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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:52 AM
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    They become cat toys.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:57 AM
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    I make Christmas ornaments & binding buddies with them.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:59 AM
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    The Girl Scout Brownies was whom I gave them to for there projects. Try them.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:05 AM
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    I have a collection of wooden ones for show, and use the others to wrap embroidery floss that I use for hand embroidery
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:36 AM
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    I just donated a large bag of them to an art teacher... she had all kinds of ideas for them.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
    I donate them to schools/kindergarten especially..girl scouts and FREECYCLE...plenty of homeschool people who use them for crafting things...

    Great idea!
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:40 AM
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    I game mine to an elementary school art teacher.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:41 AM
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    I give my empty spools to pre-school centers . We have two in our town and the teachers are every happy to get them an d they do small projects with them.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:43 AM
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    Art classes can use them for imprints on clay, paper etc. Think scrap books to. Make great designs in cookie dough also. Finger dexterity for supervised play to string them with kids. The skinny ones, cut the caps off the ends and cut up into small beads for necklaces for kids crafts in vacation Bible schools, troop mtgs. etc. Not that I have done all of these, but these are some ideas off the top of my one brain cell I still have left. Another idea, try attaching them to a board to hang stuff (jewerly, small objects, keys) off of. Cut the cap off of one end and attach to a frame for weaving purposes (might work). Hope this helps anyone.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:47 AM
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    I recycle the plastic ones, kept a few in the Grand kids 'Art' box. Let the cat have one or two.... the wood ones go into a jar. The large cones make good funnels for getting that last bit of ketchup , syrup, liquid soap, whatever fits from old bottle to new bottle. cones work for holding thin bouquet together in vase.. Handles for bundles of sticks, wood... ( secure bundle, insert twine, thru cone, secure to other side of bundle, carry)
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