back-to-school desktop organizer
Kids can keep all their homework supplies in one place—with a handy organizer they can build and decorate themselves!
This activity is appropriate for:
kindergarten - 3rd grade / 5 - 8 years
You will need:
- Shoebox with lid
- Best-Buy Broad-Tip Markers, Lakeshore Crayon Packs and/or Washable Tempera Paint Pack and Lakeshore Heavy-Duty Brushes
- Flexible Shapes and Textured Collage Shapes
- Small box with lid
- Empty yogurt container
- Best-Buy Scissors
- Best-Buy School Glue
Directions
- Use markers, crayons, and/or paint to decorate the outside of the shoebox and its lid.
- Glue colored paper around the yogurt container.
- Set aside to dry.
- Glue the small box and yogurt container to the shoebox lid.
- Glue the small box lid upside-down to the shoebox lid (so that it forms a shallow storage tray).
- Set aside to dry.
- If you like, decorate the organizer with foam shapes or collage materials.
- Now you can store glue in the small box, smaller items like erasers and pencil sharpeners in the small box lid, and crayons, markers, or pencils in the yogurt container.
- Store larger items inside the shoebox.
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