Recycle a Kool-aid canister and get two great Blues Clues gifts in one. This cool kid's cookie jar is easily transferable into a personal bank and is great for birthdays and holidays.

What you'll need:

How to make it:

1. Sand the canister with sandpaper to give it a rough finish. This gives the paint a surface to adhere to.
2. Paint the exterior of the canister and lid with the light blue craft paint. Let dry.
3. Using your pencil and paper, draw the ears in one piece. They should be about 2 1/2" wide by 9" long. (see photo)
4. Cut out pattern and trace onto light blue felt. Cut out felt ears.
5. Cut out small navy blue felt circles and attach to ears with tacky glue. Let dry.
6. Glue eyes on the side of the lid. Screw on lid to the canister.
7. Draw on the nose, or cut out of navy blue felt and attach with tacky glue.
8. Draw mouth lines on the canister.
9. Cut a pink tongue and attach with tacky glue.
10. Cut some large navy blue circles out of felt and attach to canister.
11. Cut a slit in the lid for the bank, if desired.
12. Lay the ears in position on the top of the canister. Cut slit in middle of ears for the bank.
13. Use tacky glue to attach the ears to the top of the bank. Let the sides hang loose.
14. Let dry thoroughly.
15. Make and bake sugar cookie "dog biscuits" and put inside canister as a special treat.

Tips:

When you paint on plastic, the paint does not form a solid bond. This canister would be more of a "display" than an actual type of "toy".

Try rolling out refrigerated sugar cookie dough and cut with bone-shaped cookie cutters. Sprinkle with sugar and bake according to directions on package. Place the cookies inside the canister and give as a party gift to each child! You can also put a slit in the top to use as a bank later.