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!
- Pencil holder
- Charity collection pot
- Drinking glass
- Bug house
- Wormery
- Grass seed sprinkler
- Mini greenhouse
- Keep homemade soup
- Tupperware replacement
- Play cups
- Store nuts & bolts
- Plant pot
- Bird feeder
- Fairy house
- Bucket for sand castle (paint)
- Plastic pot greenhouse
- Ant farm
- Bee hotel
- Hanging basket
- Stilts
- Coasters (using the lids)
- Mobile (lids again)
- Garden bird scarer (using the lids)
- Container for plastic bags
- Musical instrument
- Speaker for your mobile phone
- Coffee/tea caddy
- Toothbrush holder
- Soap dish
- Money box
- Candle mould
- Lego storage pot
- Flower vase
- Utensil pot
- Toothbrush holder
- Desktop rubbish bin
- Smoothie cup
- Rubber holder
- Egg poacher
- String telephone
- Sandcastle mould
- String dispenser
- Elephant trunk
- Kids rattle
- Spy door listener
- Bathroom caddy
- Make up brush pot
- Key pot
- Hat – party/fez
- Monster – add googley eyes
- Drum set
- Skittle set
- Frizby came – with the lids
- Slime pot
- Volcano (coke and mints)
- Christmas tree angel
- Spinning top
- Jewellery box
- Special treasure pot (with compartments/pockets)
- Snack Pot
- Insect trapper (poor spiders)
- Halloween sweet keeper
- Lamp shade
- Sewing kit pot
- Rocket Toy
- Kaplunk Pot – love this!
- Beach treasure collection pot
- Mobile phone keeper
- Cookie cutter
- Jewellery holder
- First Aid organizer
- Suncream & sunglasses holder
- Mini Bin – by Amaya
- Spooky Bunting – by Sophie
And for decoration ideas?
- Decorate with sea shells
- 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!
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