Babies are messy, there’s no doubt about it. During your baby’s lifetime, you could go through dozens of baby wipes. Finding new uses for those nifty containers helps keep you organized and saves you money. So rather than tossing all of those containers, why not put them to good use with a few of these clever ideas?
Going to a friend’s baby shower? Why not give them their gift in this adorable gift box? The best part is that they can be reused again later.
2 – Travel-size Lego Carrier
Keep even the most wiggly little one busy with this travel-size Lego carrier. Just glue a base piece on the lid and store Legos inside for hours of fun.
The great thing about storing your child’s beach toys in a baby wipes container is that it can be used again at the beach to make sandcastle bricks. Not going to the beach? Head out to the sandbox instead.
Keep your yarn from getting tangled and knotted up. Pull the end out through the hole in the top. This method works well for ribbon also. You can sort by colors by placing colored stickers on the ends of each box.
5 – Store Small Baby Items
With babies, come about a thousand small items, and each one is so important. Keep track of all of those items by using your baby wipes containers to organize them. This will also save time when you are able to find things easily.
Board games are a great way to keep your younger children busy while your baby is small but small game piece get lost easily. Keep track of those small pieces and store them away neatly. Gluing a label on the outside of the container will help identify it.
7 – Quickly Access Plastic Grocery Bags
Empty baby wipes containers are perfect for storing plastic grocery bags. They make it very simple to just grab one bag at a time through the hole in the top, instead of the usual, tangled handful.
Use plastic milk jug lids as money to simulate a real piggy bank for your baby. Adding some ears and eyes will make your piggy bank as cute as can be and also add a smile to your baby’s face. This is a great game to teach eye/hand coordination.
Recycle your wipes containers to grow your own herbs. Fill them will potting soil and seeds and set them near a window or on your porch. You will have herbs in no time. Be sure to water the often.
Every little one loves a treasure chest to store their most precious belongings. Spray paint them gold and then you can personize each one by letting your child pick stickers and sticking them on the box themselves.
Write the letters of the alphabet on milk jug lids and let your child “feed the monster”. Be sure to add eyes and felt teeth for the best effect. This is a great way to teach both sounds and letters.
Using a can of blackboard paint, paint your wipes container. It can now double as chalk storage and also a chalkboard. Let your kids draw on it and then, wipe it off and start all over.
13 – Kids Travel Entertainment Pack
Fill your empty wipes container with small items and toys that will fit through the opening in the top of the box. Babies love filling the box up, emptying it again, and filling it up once more. All of the items can be stored in the box and kept in your car.
Another amazing travel use for wipes containers is the travel snack pack. Make your child their own version of the bento box by filling it with all of their favorite healthy snacks. Be sure to include a juice box and bottled water.
15 – Art Supplies Storage
Keep your art supplies sorted neatly for quick and easy crafting. Markers and crayons fit well in these containers and they stack if you choose to leave the lids on, so they fit into small spaces well.
16 – Closet Storage Solutions
Baby’s clothing is so tiny! Keep it all organized by placing sock, hats, t-shirts, and bibs in individual containers in the closet. Take the lids off and store shoes in empty containers in the floor of your closet.
This simple craft uses a travel wipes container. With a little paper and glue, your child can have their own mini version of a laptop. Use stickers for the “keyboard” letters and paste a picture of your child on the “screen”.
Glue or tape a small notepad of paper under the lid of a regular or travel-size wipes container. Fill it with crayons, markers, or colored pencils. You can use Post-It Notes, instead of regular paper, for added fun.
Wipes containers are the perfect size for storing bags of breastmilk. The bags exactly fit in them and the containers can be stacked in the freezer. Mark the date on the outside of the box with a permanent marker.
With all of these uses for your baby, why not use some of those containers for yourself? They are just the right height to store bottles of nail polish. You can also store your nail polish remover and other manicure items in one.
Speaking of nail polish… The lid of the wipes container is very useful for holding the bottle of nail polish while you paint your nails. Just place it between the slots in the top for a tight, mess-free manicure.
Store all of those loose photos in your empty wipes boxes. You can sort them into events or years. This makes it simple to find a photo to show to your kids. Try labeling each box by pasting the most memorable photo from that year on the box.
Finally get all of those loose recipes in order. Use one container for each type of recipes such as main courses, side dishes, and desserts. You can even write each recipe neatly on an index card as you go for a streamlined fit.
Looking for the right spice when you are trying to make a recipe and tend to a fussy baby is no piece of cake. Small spice jars fit nicely stacked in your empty baby wipes container. You can grab the entire container of spices at once and save time looking through your cabinets for the precise one that you need.
25 – Electronics Cord Storage
Keep your electronics cords, adaptors, and chargers stored neatly away in empty wipes containers. Even larger cords can fit into them. Store smaller cords and cables in toilet paper tubes stood on end, to keep them from getting tangled with each other.
26 – Storage For Your Own Homemade Wipes
Instead of spending money on more wipes, make your own. Use a natural recipe with essential oils. Layer paper towels in the container and pour your solution over them. You can even make reusable wipes out of fabric.
Use Mod Podge and your favorite fabric to make decorative boxes that can be used anywhere in your home. Instead of throwing them away, or hiding them away, you can show them off. Cut the fabric to fit and simply put a layer of Mod Podge on the box. The fabric will stick like, well, glue!
28 – To Teach Fine Motor Skills
Use blocks, Duplo Legos, small stuffed animals, or even food to teach your baby fine motor skills. Wrap the box in colorful Contact paper then give your baby small items, one-by-one, to put into the box. Animal crackers and cookies are a favorite for this activity.
29 – Personalized Storage
If members of your family have a hard time finding their belongings, creating these personized storage boxes will help. Stencil each person’s name on the side of a box using paint or permanent markers. Place them in areas where belongings get mixed such as bathroom drawers and shared closets.
Instead of storing batteries in a drawer where they roll around every time you open it, you can organize them in your empty wipes containers. Even large D batteries will fit perfectly. Sort the batteries into containers by type or place cardboard dividers between them to store them in the same container.
Create your own mail center where all of your mailing supplies can be easily accessed. Store envelopes, stamps, a checkbook, paper, and pens in your Mail Center Container to quickly write letters and mail payments.
32 – Pet Food Travel Container
Store pet food in your container and bring it along on trips. Your pet can eat right out of the container. It is easy to store and easy to use and you can wash it and reuse it again and again.
33 – Bubble Solution Container
Store your bubble solution in an empty wipes container that has the small hole in the top. Cut the soft part of the top out, leaving a larger hole. Give your toddler a bubble wand and show them how to dip it into the solution through the hole. The sturdy box keeps the solution from spilling.
Create this adorable toy car by poking holes for dowels through the box. Attach wheels to the dowels and a smaller crayon box to the front. You can store toy animals and people inside.
35 – Felt Mr. Potato Head Game
Glue felt to the inside of the lid of an empty wipes box or to the entire inside of a travel wipes box. Cut out pieces of felt in the shapes of Mr. Potato Head pieces. The pieces will stick to the felt lid to make pictures. Store the pieces in the box.
36 – Store Toddler’s Books
Toddlers and babies have many books. They are usually just the right size for small hands, making them just the right size to be stored in empty wipes containers. Use Mod Podge to decorate the boxes with pages from old children’s books.
Let your child decorate their Valentine’s box with stickers and paper shapes that they glue on. Write their name in marker on the front. They can store Valentine’s that they recieve in the box.
38 – Toilet Paper Dispenser For Kids
Young children have lots of trouble getting the appropriate amount of toilet paper. Place a roll of toilet paper in the box and close the lid. Pull the end of the roll through the hole in the top. This helps little kids to get a small amount at a time.
Empty wipes containers are a great size for a small sensory play bin. Fill the bin with dry rice or beans and put a spoon in it for digging. Hide small objects in the dry rice and let your toddler dig them up with the spoon.
Every home with children needs a first aid kit. Fill yours with bandages, antibiotic ointment, a thermometer, and medicines. You can make a kid-friendly Boo-Boo kit, as well. Fill it with bandages, ice packs, and sticker or suckers. Your child will love using it when they get a boo-boo.
Reusing your empty baby wipes containers can help you get organized, save you money, and can also be really fun. With all of these uses, you just might need to go out and buy more baby wipes. Well, probably not.
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