The BIG 101 list

What could you make or create?

We want to come up with as many ideas of what you can upcycle your pot into, as well as how to videos and tutorials. These are the ideas so far, we’ve got to 74 – with a bit of help from some Yr 5 & Yr 6 school children in South Devon!

1. Pencil holder
2. Charity collection pot
3. Drinking glass
4. Bug house
5. Wormery
6. Grass seed sprinkler
7. Mini greenhouse
8. Keep homemade soup
9. Tupperware replacement
10. Play cups
11. Store nuts & bolts
12. Plant pot
13. Bird feeder
14. Fairy house 
15. Bucket for sand castle (paint)
16. Plastic pot greenhouse
17. Ant farm
18. Bee hotel
19. Hanging basket
20. Stilts
21. Coasters (using the lids)
22. Mobile (lids again)
23. Garden bird scarer (using the lids)
24. Container for plastic bags 
25. Musical instrument
26. Speaker for your mobile phone
27. Coffee/tea caddy
28. Toothbrush holder
29. Soap dish
30. Money box
31. Candle mould
32. Lego storage pot
33. Flower vase
34. Utensil pot
35. Toothbrush holder
36. Desktop rubbish bin
37. Smoothie cup
38. Rubber holder
39. Egg poacher
40. String telephone
41. Sandcastle mould
42. String dispenser
43. Elephant trunk
44. Kids rattle
45. Spy door listener
46. Bathroom caddy
47. Make up brush pot
48. Key pot
49. Hat – party/fez
50. Monster – add googley eyes
51. Drum set
52. Skittle set 
53. Frizby came – with the lids
54. Slime pot
55. Volcano (coke and mints)
56. Christmas tree angel
57. Spinning top
58. Jewellery box
59. Special treasure pot (with compartments/pockets)
60. Snack Pot
61. Insect trapper (poor spiders)
62. Halloween sweet keeper
63. Lamp shade
64. Sewing kit pot
65. Rocket Toy
66. Kaplunk Pot – love this! 
67. Beach treasure collection pot
68. Mobile phone keeper
69. Cookie cutter
70. Jewellery holder
71. First Aid organizer
72. Suncream & sunglasses holder
73. Mini Bin – by Amaya
74. Spooky Bunting – by Sophie

And for decoration ideas?

1. Decorate with sea shells
2. Decorate with sweet wrappers and store sweets

Can you help add to the list? Have you an idea of something we’ve not thought of, or even better a design, or a photo of your up cycled pot? Head over to: twitter or Facebook or see us on Instagram. Or comment below!