30 Uses For Baby Food Jars

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If you have a baby in the home then you surely have baby jars coming out your ears! Finding great uses for these dainty little jars may seem like a hard thing to do but there are tons of ways to re-use them. Instead of throwing them directly into the recycle bin take a look around your home and see if you have any small objects that need to be organized. Using them on or in your desk is a great way to use them and keep all those tiny paperclips and thumb tacks from getting lost or worse yet… falling onto the floor. Have you ever stepped on a thumb tack in the middle of the night?? It’s actually worse than stepping on a Lego believe it or not!

You will want to make sure you wash your used baby food jars well before you use them. Soak them in a sink of soapy dishwater and scrub away. Putting them through a cycle in your dishwasher should sanitize them for all your crafting and organizing needs. If you can’t get the unsightly sticker glue off the outside of the jar try rubbing with rubbing alcohol and it should come right off for you. Here are some fantastic ideas for re-using your old baby food jars.

Uses for Baby Food Jars

1. Store homemade paints and finger paints
2. Add a magnetic strip underneath your counter top and store spices under the counter
3. Fill with candy and decorate for a Valentine’s party with your child’s class
4. Table decoration (tie a pretty ribbon around the jar and place a tea light candle inside
5. Have your children plant a plant in it and watch it grow
6. Hold buttons
7. Place sand and shells from your vacation and display
8. Paint the outside in red, green or white and add a candle for a cute Christmas display
9. Hold crayons for easy access on an art table
10. Hot glue a large triangle of them together and tip on their side and add Christmas lights for a beautiful “tree’ display
11. Use to hold homemade play-doh
12. Place on table top with a pretty ribbon and flowers
13. Attach to a wooden board outside in small groupings and add flowers for an attractive pop of color to your garden
14. Fill with crackers for an on the go snack pack
15. Have the kids paint the outside with glue and attach small squares of tissue paper and then paint with glue again!
16. Attach a magnetic strip under a shelf in the garage and use to hold small bolts, nuts and screws
17. Pack salad dressing in and take to work
18. Collect change for a rainy day
19. Use as small hanging vases on the walls of your kitchen or standing on a window sill
20. Organize hair ties and barrettes in the bathroom
21. Bug catching jars (we use this all the time)
22. Organize office supplies
23. Take to a daycare for crafting
24. Use to fill with party favors for a nice take home gift
25. Head to the craft store to buy wick and wax and make candles for gifts
26. Cotton ball and Q-tip holder
27. Hold a sewing kit (Make a pin cushion on top with a small bit of fabric and cotton balls and a little glue)
28. Make single serve yogurt and pudding cups
29. Make flavored butter and hold it inside (mix honey and butter or try using fresh herbs)
30. Use the lids to make Christmas ornaments by attaching some fabric and your child’s picture

If you still have a ton of baby jars left over at the end of the month check with your local daycare, church or woman’s shelter. They may be able to use them at arts and crafts time with the kiddos. In the end if you still have some left over make sure you toss them in the recycle bin….. these things can really add up in our landfills.

Do you have any great uses for baby food jars that you have used in your home?

Courtney P.

I’m a 20-something stay-at-home mother and wife. I have an amazing husband, a beautiful daughter, two loving dogs, and a lazy cat. I wouldn’t change my life for anything! I love to read, listen to music, cook and blog!

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