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Best idea for organizing crayons, yet
Let's be practical today. Wouldn't life be simpler if for some reason, in the same way China allows families only one child, America decided each family had to get by on just one box of 64 crayons?
I've thought of giving them away. But there they lay, scattered in shoe boxes and cute plastic buckets. Lined up in that car compartment where you didn't realize they would melt into one mega-crayon. Under beds, and under foot, broken.
I recently found the best idea yet for how to take care of the scores of needy crayons in your house. The solution involves brightly colored duct tape (did you know this product exists? It does!), some zip-lock baggies, and a three-ring binder.
The picture is self-explanatory, I think. The duct tape (aqua, in this photo) reinforces the plastic baggy so it doesn't rip. I've made a bunch of these, filling the baggies with crayons and the pockets with paper.
If you lay awake at night thinking, "why do I have all of these crayons?'' you owe it to yourself to try this out.
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Comments
The great thing I found was this plastic seven drawer craft cart. Each drawer have close-able snapping lid, so a child can pull the whole drawer out and carry where-ever in the house to color to their heart's content, close the lid shut and bring it back and put it in the cart. I have tons of crayons and markers in the same drawer and the rule is they get stored NO WHERE else. My other drawers are filled with paper, paints, and other art and crafts products. I know I'll love them for grabbing individual drawers to take to girl scout events in the fall without having to gather suuplies from around the house each time.
http://www.target.com/Sterilite-7-Drawer-Craft-Cart-White/dp/B000MQ62IG/qid=1240928131/ref=br_1_6/185-3171749-6107405?ie=UTF8&node=14034461&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
Posted by: Erin | April 28, 2009 10:27 AM
I have one similar to this but I don't get how it's a carrying case. When you pull the drawer out, does each drawer have a top on it also?
Posted by: Brittany Wallman | April 28, 2009 10:33 AM
Nevermind. I see that you already TOLD me each drawer has a lid. I just read the reviews on this product and everyone seems to be in love with it. Especially scrapbookers. Very cool.
Posted by: Brittany Wallman | April 28, 2009 10:37 AM