After you've enjoyed the last of the milk, don't just toss that jug in recycling bin! There are lots of ways to upcycle this ...

Bird feeder: Leave the cap on a gallon milk jug. Trace a circle about 3 inches in diameter on the side and cut it out carefully with an art knife or utility knife.

Often, I can get several seasons out of these milk jugs. - Kelly, e-mail Frugal holiday decor: I repurpose plastic gallon milk jugs in several ways. I use them for driveway luminaries at Christmas.

For this project, you need an empty 1-gallon milk jug, two black plastic bottle caps (just paint them), two jar lids, four to five sheets of thick paper for the wings and head, Elmer's glue, hot ...

Use a box cutter (or scissors or a knife) to poke drainage holes in the bottom. They don’t have to be big, but aim for four ...

Making milk jug animals is a great way to get your child’s creative juices flowing. You can make almost any animal imaginable, including a pig, penguin, bear, bat and even a crazy monster. Save ...

Materials used: - 1. Old gallon milk jug with cap, narrow flexible tubing (at least five feet) from the hardware store, and a little glue.