My favorite mint is Altoids, but what to do with the tins? You can recycle them, throw them in the recycle bin- but just in case you wanted to know how to reuse Altoid tins or for that matter any mint tins. Check out our Favorite 50 way to reuse Altoid tins.
Top 50 Ways To Reuse Altoid Tins
1.) Store paperclips, rubber bands and other small desk items. Keep a selection in your car.
2.) Store miscellaneous items in your rolling briefcase
3.) Decorate and give away as gifts
4.) Put make up in to carry
5.) Use to carry your eyeglass cleaning cloth and cleaner, so it doesnt get lost
6. ) Make a First Aid Kit
7.) Store Flashdrives
8.) Make a Guitar
9.) How to make a pintoid Camera
10.) Altoids tin as external battery pack
11.) iPod shuffle case
12.) Altoids tin crystal radio
13. Make a USB Drive. Example of Altoids USB drive Instructions on how to make a combo USB drive
14.) Completed Altoids vibrobot
15.) Store Sewing Supplies
16.) Store Small Camera
17.) Keep pocket Change
18.) Store pics of friend and family, keep in purse, car, briefcase, backpack
19.) Store hair accessories, such a barrettes and bobby pins.
20.) Store guitar pics
21.) Store nails, screws and other handyman items
22.) Keep for a hiding ashtray
23.) Store your Stash
24.) Use to Make fires- Full instructions here.
25.) Use to make a portable BBQ
26.) Store game pieces that might get lost.
27.) Use to mix small batches of paints.
28.) Store excess keys, you can also bury them around the house in case you get locked out.
29.) Make a flashlight
30.) Make a Electronics Lab
31.) Make a Martini (yep with Olive)
32.) Make a Candle or reuse as a candle base
33.) Store jewelry, also makes great way to travel with jewelry
34.) Use to store spices (I have tumeric in an Altoid Tin)
34.) Use for potpourri
35.) Make some Steampunk Art
36.) Store Playing Cards
37.) Make a miniature Tool Box
38.) Make Art
39.) Make An Advent Calendar
40.) Store Fishing Lures
41.) Make a Wallet
42.) Into Geo-Caching- Try using an Altoid Tin
43.) Use to store pills and vitamins, also good on a trip
44.) Make a Router
45.) Make a Man Valet (Love this one)
46.) Make a Dart Gun
47.) Make a Survival Kit
48.) Make a Snack Kit
49.) Make an MP3
50.) Make a postage stamp holder
Resources
How To Reuse and Empty Altoids
I use my old Altoid tins in the garage for storing different items, they are just the right size and they stack so well!
Very energetic article, I liked that bit. Will there be a part 2?
I should use some of the Altoids tins to store my magnet Scrabble pieces, while attaching a strong magnet on the tin. Hmmmmmm….
I love all the crafts for Altoid twins. However I do not empty twins fast. Is there a site that sells the twins? Please email me if there is a site.
Thank you
Rickie
I store mini-cross stich kits in old Altoid tins and put them in my purse. It gives me something to do when I’m bored in a waiting room