If there’s one thing that makes me sooo happy, it’s reusing containers for another purpose. And when they’re pretty too, well then, my heart just sings.
Supplies
- clean formula cans or cans that contained food
- scrapbook paper or other thick paper
- sticky tape
Directions
- Measure the length of your can and cut scrapbook paper to size.
- Cut a piece of sticky tape the entire length of the can and stick one end of the scrapbook paper to the actual can
- Gently ease the paper all around and use another piece of sticky tape to close the end
- Voila – you’re done
This is a really easy organising project and if you use the same paper to make a set of cans, it looks neat and is functional.
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As you can see, I use them for:
- scissors
- pens and pencils
- post-it notes
- buttons
- glue
- party favours
- twins’ eating utensils in the kitchen
- kitchen utensils
- tissues (my kids pull out the tissues from the box regularly and I make them put them back in a bigger formula can so that we can use them without too much bother and fuss)
You can also use them horizontally in a “pyramid”, so that you can see what’s inside, for example for color markers. Yours are totally cute!!