Thursday, January 6, 2011

Organizing an Art Station for your Kids!

My kids love art. And I love having them explore their creativity, but I hate messes! So, here's a nifty little system we have that is quite simple. It's just an "art tower" as affectionately named by my children. Each drawer holds some of their art materials. I bought this drawer container at Wal-Mart, though I'm sure you could find it anywhere.Top drawer: Stickers/Stamps
2nd drawer: Glue/Scissors/Rulers/Stencils
3rd : Blank Papers (these are paper we recycle, one side is blank for drawing)
4th : Still Working On
5th : Crayons/Markers/Colored Pencils/Pens/Pencils (each different item is in it's own plastic bag or similar container
6th : Work Books
7th : Coloring Books or Puzzle books (crosswords and such)
Our art table is right next to the art tower though you can't see it in the picture.

In the next couple of weeks, our family is going to be moving into a bigger house (wa-hoo! finally!) and I will be having several more places to organize. One thing I am hoping to do is to create an art room out of either the living room or dining room (two rooms we will likely not be furnishing at this time). I'll be sure to blog about this art room among all of my other organizing projects. Wish me luck!
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5 comments:

  1. AmandaJanuary 6, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    "My kids love art. And I love having them explore their creativity, but I hate messes!" that is so me too! i feel bad sometimes for not allowing them do more crafts. hopefully one day soon i'll have the craft stuff organized. so its easy to put back.

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  2. Organize with SandyJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Great job!
    I would love if you would link this up to my Organizing Mission Monday link party. I keep it open all week.
    Hope to see you there.
    I'm not on blogger anymore, so I'll give you the link. www.organizewithsandy.com/blog

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  3. Organize with SandyJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    Thanks for linking up! Can't wait to see some more of what you do.

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  4. LeanneJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    Great idea! It's always so hard to store kid items. I'm excited to see what you do to the new house. THanks for linking to We're Organized Wednesday.

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  5. Kristina @ A Home Made by KikiJanuary 22, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Thanks for the sweet comments on my blog! I am your newest follower. I would love if you would link up some of your recent projects (organization....loved the desk and the art tower...great job) to "Simplify for the New Year" over at A Home Made by Kiki.

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