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Below you will find many crafts activities for kids with projects that use baby food jars. Here are Ideas for Creative Arts and Crafts Projects with Baby Food Jars with the following crafts ideas, instructions, patterns, and printables for Children.
Baby
Food Jar Air Freshener - - Here's an economicalgift the whole class can make for just a few
dollars.
Baby
Food Jar Animals to Make - - What does your pet look like? How about the pet you wish you had?
Make one out of a baby food jar. They're cute and easy!
Baby
Food Jar Bunny Making with Easy Instructions - - Really cute craft to do with your kids using a baby food jar,
wiggly eyes, and pom poms.
Baby
Food Jar Candles - - Baby food jars make a perfect container for candles both decorative
and for emergency use. Because baby food jars are made from
heat-tempered glass, the heat of the candle will not cause the jars
to break or crack. You can make baby food jar candles in an afternoon
and have them ready for use anytime you need them.
Baby
Food Jar Chandelier - - For this rather BIG project, you might want to ask for your
parents' help in order for you to complete it. This chandelier is a
great family project and it has all the charm of medieval ironwork-
but it comes from the recycling bin. Used baby-food jars, a few yards
of twisted wire, a couple repurposed barrel hoops and a length of
rusty chain are all it takes to spark images of exotic locales.
Powered by votive candles, the chandelier crackles with energy
without drawing a single watt.
Baby
Food Jar Christmas Tree
Craft - Create a radiant decoration for your window by crafting this baby
food jar Christmas tree. It makes a glowing multicolor display that
will look both inviting and fun to passersby or arriving holiday
guests.
Baby
Food Jar Easter Bunny Craft - - This is another cute decoration idea to bring smiles on Easter
holidays.
Baby
Food Jar Garden - - These pretty little flower gardens are perfect for Mother's Day,
Grandparent's Day, birthdays, or just to celebrate springtime. Make
one for your teacher, too!
Baby
Food Jar Menorah Craft - - A beautiful bejeweled menorah your children can make for your
Hanukkah celebration!
Baby
Food Jar Menorah Making Directions - - Another fun menorah craft. This one can be used with real tea
lights. Be sure to have an adult assist with lighting.
Baby
Food Jar Organizer Activities for Children - - Make this project for Dad to help him tidy up garage shelves and
tables. With this hanging organizer made from baby food jars, he can
fill them with nuts, bolts and washers for easy access. The baby food
jar organizer also works well for Mom's sewing room or in the pantry
to hold buttons, nails and other small items.
Baby Food
Jar Pincushion - This is such an adorable project that older kids will have a great
time making it. Even Moms will love the ingenuity of this craft.
Baby
Food Jar Pumpkin - - Recycle all those baby food jars by making this cute baby food jar
pumpkin. Fill with a yummy Halloween treat or insert a tea candle to
enjoy a warm fall glow. This little baby food jar pumpkin is so
simple to craft, you will be able to create one for all your friends,
family, co-workers and children's classmates in no time. It is
inexpensive and quick, making this baby food jar pumpkin an
economical and earth-friendly craft for today's busy woman.
Baby
Food Jar Snow Globe - - Baby food jar crafts are a fun way to recycle! If you want to learn
how, just follow the link.
Baby
Food Jar Snow Globes - - This is a perfectgift idea to those who doesn't experience snow
weather in their locations.
Baby
Food Jar Valentine Craft - - Crafts that recycle old containers are an excellent way to conserve
both resources and money while creating something beautiful and
useful. Baby food jars provide unique opportunities for craft
projects due to their small size. Though they may not seem romantic,
you can use some of those old jars to create something special for
your sweetie or your friends for Valentine's Day.
Baby
Night Lights - - Use this easy baby food jar crafts to make the cutest little baby
night lights to match any nursery theme or colors. These are so quick
and easy to make. I've used battery operated LED tea lights to
illuminate these little lamps. The lamp shade is made from a paper
cup. You can decorate the lamp shade with scrapbook or decorative
paper or even fabric.
Baby
Shower: Brown Bag Surprise - - This baby shower game is so simple but lot's of fun. Place baby
themed items into the brown bags and close them up.
Babyfood
Jar Christmas Tree Centerpiece - - Re-use those empty babyfood jars to create this beautiful Christmas
tree centerpiece.
Baby-Food
Jar Pincushion - - Although you can make it with any size jar but these measurements
are for a baby size one :)
Baby's
First Toy to Make with Easy Directions - - There are many craft ideas for recycling those baby food jars. Have
you thought about doing things other than crafts with baby food jars?
Here is my favorite...
Bath
Salts For Mom - - A scent-filledgift for mom ... from the heart. This is an
inexpensive project. Most materials can be found at a drug store.
Enjoy
Body
Glitter Making Activity for Children - - Here's something girls will really love to make and use.
Budget
Birthday Party Favors - - Party favors are important because it's your child’s way of
saying "thank you for coming to my party!” These party
favor ideas cost less than $2.00 each! Send your guests home smiling
with creative party favors!
Candy
Jar - - For teachers, neighbors, and baby-sitters, label jars of candy with
a sweet illustration.
Chaat
Masala Nuts - - This recycledgift in a jar project shows you how to make a yummy
scrumptious Chaat masala peanut mix for a Baby Food Jargift Idea.
Christmas
Card Candle Holder - - Check out this unique way to recycle Christmas cards and baby food
jars.
Christmas
Candleholder - - Cast a glow on children's faces with this simple, charming
hand-painted candleholder. Follow the winter theme by turning the
snowman into a snowflake or a Menorah.
Christmas
Snow Globe - - The look of snow makes one think of Christmas. There's no better
way to commemorate the Yuletide season than by creating this
Christmas snow globe for your holiday decors.
Christmas
Votive Candleholder - - Recycled baby food jars are transformed into elegant votive
candleholders for the holiday season. Change the theme by replacing
the holly leaves with Hanukkah dreidels or snowflakes.
Crystal
Wax Candles - - This is a quick and easy project that kids will love!
Cupid
Poop - - This Valentines Day craft project shows you how to make agift jar
filled with romantic Valentines Day Cupid Poop.
Dads
Desk Organizer - - Give Dad something he can use every day and remember how much you
appreciate him.
Desk
Snow Globe - - Just thought you might like to know what to give for Christmas
gifts to your parents.
Dough
Top Jars - - Make this hardware holder for dad, a sewing kit for mom, a bead
keeper for your friends, or a coin jar for anyone!
Easy
Button Jars Craft - - Learn how to make button jars the easy way! This is an easy craft
for young kids to do and so much fun!
Easy
Christmas Candles - - You can make beautiful candle holders for Christmas, or any
occasion.
Easy
Ghost Luminaries - - Greet this year's trick or treaters with a frightfully fun lighted
path to your door. Kids can make these fun luminaries with very few
supplies and plenty of imagination. Get started today!
Finger
Cymbals - - Go to the parade and make some noise with your own finger cymbals.
Floaters
In A Jar - - Make this fun craft with your kids out of a baby food jar, baby oil
and water. Put small objects inside the baby food jar and they will
float. Kids will be amazed watching the objects float inside of the
jar.
Floral
Candle Holder - - This craft is a bit complicated, so you will need to help your
child quite a bit. But, it will be worth it because this baby food
jar craft comes out beautiful.
Fun
Jars - - Here we share suggestions on how to make treasure holders out of
recycled baby food jars.
Garden
in a Jar - - This is a really great project for kids that are in preschool all
the way through elementary school. Help your child make a garden
inside of a baby food jar. This is an easy craft for young kids.
Gel
Air Fresheners - - Make them from liquid potpourri or from scratch - they make great
gifts!
Ghost
or Pumpkin Baby Food Jars Craft - - Use for candle holders, teachergifts or treat holders.
Glass
Jar Sand Painting - - The objective of this craft project is creating wonderful designs
with sand using empty baby food jars.
Glitters
Glue Votive Candleholder - - Make any occasion sparkle and glow with this glitter glue votive
candleholder. Drawing the designs with sparkle glue pens gives kids
lots of leeway for creativity with this Christmas craft.
Good
Deed Advent Jar - - A fun way to count down the days until Christmas. Make this advent
jar full of good deeds.
Halloween
Pumpkin Candy Jar Craft - - This unique Halloween Jack-o-Lantern is a craft and a treat in one.
Perfect for Halloween parties, Scout troop meetings or as a classroom
party treat!
Hanging
Candle Holders - - You can use inexpensive copper wire and baby food jars to create
hanging candleholders.
Hot
Chocolate In A Jar - - Make this fun and simplegift idea - hot cocoa recipes in a jar!
This is a great craft to do with your child and then have your child
give this completed craft to someone as agift.
How
to Make a Snow Globe - - Even if the weather outside isn't frightful, you can still make it
snow. Using some everyday supplies, your child can create his own
custom-made snow globe.
Jack-O'Lantern
Votive Candle Holder - - My oldest daughter has recently started Sparks (part of the Girl
Guides of Canada movement). One of the first crafts she brought home
was this one. Make sure you talk about fire safety and safety with
matches when you make this craft!
Jar
Candle Holder - - Follow these easy instructions on how to make candle holders out of
baby food jars.
Jar
Decorations - - How many ways can you fill a jar? As many as your creativity will
allow with this Jar Decorations craft designed to make your child's
gift-in-a-jar look irresistible.
Jar
Paperweight - - Make this fun paperweight using a jar, colored sand, and a few
other supplies.
Jellybean
Ducks - - This cute duck is actually a little baby food jar of jellybeans!
Celebrate spring with this fun, simple project. And, if it not spring
time you can bring springtime into your house anytime of year.
Jesus
Lighthouse - - Do this bible craft with your child. This is a great craft to do
along with Bible Lessons.
Jeweled
Votive Candleholder - - Craft a holiday gem with this jeweled votive candleholder. Kids
love bejeweling the baby food jar to make this treasured craft.
Kwanzaa
Candle Holders - - Simple to make from baby food jars and Kente Cloth.
Leprechaun
Surprise - - The luck of the Irish will be in your home this year with this
friendly and welcoming craft project.
Magic
Potion Jars - - These magic potion jars are an easy craft project that everyone can
enjoy. It is a fun Halloween craft or perfect for celebrating a
wizard theme.
Magic
Reindeer Food - - This makes a greatgift to hand out to the kids on Christmas Eve!
Melted
Crayon Jars - - These jars are both pretty and useful containers for such things as
flowers, pencils, and odds and ends. They are fun and easy to make
and each one is different. Remember to keep your finished jars out of
direct sunlight or the crayons will melt again.
Melted
Snowman - - This is a cute "gag"gift. Older children have loads of
fun making it for relatives! It's fun to give in warm climates.
Monster
in a Jar - - Fast, fun and frightful describe this Halloween treat, guaranteed
to bring smiles to ghosts and goblins of all ages. The whole family
can help make this monstrous delight, just for the fun of it or to
serve to friends at a Halloween get-together. Make this treat and put
it inside of a baby food jar. Yummy!
Moses
in the Bulrushes - - Here's a fun craft to go along a favorite Bible store.
Mummy
Jar for Kids - - Green candy brings this Halloween mummy craft to life!
Mummy
Jars - - Wow, think of all the cool things you can do with these jars! You
can make Halloween vases for your party or put a tea light or a glow
stick inside to make an eerie lights during the haunting season.
New
Year’s
Candy Holder - Make this party favor cup to help celebrate New Years.
Nut and Candy Cups - These nut and candy cups make great place settings for Boy Scouts'
blue and gold banquets. This craft is also a perfect way to recycle
used baby food jars.
Painted
Jars - - Even if you're not an artist you can paint like one when crafting
these Painted jars. They make decorative holders for spare change,
nuts, candies, paper clips, elastics, etc.
Pot
of Gold Craft - - This super easy project is a fun way to create a little package of
goodies! Simple items make this a great classroom project for St.
Patrick's Day.
Pot
of Gold - - This super easy project is a fun way to create a little package of
goodies for friends, family, or best of all, Mommy or Daddy! Simple
items make this a great classroom project for St. Patrick's Day.
Reindeer
Candy Holder - - Here are instructions to make candy jar that looks like a reindeer.
A fun way to recycle baby food jars.
Sand
Candle Holder - - These are instructions on how to make simple candle holders out of
jars and sand.
Santa
Claus Baby Food Jar Craft - - This Santa Claus baby food jar craft is fun to make and has
practical uses (as a candy or coin holder).
Secret
Safe for Dad - - Outside it looks like an ordinary trinket jar but inside is a
secret safe for Dad's valuables.
Simple
Jelly Bean Jar - - Instructions for making a small jelly bean holder using a baby food
jar can be found here. Enjoy!
Snow
Globe - - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! This darling little craft is
made from recycled baby food jars, or any other type of jar you have
sitting around collecting dust. We suggest making more than one, or
you won’t want to give up this little keepsake to your
child—they’re great to keep around your own home, perfect
for your computer desk. Give your globe a theme and make it agift
for Christmas, Halloween, birthdays or any occasion. Or, you can make
a snow globe featuring your favorite characters or animals such as
Dinosaurs, Spiderman or Barbie. Enjoy!
Snow
Globes - - The shimmering magic of snowfall is always transfixing, whether
it's outside your window or inside this classic toy. Homemade globes
let you create a wintry scene straight out of your own imagination.
Snow
Globes Out of Baby Food Jars - - Snow globes have amazed and amused people for generations. They
have a magical quality about them that makes people want to shake
them and watch the snow fall slowly back to the bottom. If you've
always wanted a snow globe but thought they might be too expensive,
don't worry. With some baby food jars and a few other supplies, you
can soon make your own snow globes to enjoy whenever you want.
Snow
Scene in a Jar - - Let your kids shake things up and celebrate the Alaskan snow by
taking a baby food jar and creating your very own Snow Scene in a
Jar.
Snow_Globe - - Turn an old jar in to a glittering snow globe.
Snow-Globe - - Make this beautiful snow globe out of a baby food jar. Even if you
live in the South you will be able to enjoy the snow. Kids love this
craft.
Snowman
Candle Holder - - Make a cute snowman candle holder out of a baby food jar.
Sparkle
Votive Candleholder - - Add a sparkling glow to any holiday by making this sparkle votive
candleholder. Kids can transform a baby food jar into the perfect
gift, with a few simple crafting supplies.
Special
Day Snow Globe - - A fungift idea for any special occasion - this one is for Mother's
Day - that can be made using a simple jar.
St.
Patrick’s Day Candy Container - - Give thegift of luck with this St. Patrick's Day candy container
made from recycled baby food jar. Kids and leprechauns of all ages
can craft something fun from empty baby food jars and other
containers.
Stained
Glass Candle Jar - - This prettygift is so easy to make and is perfect for Mother's
Day!
Sugar
Jars - - The purpose of this craft project is to enable kids to learn hand
and eye coordination. Plus these make great Mothers Daygifts too!
Table
Top Wishing Well - - Make a pretty little wishing well as agift for mom or just to
bring in the spring! Thanks go to Sarah or West Palm Beach for this
idea.
Teacher
gifts: Beautiful Potpourri Jars - - Recreate these beautiful and inexpensive potpourri jars for end of
the year teachergifts. We used baby food jars, paper lace doilies
and roses, and the teachers loved them!
Teacher's
Apple Paperweight - - Here's an apple for the teacher that will bring a smile to her
face.
Teacher's
Rubber Stamp Jar - - Decorate a jar and fill it with rubber stamps. Your teacher can
keep it on her desk and will use everyday.
Tea-light
Holder - This is an easy project that kids can do with very little help from
you. Plus, these tea-light crafts made from baby food jars are great
gifts.
Thanksgiving Votive
Candleholder - Add a light touch to your seasonal dinner table with this
Thanksgiving votive candleholder craft. This is a fast, fun and easy
holiday activity for kids.
Turkey
Candy or Nut Holder - - Make a candy jar for Thanksgiving that looks like a turkey.
Universe
in a Jar - - After you have completed making this project, shake it up to see
the universe!
Valentine
Bunny - - This easy to make craft makes a greatgift for mom or grandma!
Valentine
Candy Container - - Recycle a baby food jar into a Valentine's candy container. A fun
craft for kids to give sweets to their sweet!
Votive
Candle Holder Craft - - Simple, easy and a beautiful decor addition to whatever room in the
house you can think of placing it. Just don't leave the candle
lighted and unattended.
Waterglobe - - This recycled baby food jar would make for a cute party favor or
kids craft.
Winnie
the Pooh Party Favor Jars - - This craft is so cute and the project comes out good enough to use
as party favors if you are planning a Winnie the Pooh party for a
child. Have the child's siblings help with this baby food jar craft.
They will love helping decorate for the party.
Winter
Crafts Snow Globe - - Snow globes are great for any occasion or holiday, simply by
changing what you use to create your scene. Just let your imagination
run wild! For example, make a harvest scene for Thanksgiving, a
ghostly haunted house for Halloween, a red Valentine heart or
colorful Easter/Spring display for the holiday of your choice. Other
themes could include a special birthday or event, sports team,
favorite cartoon character or superhero, seashell or Victorian motif,
to name just a few.
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