Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle plastic toy holding eggs/balls/bubbles?

By: keyrings

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By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:50:50 +0000

I have used the small ones u get in the kinder surprise eggs for the birthday party for my children to make a fishing game what i did is put a toy or a loly in it sealed it with sticky tape and place them in a tub of water and the children had to put their hands behind their back and fish it out with their mouths they had so much fun and at the end they had a price. and i have also used them as egg race on a plastic spoon and i have also put a price or a loly in it for each child to have a treat. enjoy

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:47:39 +0000

if u don’t want them the child care loves them they can make shakers to play music,they can use it as balls to roll on the ground like a bowling game and even paint them and decorate them as monsters with gogley eyes or snowmans etc

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:44:48 +0000

You can use them like tiny tupperwares, for small objects, spices, mints, stuff in your purse, raisins for the kids at lunch.

By: Olia

Olia — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:02:20 +0000

Make tiny halls on top and use as salt and pepper shakers.
Use as forms for ice cream, chocolate, candy making.

By: ecomonster

ecomonster — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:52:41 +0000

I use them to wrap small gifts like jewelry.
http://ecomonster.blogspot.com/2009/01/eco-friendly-gift-wrapping.html

By: Ruti

Ruti — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:40:28 +0000

These are great for a children’s group to use in a treasure trail type game, or to find hidden wrapped sweets in (similar to a easter egg hunt).

By: saladmander

saladmander — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:24:08 +0000

Making maracas are a nifty way to use these bubbles. Just open them up, and fill them with sand, beads, dry beans etc. make sure you glue them shut. Grab a poncho and hey, you got yourself a mexican band.

By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:03:39 +0000

I have found that these make excellent fishing floats, either for use as sea fishing floats or pike bungs, and to waterproof them simply put a drop of glue around the rim on the inside, then screw small eye hook into one end, again sealing it with bit of glue, and hey presto!

By: Mander

Mander — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:24:23 +0000

I use them to hold small items for travel. I have used them to make up a little sewing kit, a tiny first aid kit (mainly aspirin and band-aids), holding small items of makeup, jewelry, and so on. I tend to just throw everything into a bag and having them grouped together like that is helpful.

By: Gulia

Gulia — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:09:04 +0000

The top part can be used to cut our cookies.

Turn top side upside down, poor distilled water and place shiny speckles, glitter. Glue a small sculpture or figurine to the bottom part. Then place superglue around the edges. Turn bottom part upside down, insert into one with water and make sure it is sealed. Then only turn into proper position.

By: jess

jess — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:21:05 +0000

with a bunch of them, you can make soooooo many different jewelry!! i make recycled jewelry from useless plastic toys, and the colorful bottoms would make great bracelets, earrings, necklaces, charms…. Good Luck!!!

By: nick upton

nick upton — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:48:01 +0000

Not sure how big they are but you could invert the dome, glue it to the base and use it as an eggcup. If they are too small, you’ll have to start eating quails eggs!

By: twinks

twinks — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:50:12 +0000

Excellent idea..if she has so many she could make some for others, or sell them at a local craft sale. A simple bell inside would be enough to entertain the cat, just glue gun the top and bottom together.

By: fuchsoid

fuchsoid — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:07:59 +0000

With something small inside to make them rattle, they make very good cat toys.

By: Lilly

Lilly — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:41:37 +0000

If you collect little things to use for arts and crafts, like buttons, beads, sequins, etc. you can use the bubbles to organize these things and then keep all of them in a box, bag, or drawer. It can help you categorize your little artsy, crafty things!
Or, you could make your own little organizer to put in a drawer by using a hot glue gun to glue the curved part of the bubbles to a tray or something, and then keep things like small erasers and paper clips inside and put it in a desk drawer. I’m not sure how well that would work, though.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:58:35 +0000

What about using them for spices? I try to buy my spices in bulk (much cheaper) and I don’t buy a whole lot at one time, as they tend to spoil. Just label them with a marker.

If they fit, you could put them in an egg carton for storage.

By: EcoChickie

EcoChickie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:30:10 +0000

If u like to grow plants,the tops could be used to start seeds directly in the garden as mini-cloches-ie beans, carrots etc.they would only work until the seeds have surfaced.after that they need ventilation,and a cut-off soda bottle top provides that nicely. Dunno bout the bottoms though.Maybe see the fly-stop,door-hanging idea for bottle-tops? =)

By: Lucia

Lucia — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:44:07 +0000

Hey, what about an advent calendar? A little surprise or a candy in each, to glue on a carboard or, like the others say, to put on the Xmas tree.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:33:04 +0000

They could make for neat Christmas light decorators if you punched a small hole in the bottom.

By: Delusion

Delusion — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:17:32 +0000

Depending on size, you could make Christmas tree baubles. Either fill them with crepe paper / glitter etc or put in mini Xmas figurines or just dip in paint etc.

my mother used to buy extra presents like earrings / keyrings etc and put them inside and hang them on the tree with our names in them as an “additional” treat present!

By: Lucia

Lucia — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:05:31 +0000

The snow-globes is a great idea. If the water is a problem you could just put inside some objects to make scenes to put on the office-desk. You can make one for each friend you have with inside a thing or a scene they love: a little car with a paper on the “floor” with a road drawing, a tree (Xmas or spring tree is the same), a room, a pet with its belongings, sand and little shells for the ones who dream holidays but have to stay in office, and so on. You can do them for a dinner one for each invited, or as a little present for little ones at a birthday party…