We’ve talked alot about reusing containers to save money. And I’ve gotten a lot of great tips! One container that keeps popping up with many uses are empty baby wipe containers. (It’s also one container that most of us have a ton of!)
Here’s a list of the ideas I’ve gotten:
- to store plastic grocery sacks
- to organize receipts
- portable toy box/toy organizer for the car
- first aid kit for the car
- storing small toys in shelves at home – matchbox cars, crayons, etc
- storing craft supplies
And of course, you can always use them to store your homemade baby wipes!
Do you have any ideas?
Don’t forget, I’m always looking for your best money saving tip, so please share!
Be sure to catch up on all the previous Let’s Save Some Money posts.
mIne is my coupon organizer! I made my own dividers out of old file fodlers. It works great and is very sturdy!
I pop the tops off them and use to store lots of items in my kitchen cabinets, like each child has one with their medicines or vitamins. It sure beats sorting thru everyone stuff for a 2 am gas pain attack! I also have the cookie sprinkles stored in higher shelf, so i can grab whole box on cookie baking days. I also use them for storing dog treats and the small packs of dog food. I also use them in bathroom cabinets for holding like items together. I have also mailed things I didn’t want squished to my sister! I love them, I even have a few from my oldest child still around….1989. Lol I was blessed with a set of boys in my twenties and a boy and girl in 40s. :) (16 year gap)
We made an AG Doll storage bench out of a wipes container. We found the tutorial for it here:
http://karenmomofthreescraft.blogspot.com/2011/07/need-more-doll-storage-and-seating-make.html
While I’m thinking about dolls, some great easy doll clothes patterns are here:
http://funthreads.blogspot.com/p/tutorials-for-18-inch-doll-play-sets.html
I made the Kitchen set and several Picnic outfits. Easy!
love these links!! Thank you!!
I use mine to store Christmas ornaments in. They work great for both the breakable and unbreakable ones. When they are full, I just put the wipes box down in the big Rubbermaid tote. I think it makes decorating and undecorating so much easier as well as offers some extra protection for the ornaments. :)
I make purses from them. I crochet pull string purses and they are crochet right into the purse for stability, shape and so things dont fall through. (I also use butter bowels and the bottoms of bleach bottles, laundry detergent containers, etc.) Baby wipe boxes also work well for keeping small items such as baby socks or nail polish in one place in your dresser or junk drawers.
I one mine to store my drugstore coupons in. And I use others to store little toys in.
I use mine for coupons! Whenever I dont use a coupon or get one in the mail, I throw it in my princess wipes box. Then I organize them later into my folder.
I use them for Barbie junk and for hair accessories when we travel. I don’t want all of my girls’ Disney bows to get squished. :-)
Of course I just got rid of about 5 empty containers lol. I’ve used them similar to the matchbox cars but for my son’s trains for Thomas and Friends.
I use them to store my fabric softner dryer sheets in; the box the dryer sheets come in usually rips or tears real bad and then they loose their fragrance. When I open a new box of dryer sheets I just transfer them into the baby wipes tub and pull one thro the top hole and then I’m ready to grab a dryer sheet and thro it in the dryer and they stay nice and fresh; scent lasts longer too.
We use them to house squinkies and the ‘bullets’ for nerf guns.
That’s a good idea! Squinkings are overtaking my house and I was just thinking of what to put them in. :)
That’s what I use old coffee cans for! It has all of my son’s art supplies and they are labeled with construction paper so he knows what goes in each tin!
We use them for crayons, and my daughter uses them for herplay/dress up jewelry and another one to store her ponies ( ponytail holders) she decorated her jewelry box with stickers and the pony one already had disney princesses on them