Glass Jars

Even though glass jars are getting harder to find - plastic is taking over, usually with shapes that are harder to reuse - there is still enough glass jars out there for us to reuse.  Don't get me wrong, some plastic will work just fine for some of these ideas.

• Donate to schools, daycares, etc.  They use them for crafts.  
• Store office supplies, such as paper clips or rubberbands, beads or pins in the craft area, in the garage they hold nuts, bolts, screws, etc.  The lid can be glued to a shelf and when needed, just unscrew the jar.  Keep seeds for next years' garden dry by storing in a jar.
• Soak a cotton ball in essential oils or place some cinnamon sticks in a jar with holes punched in the lid.
• Keep thread from becoming tangled by placing a spool of thread in a small jar, such as a baby food jar, and punch a hole in the lid for the thread to be run through.  Make sure there are no sharp edges or the thread will fray or break.
• Help the kids create a snow globe.  Glue a small object, a Santa for Christmas, add glitter or foil confetti.  Fill the jar with equal parts of water and corn syrup, add food coloring, if wanted.  Seal the lid to the jar using a watertight sealant.  Let dry overnight.  Add decorations to the outside of the jar for a little extra, such as a ribbon around the lid to hide it.
• Mix paint.  Make sure the lid is on tight to keep the paint from drying out.
• Use a jar to create sand art.  Just fill the jar with layers of colored sand.  My daughter likes to add colored rice and small object to her designs.