Plastic milk jugs are so common in the U.S. that anything you make with them is basically free. They’re especially handy to use for homemade crafts and projects for kids, since they can be easily replaced if damaged. Some people even use them for their pets to make plastic hides for reptiles or disposable little boxes for ferries and rabbits. For ideas, here are thirteen great ways to upcycle plastic milk jugs.

The Best Ways to Reuse Plastic Milk Jugs

1. Planters for Sowing Seeds in the Winter

via Garden Gate eNotes

2. Plastic Jewelry

via Twice Creations

3. Skeleton

via Indulgy

4. Giant Igloo

via Surviving a Teacher’s Salary

5. Homemade Toys (Like a Ball Toss)

via Play, Eat, Grow

6. Watering Cans

via A Journey to a Dream… and Dustbowl

7. Storm Trooper Helmet

via Filth Wizardry

8. Reusable Lunch Container

via Spoonful

9. Chandelier

via Shoestring Pavilion

10. Scooter and Bike Lanterns

via The Imagination Tree

11. Organizers, Especially in Classrooms

via Apartment Therapy

12. Ghost Lanterns for Halloween

via Eighteen 25

13. Simple Bird Feeder

via Praedicamentum

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