Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle baby food jars?

By: scaussie

scaussie — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:47:30 +0000

I did do my own babyfood, but sometimes when caught short I would get a jar.
I painted the outside of them in diff colours and then used them for finger paint/water pots….good follow on activity for the weaned baby.
Also to store my 3yo dd bead making stuff when we go visiting, enough to make a necklace & bracelet.
And of course they are so cute as a vase for the beautiful picked weeds (flowers) that are given to me…she loves to fill it up herself and she decorated it herself with stickers.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:37:14 +0000

I posted a shout-out on Facebook to all my friends to see if anyone wanted some. Several of my crafty pals gave a hearty YES! They were happy to walk away from each visit to our place with a dozen or more!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:12:24 +0000

Watch out for a BPA coating on the inside of the jar lids (and other products containing plastic). BPA has been linked to developmental issues in fetuses, infants, children and health issues in adults. Also keep an eye out for it in soothers, bottles, toys, drinking containers and other plastic products.

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:54:35 +0000

Isn’t it cheaper to boil veggies, mash then, and make your own baby food?

By: CovertOperations78

CovertOperations78 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:42:41 +0000

After cleaning them out and removing the labels, the bottles should look as good as new, and you can use them as party favours or door gifts. Fill them with pastel-coloured jellybeans for a baby shower, or smarties and other small sweets for other occasions. Guests can recycle the glass jars once the sweets are gone, or reuse the jars as storage solutions.

By: Jessica R

Jessica R — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:10:11 +0000

We have 3 dogs and a cat. They occasionally need to have stool samples delivered to the vet. The baby food jars are a nice size and one can see exactly what is in them so they won’t be opened accidentally. They have a wide enough top that I don’t have to mess with precision. I write my pet’s name on the jar top with a Sharpie, pop the jar in a paper bag that has my name & addy plus my pet’s name and Voila!

By: Heather Bolden

Heather Bolden — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:34:07 +0000

Me too! So simple. x

By: Jodie R.

Jodie R. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:08:40 +0000

I saw the other day (sorry, I forget where) that someone put them upside down with a photo inside. They had different glass jars of varying sizes (for ex., a salsa jar) and made quite a nice vignette with them. It looks really nice when it’s a grouping of black and white photos.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:42:53 +0000

We just made cute candleholders for Mother’s Day with my students.

Take off the label.
Cover outside with a 50/50-glue/water mixture.
Cover the outside with torn bits of different colored tissue paper.
Apply glue mixture on top of that and let dry.
Add a tea light candle and you’ve got a “stained glass” candle holder.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:30:24 +0000

http://www.vimeo.com/475472

By: Eco friend

Eco friend — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:41:05 +0000

I love the idea to make snow globes out of them. That’s pure genious!

By: Oraxia

Oraxia — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:02:00 +0000

I find that baby food jars are nice for bringing sauces and such in a packed lunch, such as soy sauce for sushi or dressing for a home-made salad if you don’t want your salad marinating in it until lunchtime.

They might also be useful for home made products, as mentioned by Avie above. Home made lip gloss and deodorant recipes have been mentioned on this site before, I think for the empty glue sticks entry.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:41:42 +0000

They work great for storing turpenoid and linseed oil when painting with oils

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:53:17 +0000

When i was younger i made christmas ornaments out of the lids. We picked a simple design and then punched holes in them using small nails and a hammer. It was a cute gift for parents. The jars can be used as seed starters. Also fun for children.

By: basicgirl

basicgirl — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:37:27 +0000

We recently transfered all of our spices into baby food jars and they work great. Excellent if you cook with a lot of spices.

By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:12:37 +0000

I use them in the garden and put little tea light candles in them.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:32:20 +0000

I saw someone use industrial glue & make a Christmas tree with them! The string lights were then attached to the openings, and from the front and in a window: WOW!!!!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:55:32 +0000

Screw or nail the lids to the underside of a shelf. Then fill the jars with little things that need to be stored (nails, washers, beads, pins…) and screw the jar onto the lid. It is up out of the way and you can easily see the contents. This is good for organizing a home workshop or craft area. You could even screw the lids to the underside of a kitchen cabinet and then store herbs in them.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:02:56 +0000

p.s. If you grow your own herbs as I do, you will find these very useful for storing herbs in.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:02:29 +0000

Baby food jars are the best for storing paint in. Either leftover paint from home decorating for touch ups, or any craft project.

By: theclevermom

theclevermom — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:43:17 +0000

You can make snowglobes with them.

Use them to contain small things like screws, paperclips, pins…

Glue the lids to the underside of a shelf or cupboard and use as a handy spice or doodad container, unscrewing as needed.

Make you own yogurt using them.

By: Avie

Avie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:01:51 +0000

We make sugar or coffee scrubs (recipes readily available online) and fill little jars, like baby food jars with them. Then we put a bunch of different flavors together in a basket for a quick, cheap, very impressive gift.

Printing your own color labels seriously ups the “wow factor”.