of old magazines to glue on. We have a ball. Use what you have and have fun!
  • Lenatte snowbarger Lenatte snowbarger on Feb 03, 2016
    It was our bunny rabbits favorite toy. We cut the bottom out and he spent hours playing with it.