How can I use the small baby food jars for crafts?

Here are a bunch of ideas.

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You could donate them to any senior center, assisted living facilities, or nursing/rehab homes with a craft room or activities coordinator!

You can glue the kids to the bottom of a shelf the use the jars to hold screws , nuts/ boots , beads , buttons...the screw the jar right into the cap that was glued to the underside of the shelf .

My father-in-law made table top Christmas trees with them. Cut the shape of a Christmas tree from plywood. Also cut a base for it to stand on. Paint them green lay the tree down and space out your jars then drill small holes, just big enough, to slide the light bulb of a strand of Christmas lights through, in the lids of the jars and through the Christmas tree itself. Attach the lids to the tree by using a strong craft glue or hot glue. Slide the lights through from the back and screw on the jars. Attach the base. Plug it in and you’ll see how beautiful the lights look through the jar bottoms! He also cut small “packages” out of wood and painted them different colors to sit on the base below the tree. These trees are especially nice for small apartments or nursing home .rooms

We have used them to make snow globes by hot gluing a santa or little tree or something wintery to the bottom. After it cools, fill it with water and white glitter or sequins. Then hot glue the lid on. You can also use them for homemade bath salts, lotions, and creams. https://littlesproutslearning.co/whipped-body-butter-lotion/

Cute! If you wanted more festive ideas for them, there are some simple DIY Christmas jar ideas and crafts here: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/christmas/christmas-jar-ideas-44706397

Try the dollar store for figurines.

Many of us share your trait of not being able to throw items such as baby food jars away. IMHO it is a wonderful trait to have! :)

You can use them as candle holders. The small candles will fit in them or you can make your own by melting candle wax, adding scent, and a wick. You could also glue several of the containers minus the lids together to make different heights of candle holders. They could be painted a solid color or you could use glue and food coloring to create a translucent paint to add to the inside of each jar before gluing them together using E-6000. The jars also make organizing a junk drawer a little easier. The jars also make good spice containers. You could make a gift set for newly marrieds by painting the lids and labeling some of the more commonly used spices to get them started. You could place an assortment of small candies into several of them for gifts as well.