What to do with empty tin chocolate boxes?

evoke · 29-12-2011 7:58pm #1

Hello All,
Does anyone have ideas what to do with empty chocolate tin boxes? I have a few of them left over from christmas. I have no use for them since we have some from last year. Instead of throwing them in the bin do you know anyone else that would have a use for them?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

thanks

evoke

Pretty Polly · 29-12-2011 8:28pm

Well i use some of them for storage. Our Jenga box broke last Christmas..well flattened might be a more appropriate word, so we put the pieces in one of the Christmas tin boxes instead. Can't think of any other uses off hand:)

messrs · 29-12-2011 8:36pm

evoke wrote: »

Hello All,
Does anyone have ideas what to do with empty chocolate tin boxes? I have a few of them left over from christmas. I have no use for them since we have some from last year. Instead of throwing them in the bin do you know anyone else that would have a use for them?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

thanks

evoke

do u do much baking? id use them for carrying fairy cakes or buns to peoples houses or work if i was making stuff for there.
maybe just as a biscuit tin for your own house.
storage tin under your sink holding j cloths, brillo pads, scrubs ect
or for washing tablets or dish washer tablets

Mr.Success · 29-12-2011 8:40pm

handy for nuts and bolts

RTT · 29-12-2011 8:40pm

I use them to store the warm ashes in when i clean out the fire until they cool down. Use some for clothes pegs, kids small toys lego etc and also dog treats.

biko · 29-12-2011 9:33pm

Not a Galway issue but I can't think of a better place atm.

Indoor Plant Pots?
Storing stuff in, tape shut to keep wetness out.
BBQ
Paint and use as gift box?

lucianot · 29-12-2011 9:46pm

You can make a tin box guitar...

Fuinseog · 30-12-2011 7:07pm

[they are good for storing cakes in.

aujopimur · 30-12-2011 8:32pm

If there's any ould fellas near you they would be mad for them for hoarding crap.

_Whimsical_ · 30-12-2011 8:37pm

lucianot wrote: »

You can make a tin box guitar...

It could double as a multi purpose storage box/ drum. Play it with two spoons ala the average 2 year old. The possibilities are endless. There's at least a youtube video in there if you do it right.

Balance it on your head while you walk back and forth across the room repeating "the rain in spain stays mainly in the plain" in perfect queens english. Voila , your very own budget finishing school lesson. If that doesn't make a lady of you nothing will.

Otherwise just put stuff in it. I'm curious as to what suggestions beyond "put stuff in it" you were imagining we might provide OP. What marvellously inventive secret things did you suspect we were doing with our tin boxes ?:)

fly_agaric · 30-12-2011 9:02pm

evoke wrote: »

Hello All,
Does anyone have ideas what to do with empty chocolate tin boxes?

A time capsule.

You could fill it with some significant artifcats from today e.g. pictures of Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny, very important people who owe squillions to Nama, selected RTE "stars" - its up to you - and bury it for 50 years in your garden!

It should amaze and delight your descendents and bring back fond memories of Ireland 2011!

Ficheall · 30-12-2011 9:25pm

We used to play Frizbee with the lid of the Roses tins. After a while of it being battered along the road one ran the risk of losing an eye or some fingers, but they flew well and stood up better to being stood upon.

If the tins are rectangular, I'd go with the guitar idea.

LucyBliss · 01-01-2012 12:24am

Do you know anybody who works with a youth group or the like that might need them for storing markers/craft bits and pieces, etc? If they're volunteers and have little to no budget, it'll save them forking out cash on lots of storage boxes.

FlashD · 01-01-2012 4:53am

Great for storing lego.

lucianot · 01-01-2012 9:54am

We have some four of them storing useful little things that you can't never find and yesterday we used one as a drum.
I think the best option is to repaint them, like so:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?action=tags;sa=showtopics;tag=altoids_tin