We aquired some mini Pringles boxes on our loooooooooooong flight back from DC. Keegan just loves them and plays with them almost every day. They were great for packing a few little toys in for our most recent (and thankfully smoother) flight. He had so much fun, dumping the contents and then repacking the tube.
I can only having trash lying around for so long though, so in light of the success of our last box project, I decided to beautify the tubes. 
Somehow, seeing these lying around the house just doesn't bother me quite as much! I used scrapbook paper, but should I ever have to do it again, I think I'll try using wrapping paper.
When I was in school, my grandmother & I took different size can2 so I could use them for things in my small dorm room: pencil holder, large one for trash.
ReplyDeleteWe took colored magazine pages & rolled them into tight tubes then glued them to the container. We did shelac them so they would last. They were very colorful, useful & fun to make.
Great idea re the scrapbook paper. I'm amazed how children are interested in things like bottles and boxes in an age of toy production.
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