Ideas for Your Craft Box

I like to think of a craft box as a creative opportunity!  If you allow it to be available to your little ones at all times, you'll be amazed at what they create!

If you're needing some ideas for what to stock in your box, here are a few ideas: 

Items to save and reuse

• paper bags
• rubberbands from newspapers
• paper clips
• plastic spoons and forks
• toothpicks
• string
• packaging material
• egg cartons
• newspapers
• magazines
• drink carriers
• buttons
• cans
• plastic jars
• milk jugs
• picture frames
• socks
• pantyhose
• drinking straws
• lids
• cereal boxes
• junk magnets (like from the telephone book)
• scrap paper
• scrap fabric
• coat hangers
• pebbles
• pinecones
• leaves

Things to Purchase:

• Chalk
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Tape
• Gluesticks
• Paint
• Markers
• Crayons
• Construction paper