Glass Jars: Eco-Friendly & Reusable
The jelly jar has been a sustainable, reliable, keepsake in my life. I still have childhood memories of nearly frost-bitten fingers from ice cold beverages served in reused jelly or preserve jars. Sadly, plastic became the be-all-store-all utility replacement for it.
Recently, the tides have changed. The jelly jar has risen again for reusable items after studies linked BPA (bisphenol-A) to health threats in infants, children, and pregnant women.
I listed various ways to use your old jelly jars below!
- Jelly...of course! Don't forget jams, preserves, marmalade, and peanut butter and other nut butters.
- Bug & Slug catcher: While gardening, add a little beer in jar; dig a hole; and catch all of your plant-eating slugs.
- Beverages: Lemonade and kool-aid with fruit slices are popular summer drinks for children.
- Candles
- Candy: Gum balls, gummy bears and jelly beans were the best!
- Insect catcher: Do you remember poking ventilation holes on the top of your jar when you caught a lizard, grasshopper, or firefly?
- Beauty storage: Glass jars are great for body scrubs or bath salts.
- Penny Jar or change jar: Who needs a piggy bank when you can see your coins!
- Arts and crafts: Do you remember adding glitter or paint to one of your jars?
- Honey: I'll never forget watching the image of Pooh Bear on TV as a child with a jar of fresh honey.
- Container gardening and growing seedlings.
- Terrarium, a mini indoor garden.
- Vase or flower holder
- Oils, ointments, or recycled oil storage: Do you remember old bacon grease being stored in jelly jars?
- Tip soliciting jar
- Raffle jar
- Time capsule container
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