Raising a baby requires so many essential products, and portable baby wipes are probably one of the most important ones. If you’re going through several tubs of baby wipes a month, why throw away the plastic container when you can find more effective uses for it. Below are some easy ways to reuse those baby wipe containers.
- Fill your old baby wipe containers with common household items so you can get yourself organized. Give the container a good cleaning with soap and water then once it’s dry you can put your makeup, sewing supplies, recipe cards, office supplies, receipts, bills, pictures, tea bags, etc. in it. Many of the containers are stackable, so you will be able to save on storage space, and you can mark the containers with labels.
- Create a few first-aid kits. You can keep one in every bedroom or bathroom so the entire family including guests have access to bandages, healing ointment, adhesive tape, gauze, scissors, etc. If you use essential oils, keep your lavender and tea tree oil in the first-aid kit too.
- Turn cylindrical baby wipe containers into dispensers for yarn, twine, snacks, paper clips, tea, etc. You can transform the container so it looks more decorative with paint, paper, beads or stickers.
- Store those plastic grocery bags or extra tissues in the container. Then you can keep a container in your car so you have extra bags and tissues when you’re on the go. If you have children, you can create a care package for each of them when you have to do some traveling.
- Designate a container for extra buttons or loose change. It’s a lot easier to cash in your change when it’s in one place.
- Pile up old rags and towels and store a few in the container. These come in handy when you have pets and children, because another accident is always around the corner.
There are endless uses for reusing your baby wipe containers and these are just a few suggestions. But as you see, the containers can keep you organized and prepared for a variety of situations.
Marina Hanes has a B.A. in Professional Writing and Editing from Youngstown State University. She is a vegetarian and is passionate about environmental issues and animal rights.
