Creative Uses for Your Muffin Tins

Perhaps your muffin tins have outlasted their prime and you are ready for some new ones. Maybe you've decided to replace them with the new silicone types. Don't relegate them to the trash bin just yet. Recycle them in the following ways and give them a whole new lease on life!

Use Your Muffin Tins For Finger painting. The individual cups are the perfect size to hold the paints while your little one creates a masterpiece. Using your muffin tins makes cleanup a snap too. Wash out the muffin tin with mild soap and water and you can store it conveniently in your pantry for next time.

Fill Your Muffin Tin With Craft Supplies. Beads, embellishments and all other small craft supplies can be kept in easy reach while working on your craft projects.

Use Your Muffin Tin As A Desk Organizer. Fill each cup with separate office supplies. Rubber bands, paper clips, push pins and staples can be kept out in plain view for easy access or stowed away in a bottom drawer. Why pay for a new desk organizer when the perfect storage container is right in your pantry!

Organize Your Hair Accessories Once And For All. Fill each cup of your muffin tip with hair accessories. Designate one cup for hair scrunchies, another for ponytail holders and others for hair clips, bobby pins, etc. Once your muffin tin is filled, slide it in the cabinet under your sink. No more frantic searches before school for your daughter's favorite butterfly hair clips that she just has to wear today.

Use Your Muffin Tin As A Jewelry Holder. Instead of buying your daughter a traditional jewelry box, use a muffin tin instead. Set it up on her dresser and fill each cup with her earrings and costume jewelry. Instead of digging through a deep jewelry box, she will be able to locate her Barbie watch in seconds during those hectic mornings before school.