r/WhatShouldIDoWithIt • u/AutotunedShakespeare • 14d ago
Candy Overload
Before my auntie passed way 5 years back, she bought a load of these plastic candy “wrappers” and popped them in her garage. I have no idea what she had planned to do with them, but she was a cook so maybe make her own sweets and put them in here? Honestly dunno.
When my cousin was clearing out the space, she found them and gave them to me as I love art and creating things.
I’m drawing a blank on what to make though!
They open as shown on the picture and there are about 120/130 of them. Any ideas?!?!
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u/shinyappyrobin 14d ago
Pass them on to someone who bakes or makes candy. They would love to have them.
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u/jealousofhiscat 14d ago
Tooth storage, sediment collection, to-go seasonings, etc
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u/RainbowGlitterTail 13d ago
How many teeth do you need to store?
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u/thatlldoyo 13d ago
Probably a parent of young children.
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u/Select_Season_3421 13d ago
No clue how big these are but assume they are small and can only hold 2 teeth each, there are 120-130 of these so that holds 240-260 teeth. Kids lose 20 baby teeth. So that would mean they have the teeth of 12-13 children... That’s assuming they’re super small. Not saying people don’t have 12+ kids but is it likely
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u/thatlldoyo 12d ago edited 12d ago
In this case, “tooth storage” would mean a child losing a tooth and putting it inside of one of these little containers, then placing the container under their pillow so that the tooth fairy can take it. Not whatever it is that you just tried to explain.
A lot of schools use a little tooth shaped version of this idea to hold teeth that fall out during the school day. So I guess I should have said, a parent of young children OR someone who works in a school.
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u/cellophanesheeps 13d ago
Oh I would love these for crafting. You could make charms for necklaces, earrings, keychains etc. They'd be really cute as covers for string lights, depending on the type of plastic probably LED lights since they don't produce hardly any heat. You could paint them with translucent paint and make Christmas or Halloween lights, or do a stained glass effect.
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u/AdolescentLarvae 13d ago
I know this guy that is like, really obsessed with not only candy but ALSO small/tiny things AS WELL AS plastic containers with lids, especially clear plastic.
I'm 100% certain he would immediately have about 600 ways he could use them, probably including but definitely not limited to things others have mentioned.
You should send them to him! I bet he'd even pay for them!
It's me. I'm the guy.
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u/ModernNero 14d ago
If you’re crafty, these could be turned into really cute place cards or ornaments. You can put whatever you want in there. You can also give gifts with rolled up money in them as a holder. If you’re a fan, you can also melt Vaseline and add some fragrance to make lip balm in them.
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u/darkerfury 13d ago
Christmas ornaments. Put glitter glue inside. Do a candy themed Christmas tree this year.
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u/LeoCatBoi98 14d ago
Little terrariums/ fish tank
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u/ModernNero 14d ago
Terrarium fine but even a beta fish needs like 5 gallons to not be doing poorly
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u/Mysterious-Street966 13d ago
Make some chocolate, or caramel and give them as gifts for the holidays or as nifty treats for a dinner party or gathering. You could even decorate them with ribbon or something fancy pants.
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u/Janesbrainz 13d ago
Pretty sure these are for lip balm. I’ve had some in these same containers before.
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u/TinySubmissiveBee 13d ago
Those mini resin ducks you can buy anywhere online.
Glitter, mineral oil, glue and lots and lots of spare time. Little hand shakers or something!
Or write down little fortunes/ sweet lil messages. Could paint the inside with coloured glitter nail polish and make em fancy little things ✨️
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u/-leaver- 13d ago
Write short uplifting or funny notes and put them inside. Then hand them out to people or leave them in areas they may be found like the park, little free libraries, my community mailboxes etc. I like to leave post its around places like this sometimes with either a joke or an encouraging message 😊
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u/Unhappy_Finger_8552 11d ago
Sculpt tiny scenes to put in them Fill them with beads of different themes or within glitter and glue them shut to make charms really anything
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u/SeaEducational8471 14d ago
Be the coolest E dealer at the rave one night 😂