10 Ways To Reuse Cereal Boxes
It's not every blog that will tackle the most scandalous of topics. But I'm willing to take that risk and discuss what no one else will discuss:
Boxes.
Empty ones. That used to be filled with cereal.
You'll notice the word "cereal" sounds like "serial" which reminds me of all the empty boxes sitting around going to waste.
It's criminal! Completely senseless!
But I'm here to shine a light on the outrage. To save some of those poor boxes from going to the landfill.
I've put together ten ways those cereal boxes can have new life again:
- Flatten and use to protect photos or important documents being sent through the mail. Or create a custom-made photo mailer if you want something that's cutesy in a frugal sort of way.
- Open and use as a placemat under craft projects.
- Take the bottom two-to-four inches off and create a desk or drawer organizer.
- Make a magazine holder with a couple of quick cuts. If you're crafty you can cover it with something or another but I'm generally a big fan of the quick-and-easy, no-frills approach. Like that surprises you.
- Use as a canvas for art projects that require thicker paper (homemade thick paint or collages).
- Cut into 4x6 size for postcards to have on hand for quick encouragement or thank you notes. Be sure to check the latest postal size requirements.
- Stick an empty box in the pantry and use it to store extra plastic grocery bags.
- Create little purse-sized notebooks. Bonus points if you use paper that's already printed on one side.
- Stiffen the bottom of your reusable shopping bags once the original supports are no longer functional.
- Hollow out one side of the box and tuck a napkin and some cookies into the "dish" to deliver to a friend.
I didn't even begin to list the 873 thousand crafts you can make with a cereal box. I'll let you search the intertubes yourself for those. I tend towards the more practical versus the artsy fartsy uses of things.
While we're on the topic, be sure to check out my classic post from days gone by: 10 Ways To Reuse Cereal Bags.
What are some ideas you'd add to the list?
While we're on the topic, be sure to check out my classic post from days gone by: 10 Ways To Reuse Cereal Bags.
What are some ideas you'd add to the list?
6 comments:
Use it to make a snoot on your off camera strobe, or a gridded snoot with recycled Olive Garden Straws. Check strobist.com for more info!
Thanks for the wonderful ideas... I am trying to organize our chaos a little more this year and I think the magazine idea will work especially for some of our larger mags / notebooks that need to be sorted.
I LOVE these ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for trying to save all those cereal boxes, that's my cause too!
another idea: use as gift boxes! Unglue, stencil, stamp or make potato prints on unprinted side, reglue, decorate with ribbon and voila!
Check out lots more recycling crafts at my blog http://www.creativejewishmom.com
I've done #3 and 4, and maybe #1, but I've never even thought of the others! Thanks for sharing such great ideas.
Great tip! I've done some of them before, but I love the drawer organizer idea!
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