Got milk? (or store-bought water?) Then you probably have milk (or water) jugs almost empty. Instead of popping them into the recycling bin (or...evil horrors: the trash can!) when empty, why not upcycle those trash jugs into upcycled treasure?
There are great projects you, and even kids! can do to upcycle milk and/or water jugs of all sizes into useful, free:
- organizing
- décor
- garden
- kid
This is the first in a series, and SomeGurrrl will also show you her results later in the series too.
WINTER:
1) Cut in half, milk jugs can be used to as mini greenhouses...as explained by GardeningKnowHow.com.
3) This one is simple, but so ecological: cut off the top of the jug, leaving the handle attached, & use this container to catch your sink water, from washing your dishes or hands, to use as gray water to flush the toilet...here's the logic: instead of wasting virgin clean water, flushing with your oh-so-slightly used 'gray' (from the soap, as opposed to clear, from the tap) cuts down how much 'virgin'/clear tap water you use.
SPRING:
4) Once you have your plants started, (like in 1) some of them can be moved into cuter planters, that can even mark spring and spring holidays...as shown by American Milk Companies' GotMilk? (MilkLife.com) campaign.
6) Cut them up and make votive candle-holders, as seen on BlissBloomBlog.com
7) Make a milk jug toss game for fun ways to pass time in the backyard, or even when stuck indoors! Simple instructions at CraftyJournal.com
AUTUMN:
8) With back-to-school in the fall, corral the arts and crafts supplies for the kids (or adults?) as explained by https://FactoryDirectCraft.com
9) This one is great for my mom! (& me!!): An ingenious magazine or book organizer, with sides cut out & bottoms screwed in & tops attached with eyelets, as explained (in Italian, so turn on your translator, but the pictures tell the story) by http://www.Ideekiare.it/
10) Cute autumn décor that kids can help with...like these owls from KidsCraftsByThreeSisters.com
There are tons of great ideas out there...so I'm sure another 10 will appear here in the series very soon, as will the real-world upcycled #TrashToTreasure results of SomeGurrrl's efforts!
