Baby Food Container Matchboxes
well summer is in full swing here! yay! i love summer. and i have a really fun summer craft for y’all….an adorable match holder made from plastic baby food containers! i know we go through matches like crazy during the summer months with cook outs and s’more roasts. i originally got the idea using StumbleUpon from the Ruffled Blog where she made wedding favors with this concept. but she used spice jars for hers. well, i don’t go through my spices that quickly….and plastic Gerber baby food containers are *the perfect* length to fit a match.
but we sure do go through the baby food around here! :)
these adorable little matchboxes are perfect for BBQ’s, picnics, fireworks, parties, cook outs, hiking, wedding favors, etc.
*Gift Idea* wouldn’t these be SO cute for the kiddos to make for Dad for Father’s Day? especially if you were giving Dad a grill for Father’s Day? love.it.
TUTORIAL {these come together so fast!}
Strike Anywhere matches {important that you don’t get Strike on Box matches}
black sandpaper
empty plastic baby food containers
scissors
hot glue
trace a 2.5″ x 1.75″ rectangle on the back of the sandpaper
cut out the rectangle and round the corners.
TIP: i recommend not using your best pair of scissors because the sandpaper will dull your scissors.
then hot glue the sandpaper to the lid of the baby food container
and there you have the cutest little matchbox ever!
BUT i couldn’t stop there….
i had to make a cute match holder for my kitchen too using a tiny Mason jar! so much prettier than a boring box they come in.
What else do you like to do with empty baby food containers?
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