Baby food. It is a passing rite through which most babies pass and parents appreciate. The messy faces. The smiles and giggles. And see your baby experience new tastes. Growing babies tend to eat more and more baby foods, and empty bottles begin to accumulate.
So what do you do with all those empty bottles? Of course, you can recycle them. However, it is more ecological to reuse glass containers than to recycle them. After all, we reuse the glasses in our cabinets around and again. Why should we not do the same with the food containers for glass babies?
By reusing containers, we eliminate the need to spend energy on transporting the container to recycle, as well as the process itself. We also reduce the contamination generated by the recycling process. Bonus: We become creative and give the jars a new purpose in our homes.
If you have baby food bottles accumulating, here are some ideas to help you give them a new life.
Keep it with children
If your children are like most, you end up with crayons everywhere. Make a nice crayon organizer with reused baby food bottles to maintain content disaster. You can also use baby food bottles for playdough storage, another common cause or disorder made for children.
Do your children like outdoor? If so, they will have an absolute explosion that makes DIY thesis and put them in use! If they prefer tea parties, you can help them make a home tea game.
Do children need some breath to bathe? They will have fun with this DIY bath paint that you can store in reused baby food jars. Children can make a disaster while cleaning, it is a mutual benefit.
Beautify your home
You can do some very simple but beautiful projects to accentuate your home with reused baby food bottles. Try to make some glass bottle frames, hanging vases, tea light supports, oil lamps or even a glass spider lamp. And you can make a DIY container for all your homemade beauty products.
Organize your life
If it is cunning or has a business at home, it is likely to be guilty of leaving supplies around the house (let’s be honest, children are not the only ones who can do it). Keep your most organized things by making your own office and storage containers of handicraft supplies with reused baby food bottles.
You can also maintain your sewing supplies organized with this DIY pin. Or keep your spices in a range with this magnetic spices shelf.
If you no longer have babies or make your own baby food, you can find people who give old bottles of baby food at local sales sites such as Craigslist.
Editor’s note: Originally published on July 7, 2015, this article was updated in May 2025. Image of features courtesy of Frédérique Voisin-Demery.
