Someone locally makes wind chimes by taking old cutlery and bending them into interesting shapes, then hanging them up in different arrangements.

I used to use my old forks for dishing out cat food from a tin, but now the modern design of pouches have taken over… so if you still use tinned stuff, or if you have a cat at all come to think of it, there you go.

We have four cats so to avoid bankruptcy (and the excess packaging), we still use cans - and various forks/spoons have already been appropriated from the cutlery collection for their food :)

-Louisa

You could use them as an alternative to plastic silverware on outings or when hosting large events.

Donate them to a local homeless shelter, Goodwill, or Salvation Army. I’m sure they could use something more durable than plastic! :-)

Also soup kitchens and some food banks.

I bought some jewellery made of cutlery.
Can you replace the plastic handels with homemade wooden handels?

could you tie a few peices to an old coathanger and voila a bird scarer or an unusual mobile for a window.
dont forget that dollys and teddy bears always need culery on their picnics in the garden.

Easy take up playing the spoons. You can improvise with the knives and forks.

They are most useful in their present shape. Please donate them, or perhaps give them out at the office. I forget a to bring a fork all the time.

I know a lady that bends them into different shapes to make them into hooks for hanging coats and handles for her kitchen cabinets. Just keep them around in the garage for those times when you need something to stir some soil for a pot.

I used some to hang up my kitchen curtains. I curled the tines (the curtains hang on those) and bent the handles (which go over the curtain rod)

I use old cutlery to mark plants in the garden. Use permanent ink to write or stamp the name of you plants on to the handle and then stick next to the plant in the garden.