Plastic Containers (including butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.)

Plastic Containers--Miscellaneous

• Storage of any objects that will fit.
• Storage of leftovers.
• Cut a slit in the lid and use as a bank.
• Fill with rice or sand to make children's musical shakers. (Adrian)

Plastic Containers--Butter/Cottage Cheese

• Use butter bowls as flower pots. Punch holes in the bottom if necessary and put the lid underneath to catch excess water.
• Poke holes in a butter bowl and use it as a colander.
• Paint the outside of a butter bowl festively and then use it for an Easter basket
• Use butter bowls for storage of chess pieces. (Bootsy)
• Use butter bowls as cereal bowls. (Christine)
• Use the lid of a butter bowl as a cheap frisbee for your pet.
• Use butter bowls as an outdoor water dish for dogs during the summer.
• Use butter bowls as a food dish for smaller pets.
• Keep a butter bowl in the car for when you take a pet for a ride. Bring a jug of water and allow your pet to drink.

Plastic Chocolate-Milk Mix Containers

• Use for storage of crayons.
• Use for a pencil holder.
• Drill holes in the bottom and make it into a sand sifter.
• Use for orderly storage of rice, pasta, nuts, etc.

Plastic Containers--Tofu

• Use tofu containers for storage of odds-and-ends

Plastic Containers--Yogurt

• Use yogurt containers for dyeing easter eggs.
• Fill yogurt containers with pudding or jell-o and send it to school with your kids. Or better yet, take it to work with you!