You Might Be an Early Childhood Teacher If… you find a large box of recycled plastic baby food containers and you feel like you just won the lottery!
And you might really be an early childhood teacher if coming up with ideas to use said baby food containers in the classroom is even more fun than receiving the box in the first place. Combine the word FREE with “office supplies” and you’ve just achieved “Teacher Nirvana.”
Baby Food Container Office Supply Storage
One of my biggest problems has always been finding office supplies quickly. Whenever I go in search of push pins I end up poking myself; and forget about finding batteries in my classroom, I am better off filling out requisition forms and waiting 6 months for delivery!
I have tried many different solutions to this problem and none of them have really helped. I tried the nuts and bolts organizer but the drawers were too small and difficult to open.
Next, I tried little plastic containers inside the desk drawers but I had to open multiple drawers to find what I needed.
I also tried the shoe pocket organizer but I had to reach too far over my desk to get to the pockets.
My latest {and cutest} office supply storage solution is pictured at the top and uses recycled baby food containers and scrapbook paper.
I simply traced the lids of the containers on scrapbook paper, cut on the lines, and popped the paper under the lid. I used my trusty Label Maker to label each container and stacked them up so I could easily see the labels.
Now when I need something it is right in front of me, I can quickly scan the labels and grab the appropriate container.
The scrapbook paper I selected goes with my classroom garden theme. I’m making a matching pencil cup and lesson plan binder to complete the look, watch out, Martha Stewart!
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