Did you ever wonder what you could do with all those empty Altoids tins you have collected? Me neither, but evidently others have contemplated this for us.
Here is a list of 94 funny/wacky things to do with Altoids tins.
Here are some more things you can make/do with them:
(Last update: 09/14/07)
- Altoids robot
- Altoids tin pocket thumb piano
- YBox - turn your TV into an internet channel
- 4 x AA USB Altoids Battery
- Altoids headphone amp
- Storage for Nintendo DS cartridges
- MintyBoost! - Small battery-powered USB charger
- Altoids Hacks Flickr Pool
- LED Flashlight (via BoingBoing)
- Pintoid (a pinhole camera)
- 9v USB Charger
- MP3 Player
- Designer Boxes
- iPod nano dock
- Survival kit
- PSP UMD case
- ipod battery pack
- Zen micro car mount
- Travel kit
- Minty mouse
- Domino thingy
- Hands-free tunes
- Altoids tin can video camera mount
- Color Organ
- Stereo microphone in a (non-Altoids) mint tin
- Another survival kit
- Altoids scrapbook tin
- Altoids ROMP(Random Oscillating Magnetnetic Pendulum)
If you know of some more, tell us in the comments!
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I use mine for geocaches!
February 6th, 2006 at 10:51 pmGreat idea… The Altoid tins are pretty and come in various shapes, such a waste not to re-use them! We’ve seen so many projects made out of them, thanks for making this list.
July 9th, 2006 at 10:45 amYou can make a funky and fun scrapbook out of an Altoid’s tin too!
August 17th, 2006 at 10:43 amChristina Crawford
You can also make pocket shrines out of Altoids tins too. Details: http://www.jetcityorange.com/AltoidsTin
March 20th, 2007 at 10:43 pma clock with hands. i made one.
August 25th, 2007 at 12:34 pmTeachers can use them in literacy centers. PreK and K can use them to spell 2-3 letter words using magnetic letters.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:34 pmWhen my nephew was about 15 or 16 months old, his favorite toy wasn’t believe it or not an Altoids Tin with a couple pennies in it. He loved to rattle it in the car. Why is it that kids seem to enjoy stuff like containers and remotes more than all those pricey toys out there? It’s just one of life’s great mysteries I guess!
November 15th, 2007 at 4:41 pmgoogle/youtube alcohol stove
May 7th, 2008 at 6:22 pmmany use it as stove
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