Food Jars

Upcycled Food Jar Ideas
 

If you are looking for ideas to create that extra special touch for kid’s rooms whilst upcycling, then check out these thrifty ideas using jars.  

Food jars are always readily available, cheap and easy to work with.  The kids will love what you create and you will love creating that personal touch for them.  So raid the recycling bin, get creative and craft on!

 

 

1. Animal Jars (source)

 

 

Find some toy animals, glue them to the lid, paint bright colours and you have some storage jars.

 

2. Crochet Jar Tops (source)

 

 

If you can crochet, these little lids for jars are toadally cute.

 

3. Crayon Station (source)

 

 

This crayon station is a great way to keep those crayons from getting lost (and broken).

 

4. Love Birds Diorama (source)

 

 

These Love birds are a super sweet way to inject colour into a room and keep a watchful eye.

 

5. Lighthouse Nightlight (source)

 

 

Paint a terracotta pot with stripes, turn upside down and add a lid. Pop an LED tea light into a baby food jar and you have a lighthouse nightlight to guide the way.

 

6. Love Jars (source)

 

 

A little bit of love is easy to create.  Print letters of different fonts or images onto white paper and insert these into upside down jars.

 

7. Letter Game (source)

 

 

A game of letters can be created by putting letters into or onto jars and adding little objects of that letter inside.  This would make a great display on a shelf.

 

8. Fairy Jar Garden (source)

 

 

A fairy hiding place…..

 

9. Jar Terrarium (source)

 

 

A terrarium that brings a little bit of outside, inside is always a welcome feature in any kids room.

 

10. Lego Storage Jars (source)

 

 

A Lego display would be a hit in any boy’s room!

 

Submitted by: Rachel Richards (Editor of Just a Little Bit Cute)