101 uses for cottage cheese tubs

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Re: 101 uses for cottage cheese tubs

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18. Taking soup to someone.

19. Taking homemade candy or tiny cookies to someone.

20. Stacking with leftovers in them, in the fridge or freezer.

21. Storing play dough, silly putty, erasers, crayons, etc.

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22. Hamster boats
23. Monkey hats
24. Swimming pool for ants
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Post: # 128252Post sleepyowl »

On a sensible note to organise tubes of paint into & write or paint the category of colours on it

Paint each of them a different colour & create a game for your kids so they have to find something of each colour from around the house & put them in the corresponding pot
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27. Bringing home produce from the allotment. I only need a small container for the cherry tomatoes, as most end up in my mouth :roll:

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.28 Sewing kit pot, needle thread pins etc
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Re: 101 uses for cottage cheese tubs

Post: # 128371Post Green Aura »

29) Soapmaking mould.

30) Receptacle for homemade cosmetics - suitably decorated of course
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Re: 101 uses for cottage cheese tubs

Post: # 128446Post Lynda_2008 »

31 Slice them up and turn them into plant marker labels


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