Planning for rainy day craft activities doesn’t have to be complicated or even expensive. You have a few options to create a crafty storage area.
First option, you’ll need a craft box. You can make this as difficult or as simply as you want. I’ve had friends who have simply taken a cardboard box with a lid, written ‘Craft Box’ on the top and filled it with their goodies; others take the same box and have turned it into a work of art by affixing feathers and buttons and even painted pictures on it. It all depends on what amount of effort and time you want to put into it. After all, it’s not the box but what’s inside that count in the end.
Second option, designate a drawer in your kitchen as the craft drawer and fill it with your goodies.
You can use a tackle box for your small craft box. They’re great because they have little compartments for holding your small stuff—like googley eyes, rhinestones, buttons or pieces of glass. The bigger compartment can hold your glue gun and large pieces of felt and any other crafty items you’ve got. You can also purchase any size plastic tub to use for a craft box—in fact some empty tubs are made for just such a purpose. They come with drawers and trays with lots of compartments to store your items. However you make or buy your craft box, make sure it’s special to your children.
Another great idea is to use an over the door plastic shoe holder. They are fairly cheap and you store a LOT of items in them without taking up a drawer or any counter space in your kitchen. Because the little plastic areas are see-through, you’re instantly organized! You can see everything you have at a glance.
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