6 DIY products you can make from cardboard tubes

Keep your cords untangled: All of us have cables in a tangled mess. You can sort them quickly by running them through leftover cardboard tubes. It will prevent them from forming nasty knots. You can also store your small detachable cords for different electronics in an organized manner by making a cardboard tube organizer. It’s time to bid farewell to hours of messy untangling.

Make your seed starters at home: If you are fond of gardening but don’t want to spend money on seed starters for little saplings, toilet paper tubes can come in handy. You just need to cut them into two, place them in a waterproof tray, fill them with potting soil, and plant the seeds. Once the seeds germinate, you can take the rolls out of the tray and place them in soil or pots to grow.

Keep your dress pants crease-free:  Nothing spoils the mood worse than a crease on your ready-to-wear dress pants hanging in the wardrobe. There is a quick solution to this problem. You simply need to take a cardboard paper tube, cut down its length using sharp scissors, and slip it on the hanger’s horizontal bar. It will prevent the creases from forming on pants. You can fix the paper tube with tape to prevent it from slipping off the hanger.

Turn empty Pringle box into speakers: Do you love eating those tasty potato chips and have many empty boxes that you will eventually throw away? Save one and convert it into a makeshift speaker. You just need to make a phone-sized cutout in the box and place your phone’s speaker side in it. Switch on the music, and boom.

Store your plastic bags like a pro: You need plastic bags to store stuff or provide cover against water. You can now store them neatly in a no-fuss, hassle-free way. All you need to do is take an empty paper towel roll and stuff as many plastic bags as you can into it, and put on the lid. The entire mess vanishes like magic, and you can always take one out whenever you want.

DIY toys and crafts for kids: Children love DIY toys and arts, and you can use empty paper tubes to create various fun crafts for them like a kaleidoscope, Christmas ornaments, paper-tube dinosaur, and much more. Making them can be a great fun and learning experience for both you and them.

About New Hampshire Paper Tube

Do you wonder where all these per tubes come from? It’s people like us who produce them. At New Hampshire Paper Tube, we make all kinds, from color tubes to spool and reel cores. If you have questions about our products, services, or paper tubes, you can reach out to us by calling at (603) 706-6255 or emailing us at matt@nhpapertube.com. Or you can also fill out our online contact form.