Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle baby milk measuring scoops/spoons?

By: elle

elle — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:40:26 +0000

I collect them to make personalized baby shower or party tokens or giveaways. Just decorate them with cute laces and notes… its super cute and nice.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:24:23 +0000

I’ve used mine to make a small baby rattle that’s easy to hold for my youngest. I’ve superglued the plastic cap (made to protect the top of a disposable water sipper bottle) inside the measuring spoon and put inside a small amount of uncooked rice before gluing. If the rattle gets lost or dirty, I just make a new one to replace it.

My friend has done similar sticking two spoons together using glue, cellotape or papermache.

By: Maegen

Maegen — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:34:24 +0000

I’m saving my scoops for when my son can use them as sandbox toys.

By: Esther

Esther — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:06:02 +0000

If you have a lot of them, use them at a party for holding bite-size hors-d’euvres (sp?) Seems like all parties that are “in” are serving them straight in the spoons…
Put a tiny bit of shredded lettuce or the like to “shallow up” the cup of the scoop…you don’t want your guests stretching their tongues to get at the last morsel on the bottom…lol
One example could be a bit of lettuce, shrimp and a dollop of coctail sauce.
Or maybe a square of cheese with a bit of walnut and little niceties like that.

By: Susie Davis

Susie Davis — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:07:24 +0000

I meant the Karina’s idea.

By: Susie Davis

Susie Davis — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:06:40 +0000

This is a super idea! I love it!

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:29:24 +0000

I saved a bunch of these and let my pre-k class use these to play with at the water table. I also let them use laundry detergent scoops and syringes.

By: sksews

sksews — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:00:15 +0000

Measure how much it holds and see if it is useful as a “shortcut” measure. For example, if it holds 1 1/2 t. you can use it instead of measuring one tsp. and then 1/2 tsp. when a recipe calls for 1 1/2. Once again, this only uses one or two, but several of those uses and sharing might cut down on your supply.

By: Alison Bailey Smith

Alison Bailey Smith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:55 +0000

I put old medicine measuring spoons in boxes of tea and flour. My Mum still has an old Cow and Gate spoon in her tea caddy and the last baby living in her house was me and I am 40! So quite sustainable!!!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:31:00 +0000

We discovered years ago that they are the ideal size for measuring tea into the pot! However that still doesn’t use up many – though they have been shared round the non-child-bearing parts of the family!

By: Karina

Karina — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:18:41 +0000

I put one inside each container of flour, sugar, salt, etc. so I don’t need to use a clean spoon to refill the sugar bowl or fill the measuring cups when baking. It works great!

By: louisa

louisa — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:22:05 +0000

I’ve contacted a couple of baby milk powder manufacturers about this and to see if they have recycling schemes.

Cow & Gate is the only one to have got back to me so far, saying they don’t have a recycling scheme and “If the scoops have the triangle symbol on them, they are not recyclable and therefore we only suggest the at people use them in the garden or kitchen for measuring spoons or quite often local nursery schools and playgroups like them for sand and water play.”

Will post any further responses here.

By: Bellen

Bellen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:07:33 +0000

Not really a reuse idea but is she sure they are not made of a recyclable plastic? And, has she contacted the company to see if they have a take-back program?