Here are some more ideas for re-purposing common items.
Cereal boxes...cut out flat sections and punch holes along the edges. Give them to your child along with a shoe lace. They can pretend they are sewing. (remember those "lacing cards" from kindergarten?
Wire coat hangers...Bend the sides in and then both bottom parts up to make a hook to hold cookie cutters, canning jar lids, rolls of tape, etc. It can be hooked into an existing peg board.
Old blue jeans...Make coin purses out of the pockets for kids. Remove two pockets from pants, sew a zipper across the top, and stitch the sides together.
Old credit cards...Make several guitar picks from one card. Make softer picks from milk-jug plastic or plastic lids.
Bacon plastic...The plastic piece that comes in the bacon can be used to make stencils, such as for painting country designs on the walls.
Old T-shirts...use an adult-sized shirt to make a child's superhero cape. Slit up the front, leaving the neck intact. Depending on the desired effect, the child can put his arms through the sleeves or not.
I've found there are many, many ways to use certain items. Blue jeans, old T-shirts, milk jugs, soda bottles, and anything that we use lots of. Chances are, if you have a lot of something, you can find something useful to make from it.
All of these ideas came from "The Complete Tightwad Gazette" by Amy Dacyczyn.
Another great resource for re-purposing items is pinterest. Trust me, you could spend hours researching ways to re-use stuff.
No comments:
Post a Comment