101 Uses for a Glove

At Extremities we LOVE gloves and we can reuse and recycle them for a variety of different uses and activities! We wanted to share with you some cool, quirky and alternative ways to use old and spare gloves. So… here goes!

1. Of course, protection from harsh weather conditions
2. A protective layer when making cold snow balls
3. As a duster
4. Scraping snow and ice from your car
5. Protection from holding someone’s hand you don’t want to!
6. Protection from cold steering wheels – driving glove
7. Carrying hot cups of tea and hot chocolate
8. Cleaning your phone/ iPad screen
9. Make finger puppets
10. Stuff with toy stuffing and use as a jewellery stand, necklaces and rings etc. – earring cushion
11. Plant bunting holders
12. Use as the hands of a snowman/ scarecrow
13. Christmas decorations
14. Knitted bunting
15. Mug cover/ tea cosy
16. Glove monsters!
17. As a Christmas stocking use Velcro to close glove
18. The star (glove) on top of a Christmas tree
19. Phone holder
20. Window/ mirror cleaner
21. Stuff with stuffing- use as a pin cushion
22. Glasses cleaner
23. Attach to a belt as a mini pocket/ bag- attach velcro/ popper to open/ close
24. Fancy dress- add faux fur to the top and wear as part of an animal fancy dress e.g. black cat, leopard
25. Utensil holder- pens
26. Makeup brush holder
27. Patchwork quilt- cut up old fabric gloves
28. Cable organiser
29. Wrist and hand warmer
30. Knit gloves together to become wing mirror warmers to stop getting frozen overnight
31. Extra soft dog petter
32. Door handle warmer
33. As part of a cockerel costume
34. Stress toy – fill with flour and tie with an elastic band
35. Finger Puppets – add faces to the end
36. Toy Chipmunk
37. Mittens – chop the fingers off
38. Halloween party bag – fill with treats
39. Sensory hands – fill with unknown items and get your friend to put their hands inside to guess what the item is
40. Halloween Jellies – fill with jelly and allow to set to leave a hand shaped jelly
41. Ear warmers for animals
42. Octopus – fill with stuffing
43. Chicken puppet
44. Egg holder
45. Monster and Character gloves – just add claws
46. Remove from upholstery
47. To help open jars
48. Dust window blinds
49. Non-slip broom handle covers
50. Heavy duty rubber bands – cut rings from the fingers
51. DIY Ice Pack
52. Bath Toy
53. Alternative socks – make sure you get a big size
54. Glass warmer – place round the bottom of a glass
55. Plant pots
56. Use waterproof gloves for washing the car
57. Gardening
58. Boxing
59. To Play the Drums – so the sticks don’t fly out your hands
60. Protection against blisters
61. Chop beetroot – prevents your hands from being dyed purple
62. Create scary hand ornaments – fill with plaster
63. Key holder – hang up and fill with keys
64. Cotton Ball Holder
65. Make Tye Dye T-Shirts
66. Cow Udder Insulator
67. Stirrup Warmer
68. Draw the Palmistry Hand model on it and learn it
69. Model Sun – add a circle face in the middle & lots of yellow/orange gloves around the outside
70. Tent Peg Holder
71. Balloons – add faces & hairstyles to create funny people
72. Alternative Lampshade/lantern – place light bulb inside translucent glove
73. Add elastic – use as a multi-coloured fancy dress beard
74. Toy Sheep
75. Use as pockets – attach to a jumper
76. Olaf toy
77. Hats for tiny toys/ornaments – trim off the fingers and use as hats
78. Crocodile Puppets
79. Oven gloves
80. Draft excluder – knit together to make a snake
81. Cress Hedgehog
82. Key Cozies – use the finger tip
83. Purse
84. As a mop for floors
85. Hobby horse – add broomstick, face and stuffing
86. Make a cat toy
87. Bubble snakes – cut the end off of a plastic water bottle, put glove over bottle to cover the end, dip in washing up liquid & water, then blow through the mouth of the bottle
88. Armband when running – cut off the cuff then add phone
89. Egg cup cozy
90. Mug cozy – keep your tea warm
91. Card Holder
92. A pocket for small & important bits
93. Vase – rubber gloves only!
94. For rock climbing – add extra grip
95. Fingerless gloves- just chop off the finger tips!
96. Make a stuffed bear toy