101 Ways to Reuse Baby Wipes Containers!
Years ago, I wrote two posts about reusing those plastic boxes baby wipes come in (50 Uses for Those Rectangular Baby Wipes Containers! and 25 MORE Uses for Baby Wipes Containers). To this day, they are still my most popular posts. I decided to revisit these posts and see if I could come up with even more ideas for reusing baby wipes containers. These boxes (and the wipes in them) are so versatile, I just love them! My babies are closer to the tween years than infanthood, but we still use wipes all the time. If you don’t like the plastic baby look, just grab some decorative duct tape, washi tape or even fabric scraps to dress them up! In the comments, I’d love to hear your best ideas for reusing these organizing gems!
- Travel case for your kid’s Nintendo DS, charger, and games (or other personal game system)
- Sports day kit, for toting to your son or daughter’s soccer/baseball/volleyball/lacrosse games: small first aid kit, energy bar and juice box, extra baby wipes, sunscreen
- Storing birthday party cake supplies, such as extra candles, cupcake liners, color icing writing tubes
- As an inconspicuous place to store valuables. Would a thief think to look in the baby wipes container?
- Storing Cub Scout award cards, belt loops, and pins
- Travel case for all your son’s action figures
- Barbie’s wardrobe (and shoe!) storage
- Extra inkjet toner cartridges
- Essential oil storage
- If you’re an EO fan like me, you can store your extra roller balls, mixing bottles and spray tops for making essential oil blends.
- Storing kids’ sticker sheets and temporary tattoos
- Add wheels to make a car perfect for your toddler to play with. Bonus — she can store other small toys inside and take her car on-the-go!
- Containing rubber band bracelet supplies — those little rubber bands go everywhere!
- Travel box for swim goggles and dive sticks
- Baby snack box — you can fit a couple of jars of baby food, spoon, baggie of Cheerios
- Good Behavior Reward Box — gather up small toys, candy or coupons for special treats and let your child choose from the box as a reward
- Storing beads, elastic, charms and tools for making jewelry
- Add padding to store an extra DSLR camera lens dust free
- Hold fabric swatches and paint samples when redecorating
- Keep track of extra SD memory cards and flash drives
- Store extra lids for your mason jars
- Corral extra buttons and thread samples from new clothing
- Keep track of alphabet magnets, flashcards, number counters or other small educational tools
- Coupon storage box
- Recipe organizer
- Crayon catch-all (perfect for broken crayons)
- Small kitchen utensils
- Art supplies and clay
- Small cars and trucks
- Lego storage — especially good for making an on-the-go Lego box for trips to the grandparents’ house or keeping small sets together
- Cosmetics organizer — storing either daily use make-up, extra supplies, or create kits for different looks
- Sewing kit
- Organizing gravy and sauce packets in the pantry
- Organizing tea bags or drink mixes in the pantry
- Treasure Chest project
- Stacking blocks
- Clothespin storage
- First aid kit
- Organizing hair bows, barrettes and ponytail holders
- Keeping track of those Bills To Pay
- Storing baby and toddler spoons and utensils
- Organizing small lids and containers
- Holding travel-size shampoos and soaps
- Pen and pencil case
- Organizing baby’s grooming supplies — combs, clippers, nasal bulb thingys
- Organizing charging cords for your small electronics
- Travel toy/activity box for car trips
- Holding baby washcloths
- Storing your own DIY cleaning wipes
- Manicure kit — store your nail clippers, files, nail polish and toe separators
- Holding small tools or a emergency tool kit
- Storing screws, nails and fasteners
- Storing dog supplies — brushes, clippers, collars, dog waste bags
- Storing kitty supplies — brush, nail clippers, collar, small toys, catnip
- Snack case for car trips
- Organizing trading cards or baseball cards
- Corraling random craft supplies
- Using as a brick mold for making snow forts
- Organizing seed packets for planting season
- Tissue storage in the car
- Pet food travel box
- Dry storage boxes on boats
- Dry storage boxes at the pool
- Storing gift bows crush-free
- School/daycare projects (ask your teachers!)
- Storage for leftovers or lunch (clean well first!)
- Dryer sheet storage — keeps that fresh aroma in until you’re ready to release it
- Outlet covers — just add a couple of screw holes and mount over outlet
- Yarn/skein holders for knitters — the yarn can be guided through the pop-up part
- Recycling plastic bags — pull a bag out through the hole to reuse plastic bags
- Seed starter pots
- Piggy bank
- Hermit crab hideaway — make sure to drill a few air holes
- Photo box
- Storing toddler dental supplies (toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, timer)
- Storing cassette tapes or mini-DV tapes for your old video camera
- Organizing garage sale stuff like pricing labels, batteries, small extension cord for testing appliances
- A cash box for your garage sale or Girl Scout cookie sale
- Holding condiments, utensils, napkins and other small dining supplies in your desk drawer at work
- Holding reusable cleaning rags
- Storing kids’ puzzles after the box breaks
- Storing pieces for board games
- Closet emergency kit — fill with a small sewing kit, double-sided tape, safety pins, a lint brush and static spray for wardrobe mishaps
- Shoe-polishing kit — fill with shoe polish, rags and brushes, leather wipes and deodorizing spray for keeping your shoes fresh
- Storing office supplies such as paper clips, binder clips, extra staples, erasers, you name it
- Touch-up paint kit — keep small jars of touch-up wall paint and small paint brushes for easy wall upkeep
- Home repair kit — keep a screwdriver, screws and nails, a small hammer, picture hangers, and other small items for doing minor home repairs on the fly
- Store your iPhone, iPod, cell phone or other mp3 player supplies — extra cases, charging cords, earphones
- Child’s treasure box — kids like to collect little treasures everywhere they go — let them store in something small so the collection doesn’t get out of hand
- Organize notepads, Post-its and pens for your message center
- Store extra keys — but label them first!
- Containing extra sewing machines parts and maintenance pieces
- Store extra votive and tea light candles
- Storing baby socks
- Organizing scrapbooking supplies — keep pens, glue, stickers, tape wheels, precut lettering and decor, scissors, die-cuts, etc.
- Storing baby’s supplies — petroleum jelly, diaper cream, lotion
- Holding all those extra business cards
- Storing stuff for your gym locker — padlock, deodorant, comb, hair bands, extra socks
- Collecting bottle tops until you can finally enter all those Coke codes
- You can corral 2 Wii nun-chucks or 2 Wii remotes with sleeves in one box.
- Car kit — store a packet of wipes, a few granola bars, lens cleaning cloths, your sunglasses, parking money, tissues, phone chargers and anything else you need on the go.
