Strawberry Baskets and Containers

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Keeper

I cut a design out of the bottoms. Turn 1 over and you'll see on some what looks like a snowflake. I then spray painted them white and sprinkled with glitter. I used little suction cups and hang them in the window at Christmas time or trim your tree. They can be used outside also.

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Antaria

I attended a workshop for day care, educational providers given by the Ooey, Gooey Lady (Google to locate her website) uses these containers for a soap bubble activity.

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dfargher

If you are trying to go green, you could give them to your friendly local farmer for reuse. That way, they don't have to buy new ones. That's what the guy from No Impact Man did with his.

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JustPlainJo

As I recall, these little baskets are just the right size to corral individually-wrapped cheese slices, or anything that general size and shape.

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PainterLee

Contact an elementary school or church. They often want stuff like that for projects or organizing bins for supplies.

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Poor But Proud

Find some cool ribbon or ripped rags and weave them in and out of the patterns, then use them for catch alls.

If they are straight up and down, use them for drawer organizers, napkin holders at picnics, candy dishes, coffee filters, and more.

The list is only as long as our imagination!!

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PIKKA

I use them as mini-colanders for anything small that needs to drain: baby bottle nipples, small caps, bits of wool or yarn I've dyed, etc.

I also use them for garden projects as mentioned above.One could also line them with a newspaper sheet [1/2] folded and filled with soil for starting a few seeds, and by the time the plant has developed good roots,the paper will be ready to fall apart but the roots will hold the square shape. One could put 4-6 flower seeds in corners and have a pattern already established.

Sometimes I use them as temporary organizers: we all have small things we haven't decided whether to keep or toss, and putting them all in one small basket keeps them from rolling around until you get around to figuring out permanent place. Might want to double stack them. If double stacked could put them in drawer to hold decks of cards, business cards, small craft scissors, anything small and relatively light weight.

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mrs christmas

They are fantastic for seed trays and also to prick out lettuces and other salads for a little windowsill garden. I have saved a fortune on buying containers over the years!

Does anyone have any ideas what to do with those plastic containers that strawberries come in? - Gardener50