What do to with old cheque books and paying in books

[malumbu]

Any ideas, the more novel the better, I've found loads, all still valid but I'll keep one just in case.

I could use them as wallpaper, like they do with maps in cool houses.

Send them to America where they still use them.

Confuse a young person by asking them what they are for, or keeping them to placate a mugger, here you are mate have all of them.

I've got a good idea that is not wasteful, but give me your real and/or odd suggestions.  No, not toilet paper.

[jazzer]

Shred

[malumbu]

Nope that is boring,  I want something creative.  Maybe turn them into Xmas cards.  I understand from those daytime television programmes that don't involve buying houses, DIY, antiques, bargain hunting and the second World War that this is called 'upcycling'.

AI suggests: Upcycling old cheque books can involve repurposing the paper from old checks into creative items like notebooks, journals, art pieces, gift tags, bookmarks, decorative paper, or even small boxes, by cutting, decorating, and assembling the paper to create new functional or decorative objects, while ensuring any personal banking information is properly obscured or removed.

And there is vid too