Here’s a fun (and maybe a little bit weird!) idea for you to craft with the kiddos! NOTE: It does require an adult to do a bit of cutting with something sharp like a utility knife. Do your kids get milk in a little plastic bottle when you go to McDonalds? (Maybe other places too.) We grabbed some breakfast items there the other day and I got a milk. Here’s what mine looked like:
Remove the outer wrapper carefully. I used a sharp knife to get it started.
Presto! You have a white bottle!
I had some Washi tape on hand that worked nicely for this project. In fact, I had just purchased it on clearance from a Joann store.
This pack had 7 different colors/patterns.
Starting at the top, right below the rim of the bottle, I taped a piece of the Washi tape around the bottle, overlapping a little.
You can continue wrapping the different patterns of tape down the bottle. Add as many or few pieces as you like. I left some space between my layers, but you can place them closer together too. Layer number two…
Layer number 3…
Keep wrapping until your bottle looks just right to you. 🙂
There are 2 ways you can turn this into a bank…one requires cutting the lid and the second way does not. You can add Washi tape to the top of the bottle as decoration and remove the lid each time you wish to store money inside.
The other way is to cut an opening in the lid so money can be dropped inside without removing the lid.
And you have a new bank for saving money! It’s a great way to re-purpose an item that would usually just be thrown away. Have fun and save those pennies! 😉
The Kids Niche 