Reuse formula cans
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How can I recycle my old baby formula cans once I've collected enough?
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Janet Pizaro
on Oct 14, 2016
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I used the cans to store my delicate Christmas ornaments. I would wrap them in paper towels or tissue paper. I still have most of the cans though now the lids are cracking. (My daughter is now 31)
Terri Mitchell
on Oct 14, 2016
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If you remove the label there is probably a plain silver colored base. You can use wallpaper to cover the can for display of objects. They make a great holder for pens and pencils.
Randy
on Oct 14, 2016
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Storage for most anything small. Pens, pencils, paper clips, rubber bands, sewing materials like pins or clips. Hair pins, pony tail holders, stamps, return labels. Make a desk organizer. Plant pots for herbs that you may be sharing with friends. Kids will turn them into drums. If you go camping freeze water in them to use as ice packs.
Deanna Nassar
on Oct 14, 2016
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Make a pincushion top and store sewing things inside.
Lori Brinkworth
on Oct 14, 2016
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Cover with fabric or paper, adorn lid and fill with cookies/candy for gift giving...especially Christmas. (For your postman, etc.)
GG
on Oct 14, 2016
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I don't know if these formula cans are paper or tin but Hometalk has a slideshow about tin can uses. I loved the bird feeder. I have several pringles canisters (paper, tall) that I don't know what to do with but I keep saving them LOL
Donna
on Oct 14, 2016
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Remove paper on outside. If they are cardboard you may have to lightly sand where glue is. Paint with chalk paint. decorate your way. I am going to print a label backwards and hand rub onto can. (when you place print side on can it will be facing the right way). Making paper flowers because silk ones are to expensive.
Jart57
on Oct 14, 2016
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If metal, you can make luminaries. Clean, fill with water, freeze. When solid, drill design into frozen can. Thaw, drain, paint,. decorate. Use fake candles. All set. We used at my nephew's wedding. You could use for Christmas to line walkway up to house.
C. Bousquet
on Oct 14, 2016
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Lots of things you can do with these!
Sophia,M.,McConnery
on Oct 14, 2016
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Reuse or recycle (throw away)?
Snapoutofit
on Oct 14, 2016
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I make homemade laundry soap for Christmas gifts and I put it in the formula cans that one of my granddaughters saves for me. I cover them with sticky shelf paper and them label the them "Grandma's Laundry Soap" the next line "made for you with love"
Drp6149
on Oct 14, 2016
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How about building blocks (lightweight with no sharp corners) for the youngster in bright colors with fun pictures, shapes, and/or letters? Later they can be used for sorting games (ie; put all the triangles in the triangle bin, etc.). Lots of possibilities.
Jamie Boyce
on Oct 15, 2016
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Does anyone remember the ottomans we used to make with large cans (the kind tomato juice comes in). Arrange six in a circle, tape them together with duct tape. Top with another six arranged the same way. Wrap the whole thing in a couple layers of cardboard. These made a sturdy base that could be topped with a piece of foam and wrapped in batting and fabric. I don't know how sturdy these are, but they might make cute child sized "poufs" -- lightweight enough for a toddler to move around on their own, and a good size for a child booster seat or to pull up to a coffee table for play time. OR, arrange these on their sides in a pattern that pleases you, paint to match the nursery or play room, glue them together and use as mini-shelves, to hold socks, wipes, bibs, or small toys in one neat place.
GoddessOdd
on Oct 15, 2016
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Drp6149, Jamie Boyce, and GoddessOdd each have great suggestions. Since formula cans are food safe you could add candies or the like and use them as gifts for the holiday or any time you wanted to treat someone. You might want to decorate the can so they wont wonder whats up.( I now see Papajoe had a similar suggestion).
Phillipcardjr
on Oct 19, 2016
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I use to cover them in nice colourful contact that you put on school books or on shelves and use them for the kids to put their small toys in & then label each one, e.g pencils, leggo, toy cars etc. they were very useful, as they have lids, so it kept everything neat and tidy.
Roses12
on Oct 24, 2016
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Got lots of ideas and that's what I as looking for
River L Thorne
on Oct 28, 2016
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I would use mine to make planters for my indoor herbs
Teirra
on Nov 05, 2016
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I use big and smaller cans to build outdoor stove for camping.
Ada
on Nov 05, 2016
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