Welcome to Kid Friendly Friday. This week I have a couple of questions for you.1. I try to have 100% waste free lunches for the girls but have concerns about the containers I use. I recently found a good idea to replace the napkins (see post HERE) which completes my mission. The concern lies with the little plastic containers I use for everything. I'm not a huge fan. I know over time it breaks down and leached chemicals into it's contents. I've looked at stainless (here is my ideal container) but it's expensive. SO....do you have any ideas to replace these??
2. Does anyone use bread bag tags for anything creative? I always pause when throwing them but can't figure out anything useful.
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I am fairly new to your blog, but I just had to comment on the cloth napkins. I have been trying to make the switch b/c my little ones feel the need to use a napkin at each meal now...which means lot of napkins with a smidge of jelly end up being tossed. You have encouraged me to go ahead and kick it in gear and make them some fun cloth napkins! :-) As for the bread bag ties and containers...no ideas...yet! :-)
ReplyDeleteI would just say get the higher quality ones, don't nuke them and when they start to look worn, discard. Ours get lost or broken before too long, and most of the stuff you stick in them came in a plastic bag of some sort.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any suggestions in answer to your questions, but I'll have a think about it :) I too would love to know what to use, that's affordable, to replace little plastic containers in lunchboxes so I look forward to hearing other people's ideas!
ReplyDeleteDid you try googling the bread tags? I know I've seen craft ideas using them I just don't remember where it was in a way that's easily findable or that was as a kid's craft.
ReplyDeleteAs to the sandwich containers, maybe slowly replace them as you have money in the budget. That's how I've replaced items that were not what I wanted long term.
I can see why that would be your ideal container... I'm drooling over it, but it is pricey. Have you tried thrift shops or yard sales for things like that? I get most of our cloth napkins/tablecloths that way, and it saves a ton of money.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about your questions, they are good ones! Funny how my grandparents only used cloth napkins for their entire lives and now we are getting back to that!
ReplyDeleteI have been making my own cloth napkins for gifts and my own use for 30 years! I love making holiday themed ones. My mom recently gave me a whole bunch back because I have given her so many over the years. (She is down sizing.)
ReplyDeletewe don't use cloth napkins. Hubby always has a small towel near him for whatever purpose...it's like his adult blankie! Now the kids carry their own little towels with them (mostly leftover old cloth diapers really worn). So I guess that'll do! As for the bread tags, I don't have a clue! Hope you have a great weekend and holiday!
ReplyDeleteI just found this site on another blog yesterday - plastic, but high-quality, so it won't leach: laptoplunches.com
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ReplyDeleteSpray paint your bread tags with spray paint meant for plastic. Once they are a solid, pretty color....the inspiration will come to you. ;o)
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere once that someone used the tags to attach to all sorts of different cords in storage to label what they were used for. My husband had a drawer overflowing with cords and I wound each one up on itself and tagged with bread tag labeled with what it went to and then stored them in an old large popcorn tin that I'd been saving for a useful purpose.
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