As a homeschooler we have lots of craft supplies. It doesn’t help that I am addicted to all things crafty and fun. The flip side of this is that I can’t stand clutter or “junk drawers.” These two worlds collide in our craft cupboard.
The main problem with the cupboard is that items are not easily accessible, and definitely disorganized.
I started by taking everything out of the cupboard.
Then I sorted and organized all the bins and miscellaneous items, with the help of the kids.
Some of the jobs kids can do are sorting crayons and markers (throwing out broken or dried up ones), testing ink pads, finding homes for lost puzzle pieces, sorting crafts, and testing glue.
After everything was sorted, I put it all back into the cupboard using the “make sure the baby can’t reach it method.” Things like the paper cutter and markers are up high so if the cabinet is left open our toddler can’t do as much damage. I also made the top shelf “preschool activities,” so when I am working with our little ones, I can just grab something off the top shelf, I don’t have to hunt around for it.
Usually I hesitate at the words “mommy can I make….?” because I dread looking for the supplies in our cabinet. Hopefully this tackle will help me to be more flexible and fun with the kids and their crafting.
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