6 Ways To Upcycle Takeout Containers ─ BuzzFeed Nifty

Here is what you'll need!

SUPPLIES

Styrofoam container
Pen
Paint
Sauce container
Plastic box container
Legos
Hot glue gun
Plastic soup container
Plastic bags
Folded takeout box
Strips of paper
Decorative paper


INSTRUCTIONS

Stamp
1. Cut out a flat square from a styrofoam takeout container.
2. Use a closed pen or anything with a dull tip to draw a design onto the square.
3. Paint over the design and press onto paper to stamp your design.

Paint Storage
1. Use a sauce container to store small amounts of paint and prevent the paint from drying out.

Playset To-Go
1. Store kids toys in plastic box containers.
2. Hot glue lego pieces onto the lid to create a playset to-go.

Plastic Bag Dispenser
1. Fold plastic bags in half and line them up lengthwise, with their ends overlapping.
2. Starting with the last bag in the line, roll up the bags together, keeping the end of first bag sticking out.
3. Cut an “X” in the lid of a tall plastic soup container.
4. Thread the end of the first bag in the roll through the “X” in the lid.
5. Close the lid with the rest of the bags in the container.

Storage Box
1. Use takeout boxes to store and organize small items.

Date Night Idea Box
1. Cut out circles from decorative paper.
2. Write date night ideas down on strips of paper.
3. Fold each idea into a circle to create a paper fortune cookie.
4. Keep all of the fortune cookies in a folded takeout box.
5. Decorate the box with a cute label.

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