- As a scoop for washing powder (Joanne Adkins)
- Cane toppers in the greenhouse - stops you poking your eye out! (Richard Braker)
- They make great picnic cups (Christine Haughton)
- Use the empty pots as a spider catcher (Margaret Wilde)
- Unbeatable as storage pots for crayons, pens, buttons, paperclips, screws, etc. (Hazel Kirkland)
- Cut the pots into vertical strips to make waterproof plant labels (Sylvia Jordan)
Make a little treat for the birds by mixing some bird seed, raisins and fat together. Put the mixture in an empty pot and freeze for about an hour. When it comes out, hang it in a tree for the birds to nibble away at! (Lorraine Smith)
Use them for planting seedlings (Lorraine Brook)
My grandchildren like to make 'telephones' with them - 2 pots connected with a long piece of string! (Christine Moizer)
Use the pots as measuring cups for cakes and other recipes (Audrey Tebbs)
- Protect your milk on the doorstep from those cheeky birds (Helen Gretton)
- Fill them with home-made soup to freeze (Bryony Sayburn)
- Use them for controlled watering of grow bags. Puncture each pot about 10 times with a skewer, then insert the pots (about 10) into the grow bag before planting your plants. When watering you can then just fill the pots with water which will seep out when the grow bag needs it. Avoids over-watering and is much faster than using a hosepipe/watering can (Gill Torri)
- Art and crafts with my children (Paul Lancaster)
- The butter wrappers are a no-mess method of greasing baking tins (Rob de Mercado)
- Scare off the birds from your veggie patch (Jo Holloway)
- Stand empty pots on top of each other to form cricket wickets (Robert Nicholls)
- Pack them with straws, bamboo and other hollow stems and hide them in trees and bushes for insects to live in over winter (Sylvia Robbins)
- Improvised toys for children - skittles, fairground games (Mark Tearle)
- Ideal for storing playdough (Hazel Rea)
