The house I live in does laundry a lot. And, they didn't recycle till I showed them the error of their ways.
So, instead of tossing these in the bin, I put them to good use. Here is an example of the things you can do with these wonderful lids!
Can you think of about a bazillion more?
By Sandi/Poor But Proud from Sweet Home, OR
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I made this planter out of an empty detergent lid. Just paint it and plant. You could use spray paint or I like to use model paint. I used a sharpie to make the face of the jack-o-lantern. Happy Halloween!
The lids from the Wisk bottles make the best cookie cutters for kid playdough-just right for little hands...
Air freshener dispensers and some laundry products have colorful caps. One way of reusing them is to use as luminaries or candle holders.
Extra laundry soap measuring cups make great bath tub toys. So do the plastic lids off of bottles of things like Wisk. When they get gunky throw them out...
From the Laundry Room to Snowmen! Save those big caps from your Liquid Laundry detergent bottles. Wash them out good and turn them upside down (so it looks like a cup).
This video teaches you how to make an adorable pincushion out of a laundry detergent cap.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
The question this morning about laundry powder scoops got me to thinking about the amount of plastic in my house. I use a lot of liquid laundry detergent and dishwasher soap.
Can someone tell me a good way to reuse these bottles and caps? I reuse buckets and bowls for storage of small things.They are great for starting seeds or planting small plants in for gifts. The many different colors makes for a nice display at a craft fair. You can crochet or glue decoration around the edge and plant smnall plants.
In Charlie and the chocolate factory he makes a model of the factory out of toothpaste lids:)
I am actually collecting detergent caps for a project for my daughter's pre-k. We need around 200-250. The bigger ones are best. does anyone have any they can donate? Thanks! Ron ron AT flexigroup.com
I washed my large laundry detergent lids and let the kids play with them in their bath.
I used one of the plastic detergent lids as a holder for water to rinse ink from my glass dip pen. Some glass pens come with a set of glass rinse container, but I like the plastic as it is less like to break the fragile tip end.
What can you do with left over laundry detergent caps?
By Padi
I saw some photos here of people using them to contain small items in a drawer, such as paper clips, thumb tacks and rubber bands.
You can use them to hold craft materials like beads or jewelry clasps or as a paint container for dipping your artist brush into.
Whatever you do, do not use them for any food or beverage items. Not even as a scoop.
Never the trash, please. They won't biodegrade till your kids have grandkids!
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They can be used in the office, craft room, bathroom, shop, or even the car. Ever can't find any quarters in your console or want to keep them in the cup holder? This you can lift out and use without having to scoop them out when you are in a hurry or in a dark car.
Another is spot spackling nail holes then later using a bit of paint to spot paint. The ideas are almost endless.
PBP
Never the trash, please. They won't biodegrade till your kids have grandkids!
www.thriftyfun.com/
They can be used in the office, craft room, bathroom, shop, or even the car. Every can't find any quarters in your console or want to keep them in the cup holder? This you can lift out and use without having to scoop them out when you are in a hurry or in a dark car.
Another is spot spackling nail holes then later using a bit of paint to spot paint. The ideas are almost endless.
PBP
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One way we reuse the caps from liquid laundry detergent bottles is in the bathroom: we use them to rinse our mouths after brushing our teeth.
