The following is a sponsored post on behalf of Costco and Acorn Influence. All thoughts and opinions are always my own.
My kids have been in school for two weeks now, but we’re still settling into our back to school routine. They’re alarms not going off, some outfits not perfectly matching, some supplies still need to be bought, etc. Although, one thing my boys quickly got a hang of was waking up and having their breakfast. They usually wake up starving and, while I’m not the type of mom to go all out and cook breakfast every morning, I do keep the pantry stocked with their favorite cereals, like Honey Nut Cheerios. Normally I just buy a big family size box, but when I found out that buying Honey Nut Cheerios (and tons of other participating General Mills products that you can see below) at Costco also meant I earned an additional eight Box Tops, and a chance to win a Golden Box Tops, I headed over to Costco and stocked up right away!
Easy DIY Mason Jar Box Tops Holder
My kids school really get the kids hyped on collecting Box Tops and I love the fact that I can help out by buying the products that we already love for breakfast and lunches right from Costco. It’s a really easy and fun way to support our school. Each year we put together a new Box Tops holder (see below for the easy DIY mason jar Box Tops holder). Collecting the Box Tops and making a new Box Tops holder has become a back to school tradition that we look forward to every year!
Easy DIY Mason Jar Box Tops Holder
What You’ll Need:
Mason jar
White and black spray paint. **We used flat black and white but any will do.
Painters tape
Ribbon
Mason jar lid insert with opening.
How To:
Spary entire jar white and set aside to dry for about 1 hour.
Tape of section you want to spray paint black **I eye-balled it right in the center but you can also use a ruler if want to paint more than one stripe.
Spray paint the taped off section black and let dry. **Don’t worry about imperfections while drying.
Take off tape and add pretty ribbon.
Pop out lid and add insert.
That’s it now you can Start collecting your Box Tops! *Also makes a great back to school teacher gift!
Golden Box Tops
Select participating General products at Costco will have eight additional Box Tops & a chance to win a Golden Box Tops. Simply use the code on specially marked packages and enter it online at CostcoBoxTops.com (you can enter 2 times a day) in order to win one of 3000 BoxTops containing 100 eBoxTops (valued at $10 each).
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Easy way to get involved: purchase back to school classroom snacks (Annie’s Fruit Snacks is perfect and has BoxTops) and stock up at Costco on Ziploc bags! They save you time, money and you get MORE BoxTops – its a win win!
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Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
I can’t tell you how much I love this. I think we’ve probably lost as many box tops as we’ve donated!
Paula Schuck says
I absolutely love this idea. We usually just put ours in a basket. Which of course, leads to losing a lot of them. =(
Mandi says
That School Days ribbon is adorable!
Nicole Etolen says
What a great idea. That is so cute and creative. I will try this soon.
Jasmine Eclipse says
This is such a cute idea! I love mason jars, and I absolutely adore the way you customized yours! Also, the box tops for education movement is so amazing, it’s been going on since I was in school (which is a LONG time ago!)
Terri Beavers says
What a cute way to save box tops. I’ll have to make a couple of these. I’ve got envelopes hung around town and everyone contributes their box tops to them.
Christy Garrett says
That is a cute idea. I currently keep the box tops in a zip lock baggie. I need to turn mine in.
Melissa Dixon says
This is a cute idea to keep the box tops. I have never had a good place to keep mine but now I will. Thanks for sharing!
Kathy says
I think this is a great idea. I normally just put them in a plastic zip lock bag. I love this idea a lot more. We always have jars around, so I’ll be making one of these.
Ann Bacciaglia says
I need to make a holder like this. Box Tops are a great way to help out your community.
Shaney Vijendranath (youbabyandi) says
Wow, I am so going to try this. I think my husband lost a few because he couldn’t remember where he left them. 🙁
Debra Schroeder says
Such a cute idea. We used to store ours in a ziplock, which would end up getting lost.
Chubskulit Rose says
That’s awesome, you are very creative! I used an empty jar too for my kids labes.
Krystal says
Great idea. Love creative ideas such as this. This will look good on my kitchen counter . Easy to use and super cute
Karissa says
What a cute way to store your box tops! Mine are just in a plastic bag in the drawer!
The Cubicle Chick says
This is so pretty and reminds of Disney. I save all my box tops and send them to a friend who homeschools. Thanks for sharing. – Yolonda
Ricci says
What a cute idea! Boxtops help schools get so many needed things!
Bernadette Siazon says
We don’t have box tops promos here but I’m sure I can find use with the DIY mason jar.