{"id":1874,"date":"2008-03-26T20:29:18","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T03:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2009-11-10T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2009-11-11T03:30:14","slug":"reuse-and-recycle-pringles-cans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1874","title":{"rendered":"Reuse and Recycle Pringles Cans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Make a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellesplace.com\/html\/springcrafts.html\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">bird feeder<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, reusing the can and the lid (scroll down on link for instructions).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Reuse a can and lid to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/crafts.kaboose.com\/decorative-bank-with-a-pringles-can.html\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">make a bank<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. Both sizes of cans would work for this craft.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Reuse a 200g size Pringles can to make yourself <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploratorium.edu\/science_explorer\/pringles_pinhole.html\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">a pinhole camera<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>This is a great science project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Make <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stretcher.com\/stories\/990913g.cfm\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Pringles Can Bird Castles<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> using both sizes of cans.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Make a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/familycrafts.about.com\/library\/projects\/blpringlemail.htm\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Pringles Can Mailbox<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Make <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/familycrafts.about.com\/cs\/giftsforteacher\/a\/blpringlecan.htm\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">classroom treat containers<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> using empty Pringles Cans and other supplies.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>One school year I made these for an entire class. They loved them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Decorate a 200g Pringles can with red felt, and other supplies to make a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_4504642_pringles-can-santa.html\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #ff9900; font-size: small;\">Santa for the holidays<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">. You can also make a cute reindeer this way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Make a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mystudio3d.tripod.com\/nutcracker.htm\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Pringles Can Nutcracker<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"> for the Christmas Holiday. Make several, fill them with nuts and give as gifts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Reuse a small (50g) Pringles can and lid to make a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/crafts.kaboose.com\/pringles-pencil-keeper.html\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">pencil keeper craft<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Make homemade kaleidoscopes using directions on the link provided in resources below.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Kids can make a silo out of a Pringles can <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Use empty Pringles cans (200g) to store paint brushes, storing the brush side up in the can.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Use an empty Pringles can to mail cookies to someone, or use the can to give cookies as a gift. You can be as creative as you want by decorating the can when hand delivering your packaged gift.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Use an empty Pringles Can (200g) to store cooking thermometers in. Line the inside with a piece of thin foam or felt. You will be able to locate them easily and keep them safe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Donate empty, washed and dried, cans to schools, scouts, preschools, and other organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">If you have a S.C.R.A.P. store in your area, donate your Pringles cans to them. Scrounge Centers for Reuseable Art Parts are non-profit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Additional Ideas (some repeats) at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artistshelpingchildren.org\/pringlespotatochipcanscraftsideaskids.html\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Artists Helping Children<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make a bird feeder, reusing the can and the lid (scroll down on link for instructions). \u00c2\u00a0 Reuse a can and lid to make a bank. Both sizes of cans would work for this craft. \u00c2\u00a0 Reuse a 200g size Pringles can to make yourself a pinhole camera.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a great science project. \u00c2\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32,22,69,39,8,10,16,23,15,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1875,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874\/revisions\/1875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}