What to make from baby food jars - 15 ideas

Perhaps in every home where there are small children, there are a lot of jars of puree. You can safely store them, throw them away, give them away, but it’s better to make something useful out of baby food cans. We present to your attention a selection of the most interesting ideas.

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There is no point in cluttering up space in your home when you have empty baby food jars on hand. Use them to store small items.

• • Storage of various small items. It is convenient to store small items in glass jars: beads, beads, buttons, screws, nails, bolts. Through the transparent wall you can clearly see what lies inside. For convenient use, you can make holes in the lids and attach them to a small board with self-tapping screws. Jars with small things are screwed to the lids and can be hung in any way.

• • Containers for spices. Fans of spices and various bulk additives will certainly appreciate the idea of ​​using baby food jars. It is very easy to make holes in the lids for any spice. Containers with the same decor look stylish: you can glue a label, fabric, paper, beads, sparkles, twine to the lid and glass. There is another option to decorate the jars with acrylic or make masterpieces out of them using polymer clay.

• • Pincushion. Making it is quite simple: you need to cut a piece of foam rubber to fit the size of the lid, cover it with a beautiful fabric and glue it to the top.The jar itself can be decorated with decorative elements: lace, ribbons, beads, rhinestones. It is convenient to store threads, buttons, a thimble inside, and needles and pins on top.

To quickly get clean jars without labels, you can use a hairdryer and a sponge with vegetable oil. First, the area with the sticker warms up and it comes off easily. Then the remaining glue, if any, is wiped off with oil with one movement of the hand.

4 ideas for games with children

No matter how much parents would like to surprise their children with a newfangled, expensive toy, children often prefer simple household items - cups, spoons, pots. Don't hesitate, a toy made from a baby food jar will certainly interest your little one.

• • Jars with sound. The game is suitable for children under 2 years old. The jars need to be completely painted over and various objects should be poured inside. For example, place sand in a yellow jar, small pebbles in a gray jar, ringing coins in a red jar, a plastic toy in an orange jar, buckwheat in a green jar, etc. At first, the child will turn his head, determining where the sound is coming from, and then guess what is inside. When he gets older, he can use this toy to teach colors.
  • Sensory toys. The development of a child occurs through the sense of touch. By touching objects that feel different to the touch with the tips of his fingers, the baby learns about the world around him. Sensory toys stimulate the areas of the brain responsible for speech and thinking. Making them from jars is as easy as shelling pears. Fill them with cotton wool, cereals, sand, flour, salt, coins and let your baby explore. Of course, under supervision.

• Sorter. Many kids like to insert one object into another.Make a slot in the lid of a jar for beans, place a plate of beans next to it, and your child will keep himself occupied for a long time.
• Cute animals. Or you can make a series of fairy-tale toys out of baby food cans. Ears made of colored paper should be attached to the lid, paws and a tail (of a hare, bear, fox, wolf) should be attached to the sides and bottom, and a face should be drawn on the glass with paints. Eyes made of beads or coffee beans will look original.

Use for decoration

The undoubted advantage of baby food jars is the same shape and size. You can use them to make a set of original home decorations.

• Candles.

Jars are very easy to turn into decorative candles. You need to place a thick thread in the lid and fill it with melted wax. You can put sparkles, shells inside, or drip a pattern of colored paraffin. The jar itself can be used as a candlestick. Cover it with a pattern, and the light from the flame will sparkle with mystery.

• New Year's toys.

A round lid from a baby food jar is an excellent basis for a New Year's toy. Make a hole in it for a thread and paint it.

• Snow souvenir.

The jar, cleared of stickers, needs to be filled with various small objects: plastic snowflakes, pebbles, shells. To keep them from moving, you should use superglue. Or you can leave the filler movable - as you wish. At the second stage, sparkles, glitter or chopped rain are poured into the jar, and it is filled to the top with water. All that remains is to decorate the lid, and perhaps the jar itself. A fabulous winter souvenir is ready! You can also make an aquarium for a toy fish in a similar way.

• Coasters for holiday decorations.

The jars make stable, original coasters that will decorate any holiday table. You need to make holes in the lids, fill them with glitter and put the chosen decor: numbers on sticks, initials, funny pom-poms, flowers.

Interesting dishes in jars

Why not use baby food jars for their intended purpose? Try rolling food in them.

• Jam.

Preparing baby food in small jars is a great idea for those who eat jam a little at a time. For many, in large jars it dangles in the refrigerator for a long time and turns sour.

An undoubted advantage is that you don’t need to roll up such containers with a machine. When the lid is tightly screwed on, they are airtight. The only thing is that the jars need to be sterilized and the jam poured in hot.

Not all jars of baby food are suitable for sealing, but only those with tightly screwed lids. The jars of the “Babushkino Lukoshko” brand are praised more than others in the reviews. But “Agusha”, “FrutoNyanya”, “Gerber” can sometimes leak air.

• Winter preparations for children.

Having a lot of empty jars of baby food is a great reason to start making your own purees. Homemade preparations are no worse than store-bought ones. By choosing vegetables and fruits for purees on their own, mothers do not have to worry about their quality.

• Sorbet.

In small jars it is convenient to freeze and serve berry dessert. Any seasonal berries and fruits will do. The recipe requires 30–50 grams of sugar and 50–150 ml of water per 500 grams. Then the mass is boiled or whipped in a blender, poured into containers and, after cooling, placed in the freezer. Can be stored for up to 6 months.

• An original presentation of sweets for the children's table.

Instead of a classic cake, children can be served puff desserts arranged in 3-4 tiers. Layers of ice cream, chocolate, cherry syrup with mint sprigs look beautiful. The main thing is that eating such a treat is very convenient; you don’t need to cut anything.

Baby food jars can and should be used to good effect. At a minimum, they are convenient for storing various small items: seeds, coins, beads, spices. Or you can turn them into a stand with a beautiful herbarium, plant cacti and do much more. Use your imagination or use the suggested ideas!