You will not believe all of the different things you can create with one simple Altoid tin…and I don’t think you’ll throw one away ever again! In fact, you might rush to the store to grab them just for the cute little tins after you see this roundup…
I’m loving this idea over at A Girl and A Glue Gun! Perfect way to store crayons and mini papers for instant on-the-go access! Altoid Art Case Tutorial
Practice those letters anywhere with this fun game by Always Expect Moore! Perfect for those li’l preschoolers!
Travel Letter Game Tutorial at UCreate
Create a mini altoid house for those tiny toys the kids love to play with!
Mini Home for Squinkies at My Froggy Princess
Altoid tins come in handy for business card holders, too!
Business Card Holder Tutorial at Julie Ann Art
I’ve heard of Altoid tins used for emergencies when the power goes out and camping! This is a great tutorial over at Design Sponge – DIY Travel Candle
There are so many games you can make using Altoid tins! Doodle Craft shows us how to make a magnetic fishing set game.
Keep personal items in a small decorated tin – great for junior high and high school kids!
DIY Back to School Kit by Popper and Mimi
Oh, what a perfect gift this would make for a crafty friend!
Mini Sewing Kit via Polly Danger using a Dollar Store Sewing Kit and Altoid Tin
Every little girl loves to play dress-up! Create a mini version she can take with her anywhere!
Magnetic Dress Up Dolls by Alli Whitmore
This next idea over at This Mama Makes Stuff is a genius way to use those extra scraps lying around! Perfect for the little fashion designer gal! Fabric Scrap Paper Doll Kit
Is there anything you CAN’T do with an Altoid tin?! What a great idea for mini plants.
I love this Altoid Tin Mini Garden at Life on the Balcony.
Many bloggers are fabulous at using them when organizing, too! Those little ear buds are always getting tangled – what a great way to store them on-the-go!
5 Easy Ways to Organize Your Cords at Buzz Feed
Make your little gal a mini purse to carry her treasures around in! Craft Bits has a great tutorial on how to make an altered tin purse!
Turn Your Child into a Magnetic Doll with Get Creative Juice! “Magnetic Me” Tutorial
Use an altoid tin for all sorts of games include the classic checkers!
Create a Altoid Tic Tac Toe Game with Adobe Addict on Two Peas in a Bucket!
Another classic game?!
A Girl and A Glue Gun shows us how to make a mini checkers travel game.
We can’t leave out a first aid kit! These are perfect to keep in any purse, glove box, backpack…anywhere! Mini First Aid Kit Tutorial at Spoonful
Wow, thanks for the fun surprise of featuring my fishing kit today! Love the other ideas too! Nat 🙂
This is a great collection of Altoid crafts. Now I just need to find some people who buy them and ask them to save the containers for me. 🙂
Oh!!! These are all so cute. Now it makes me wish I would of picked up that Altoid can at Target today 🙁 Guess there’s my reason to go back 😉
xoxo
You can buy tins on Amazon at a very reasonable price.
Wow! Amazing collection and I plan to make a vanity box out of biscuits tin today, thanks for the inspiration
Oh, my goodness! These are all terrific ideas – I have a collection of the tins… a lot of these ideas would be fun craft projects for the kids to make as well. Thanks for this collection!
Thanks for including my decorated Altoids tin! There are so many fantastic ideas in this post!
I love Altoids tins and have many lying around. I recently made a chalk holder for my little girl to carry around: http://mfpart.blogspot.com/2013/07/altered-altoid-chalk-tin.html
Very cute ideas ,