Crafts: 16 creative ideas to turn baby food jars into crafts

When it comes to frugal crafts, I like to repurpose normal household trash into new craft projects. One of the items I like to use is empty baby food jars. These little jars can be reused in many different types of craft projects.

You can paint them or leave them plain. One of my quick and easy ways to decorate them is to simply glue 1/4″ wide ribbon around the edge of the lids and then glue a dust pad or fabric pillow on top. You can accent the dust pad with a satin ribbon bow or lay flat.

Here are some ideas:

1. Bath salt containers (fill with your favorite homemade bath salts)

2. Bubble bath and bath oils

3. Hold desk supplies (staples, paper clips, rubber bands, pencil leads, etc.)

4. Turn them into a pincushion

5. Hold sewing supplies (needles, bobbins, buttons, snaps, etc.)

6. Hold craft supplies (buttons, beads, snaps, eyelets, etc.)

7. Hold loose tea and give it as a gift

8. Candle holders (to put wax in them or just put a tea light inside)

9. Toothpick holder

10. Party Favors (decorate as party favors and fill with candy)

11. Bubble Solution (make a homemade bubble solution for the kids)

12. Mini Candy Dish (Fill with small candies like M&M’s, Jelly Beans, or Tic Tacs)

13. Sand art (buy colored sand and let the kids make sand art in the jars)

14. Homemade Body Butter Containers (fill with homemade body butter and body lotions)

15. Lip Balm Tube Organizer (can fit 4-5 standard lip balm tubes inside)

16. Gift Jar Container (all kinds of jewelry will fit inside for gift giving)

Repurposing your empty, clean baby food jars into cute and useful crafts is a great way to save them from your local landfill. So the next time you’re getting ready to throw away an empty baby food jar, think of all the crafty things you can create with it.