Uses for Foam Meat Trays

RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays >STAMPS Post By K (Guest Post) (06/07/2007) I saw on a craft show they made stamps to stamp ink with using the meat trays. You can either cut the foam into simple shapes like hearts and stars etc or cut out a rectangle and then using a pencil create a design. Seemed like they either glued an empty thread bobbin to the back or made a handle loop with masking tape to help pick up with. http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_design_ ... article/0,,HGTV_3565_1383779,00.html http://frugalliving.about.com/od/frugalfun/ht/Make_Stamps.htm http://www.handcraftersvillage.com/rubber.htm#Don't%20throw%20those%20meat%20trays%20away RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays Post By Jessica From INDIANA (Guest Post) (06/07/2007) I usually find most of my craft ideas from familyfun.com, parenting.com, nickjr.com, crayola.com, about.com, beliefnet.com, and lots more. Those usually have ideas for styro foam or any thing that we would usually toss out or recycle. I ususally let my kids put paint in them, saves my dishes. Also you can cut out the center and make really cool picture frames. :) Good luck and have fun. Request: Uses for Foam Meat Trays Post by moderator (1026) | (06/07/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact I'm looking for interesting uses for everyday objects like foam meat. Gloria from California Answers: RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays I've been told to be careful reusing styrofoam meat trays -- they could hold in bacteria and be passed on. Better to be safe, and throw the meat trays out and save the ones from pastries and baked goods instead. (10/12/2005) By Carolb RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays Insulation... you check to see if you have cold air coming in around your outside wall electric light switches and electric plugins, if there is air coming in, you take the cleaned and dry meat trays and cut a piece that will fit the electric switch plate or the plugin plate and place it behind it to seal out the cold air. This will help save on your heating bill. (10/12/2005) By Suzq RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays My kids used to use clean and dry trays to make Christmas tree decorations. (10/12/2005) By suzq RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays I have used mine for snack trays just like you do paper plates. I always clean them in water and bleach before it use them and have never had any problems. (10/13/2005) By COOKIEPOM RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays I used to do a lot of decorative tole painting and I used the foam trays as palettes for my paints. I could put quite a few colors on one tray and then all I had to do for clean up was to throw them away. (10/13/2005) By Margaret RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays Use them to go under seedling trays in the spring that way if your trays leek there is no mess, that came from me mother in law. (10/13/2005) RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays Teachers usually love these trays, they use them for painting projects, sorting small items for crafts, math, whatever. Classroom teachers as well as art teachers might appreciate a donation. Be sure they are washed well & bleached. I put mine through the dishwasher if I need to reuse them for such things. Better yet is the tip of saving trays from veggies & pastries only. (10/13/2005) By kidsNclutter RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays Find some that are the right size & put them in the bottom of your refrigerator's drawers. If you have anything in the drawer that leaks you might be able to lift out just the tray instead of removing the entire drawer to clean the mess. (10/13/2005) By kidsNclutter RE: Uses for Foam Meat Trays You can make dimensional pictures: Make several photocopies of your picture. Cut out sections of foreground, mid ground, background. Glue pieces of foam tray between the layers of your picture to add dimension. Frame the result. (10/28/2005) By SavvySuzy