Can you help me find a fun use for these tubs? Creative challenge :)
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Tina Kilgore Anchondo on Nov 04, 2014Maggie have you thought about making bird feeders with them?Helpful Reply
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Tina Kilgore Anchondo on Nov 04, 2014Use 2-3 cups wild bird seed, thread through cup. Then mix together 1/2 cup flour , 1/2 cup hot water 2tsp geletin. Mix together with bird seed poor in cups let dry over night and hang out in the trees !1 marked as helpful Reply
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Janet on Nov 05, 2014Paint the containers and use for fower pots. The lids are good to put under small pot. I have done both.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Tonya on Nov 05, 2014I'm sure an Art Center or Pre-School would love these for numerous ideasy, like painted/decopage plant pots, piggy banks, jewelry keepers, gift boxes, toiletries, Good Will,.etc.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Raquel on Nov 05, 2014Hi! I am huge on giving to those in need! You could gather friends and family for donations to fill these tubs with goodies for kids (we like to give to foster kids). Or fill them with just daily needed items such as deodorant, soap, etc. for families in need now or at Christmas. Another idea....fill them with dog and cat toys and donate them to shelters and rescues.....the dogs and cats usually don't get anything. There are all kinds of things you could do. Take them to your church and ask for donations to fill them. There are always people in need who are grateful for any little bit of kindness. Plus there is no better feeling for you to have then to know you gave to someone less fortunate!1 marked as helpful Reply
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Ann Marie Caldon on Nov 05, 2014Start your garden seeds in them. Punch hole in bottom and use lid for drips.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Sharon on Nov 05, 2014I reuse them to hold paint for small jobs.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Donna Shepherd on Nov 05, 2014How about decorating them & using them for mini gift baskets. You can make them as simple or spectacular as you want. Pack them with mini candy bars, etc. wrap up in shrink wrap or cellophane. Give them to a assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, kids school Christmas party or little favors for your party/dinner guests. This could be a fun project for kids or teens to do & take to a nursing home to brighten some patients day.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Lisa Kaplan Gordon on Nov 05, 2014They will make great plant starters. Just drill a hole in the bottom for drainage and fill with potting soil. Start your seeds 6-8 weeks before transplanting.Helpful Reply
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Lori on Nov 05, 2014WHAT KIND OF PAINT WOULD SOMEONE RECOMMEND for painting the tubs? (would want them to look pretty nice). THANKS!Helpful Reply
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Sherri on Nov 05, 2014I'm also a Trader Joe's Greek yogurt fan! I'm using mine to make a dozen self watering planters. I use them with holes cut into them for the "wick." http://youtu.be/5bhW5hf09akHelpful Reply
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Brenda Webster on Nov 05, 2014You should ask your local elementary or middle school if they want them. They could be used for all kinds of crafts and science experiments. You might also keep some of them to make your own frozen yogurt. I found a recipe on ehow.com and it looks pretty easy. http://www.ehow.com/how_4829351_frozen-yogurt-machine.html Hope this helps!1 marked as helpful Reply
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Mary on Nov 05, 2014We live on a farm and I save my marjorine, cottage cheese and yogurt containers to freeze water for the guy's water jugs while working in the field. When it's 100 degrees, and the extra heat from the tractor make it even hotter, those nice, cold water jugs sure are appreciated by my weary workers. I also pack clean hand towels in with their lunches so they can wet them down with that cold water and put around their necks. They love it! Also they are great to send leftovers with my dinner guests; don't have to worry about returning a dish! I poke holes in the bottom and start plants in them in our greenhouse. So many uses; never throw away a good container!1 marked as helpful Reply
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Judy on Nov 05, 2014I save my plastic containers with lids for storage of leftovers in the fridge, buttons, rubber bands, paper clips, bits of ribbon or craft items, etc. Label them with a strip of freezer tape & write on it with marker pen. I recycle whatever I can't find a use for.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Sandra Withers on Nov 05, 2014Just plain acrylic paint on the outside only and not for food. All sorts of sorting small things, beads, legos, tiny toy parts, button, collections of things, anything that fits.Helpful Reply
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Chris T on Nov 05, 2014I most often use these larger containers to hold leftover soup or stews in my freezer. I use a black sharpie to label the container with the date and contents. Cottage cheese containers are usually one bowl of soup where as these are maybe 2 and when I am the only one eating this stuff I like to make more than just a serving or two so I have quick lunches or dinners for myself. Hubby doesn't like these things but I make them for myself anyway. It's really hard to make a "small" pot of soup or stew.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Bruce Dees on Nov 05, 2014Why not freeze homemade soup in for one serving for anyone to eat when home alone? You could plant spices or seeds for starters and transplant them into pots or the ground when big enough.Helpful Reply
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Angela Oravetz on Nov 05, 2014Yogurt containers actually do really well in the dishwasher. So after sanitizing them, I use them to make puddings, Jellos, or fruit cups for lunches. I've also used them to pour in puréed fruit, put in a Popsicle stick or plastic spoon, and make frozen Popsicles.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Maggie May's Gifts on Nov 05, 2014Thank you all so much!! So many great ideas!Helpful Reply
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Sheila on Nov 05, 2014Get the lids and donate them to your local food bank. They will reuse themHelpful Reply
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Faye on Nov 05, 2014I use them in the freezer ,for painting I let grandkids have them to play in dirt,the possibilities are endless.They are great for to go food after a family gathering.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Dixie Roll on Nov 05, 2014Cut a hole in the lid. Wrap basewith contact paper. Put yarn in or ribbon thread thru lid keeps all clean for crafters.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Gyp577533 on Nov 06, 2014Make cookies and decorate outside give as gifts !1 marked as helpful Reply
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Pat on Nov 06, 2014Most of the yogurt tubs are # 5. Whole Foods Grocery will recycle those tub to make toothbrushes. You might want to check your local stores to see if you can find one that will take these tubs.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Marlena on Nov 06, 2014Donate them to your local art teacher! I am an art teacher and appreciate all donations like this.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Angela Oravetz on Nov 07, 2014They make great containers for mini-craft kits!1 marked as helpful Reply
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Trish Smith on Nov 07, 2014Cover them in fabric and embellishments and use them as gift basket/buckets1 marked as helpful Reply
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Jan Goodin on Nov 08, 2014Paint them on the outside, punch holes in the bottoms, put in potting soil and plants. Use them at home and or give as gifts. The tops can be the saucers to catch water.Helpful Reply
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Lori on Nov 09, 2014IF, you were to reuse PLASTIC BOWL CONTAINERS for decorating and making cookies to put in them for "GIFT GIVING", WHAT KIND OF PAINT should you use on the outside of the container (to decorate the bowl)? FOOD/PAINT......JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED. I LOVE THE IDEA of reusing the containers for "goodies", to give friends and family. Just don't want to use a paint that may potentially be harmful. THANK YOU FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Helpful Reply
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Christina Packard on Nov 10, 2014You could always donate them to your nearest grade school. The art teacher could use them, and/or the general education classes will find uses for them.Helpful Reply
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Dolores on Nov 12, 2014@In summer with a glut of tomatoes, I make tomato puree and use the tubs for freezing, easy when you need, just defrost, I also use the 1 lt tubs for freezing soups, stews etc, I use the 1kg margarine tubs for freezing green beans slices and ready for cooking, there are 100;s of uses.Helpful Reply
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