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February 20, 2008 by: Amy

The Junk Box

I affectionately refer to this as the junk box. It is an ever-changing variety of materials, and is used very frequently for spur-of-the-moment art activities. My girls love digging through it and seeing what they can find.

Here are some of the things I throw in here from time to time:

  • junk mail, envelopes, address labels, old stationary, stickers
  • cardboard flats, cut-up cereal or cracker boxes
  • bubble wrap
  • small boxes
  • office supplies, such as blank labels, register tape, paper clips, etc.
  • scraps of ribbon, yarn, felt, fabric left over from other projects
  • paper plates, paper cups, lunch bags, napkins
  • wrapping paper, bows, ribbons, tissue paper
  • magazines, grocery ads, catalogs
  • packaging materials, such as styrofoam pieces/peanuts
  • wood scraps, popsicle sticks
  • strawberry baskets, lids from milk or soda bottles, twist ties

I could just go on and on! As you can see, this is a great place to put excess mail and packaging to work. What household items do your kids like to create with?

Happy playing!

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