If you are a consumer of yogurt (classic or soy, depending on your preferences), but you don't have the time to prepare it at home using reusable glass jars, you will find yourself facing the problem of accumulating a large amount of containers, which it would be a shame to immediately allocate to the plastic collection bin. We therefore offer you some simple and practical ideas to extend the life of your yogurt jars.
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If you are a consumer of yogurt (classic or soy, depending on your preferences), but you don't have the time to prepare it at home using some glass jars reusable, you will find yourself facing the problem of accumulating a large quantity of containers in a short time, which it would be a pity to immediately allocate to the bin for the plastic collection. We therefore propose some simple and practical ideas to prolong life of yours jars of yogurt.
1. I yogurt pots can be recycled like seedbeds, being careful to drill a few holes in the bottom. Once your seedlings have grown, they can be transplanted into the garden or into larger pots. By recycling yoghurt pots in this way, you will not need to purchase the commonly sold seedbeds.
2. Use the yoghurt pots when your children want to indulge in small art projects. They will be comfortable containers for diluting colors in tempera and for cleaning brushes.
3. For those who have the habit of preparing the pesto or other sauces, the yoghurt pots can be reused as containers to be placed in the freezer. The opening will be carefully covered with aluminum foil.
4. The jars can turn into convenient measuring cups to be used for the preparation of cakes, as it is indicated in various recipes that often, thanks to this stratagem, do not require the use of the scale.
5. I jars of yogurt from 1 kilogram they can be easily transformed into materials that can be used for construction by the little ones, to be placed side by side with the more classic bricks, of which they could easily become containers.
6. 0,5kg jars can be lined with recycled gift wrapping paper and made into penholder, pencil holder or paperclip holder.
7. The jars with lids can be transformed into convenient containers to be used in the kitchen to store sugar, salt, coffee, spices or dried aromatic herbs.
8. Yogurt jars can replace the compass when there is the need to draw a perfect circle on a sheet, for the realization of drawings or decorations, or in the kitchen, in the preparation of sweets, biscuits or fresh pasta.
9. The smaller jars can be used as containers for objects of different types, such as toothpicks, erasers, sharpeners or pennies.
10. Join two yoghurt jars by matching their openings, to be fixed with adhesive tape, and filling them with dried beans, will be the simplest way to build maracas at zero cost.
11. With yogurt pots you can create wonderful decorations for the Christmas tree, using the decoupage technique, as suggested by one of our readers.
12. From the yogurt jars can be obtained, by carefully cutting them, some labels to be used as a sign of recognition for what we have sown in the garden these vases.
13. Larger jars can be made into containers for storing leftovers in the refrigerator, without the need to purchase special ones.
14. Are there any candies, chocolates or popcorn left at the end of a birthday party? Distribute them to your little guests in the yogurt jars you have kept.
15. Thanks to the technique of decoupage, the yogurt jars can be transformed into very pretty bomboniere with which to distribute the confetti. The larger jars, suitably coated and decorated, can become confetti baskets, from which guests can help themselves directly.
Marta Albè
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