.png)
Today let's tackle tiny things! Puzzle pieces. Lapbook supplies. Toddler games. And more!
Baggies
We use baggies for a lot of things in our school room. All of the printable toddler/preschool games – matching cards, sorting games, and sequencing things – those all go into baggies and are kept in an open bin. I pull out a few at a time to go with whatever we're studying.
With the exception of our big floor puzzles, I do not keep puzzles in boxes. They take up so much space! I cut the completed image off the box and put it with the pieces in a baggie. They are all kept in standing up in a plastic bin.
Tip: If you want your kids to be able to be self-sufficient with whatever is in the baggie, use the kind with the sliding zipper.
Page Protectors
Page protectors are great for storing paper, obviously. I made a tot school book for Jacob using a binder and page protectors. I use an additional page protector at the back of each letter grouping to keep the lacing cards and puzzles with the letter that they belong.
I also use page protectors to group together cut pieces for projects. This is especially helpful for lapbooking. I do most of the cutting for our lapbooking, so I usually do a bunch of preparation all at once. Page protectors make it easy to store the pieces for a folder together and see what's inside.
Tip: If you're using page protectors for dry erase purposes, make sure that you buy the glossy/smooth ones.
How do you use baggies and page protectors for your homeschool supplies? Share in the comments! Leave us a link and show us some pics!
Head over to Sidetracked Sarah to see all the topics and bloggers who are participating in 5 Days of Organizing and Cleaning:
There's also a bunch of giveaways! Click over and scroll down to see all the awesome prizes!
Teach Your Kids to Have a Devotional Time
Teaching your kids grow their own faith doesn't have to be difficult. Get this downloadable guide to help you teach your kids to have their own devotional time!
I love the puzzle idea! 🙂 We use baggies for quite a bit in our homeschool organization, but had not considered it for puzzles. Thanks so much for this post!
Oh the boxes drive me crazy! You’re welcome. I’ve considered doing the same with board games, but we only have a few so I haven’t done it …. yet!
I love baggies, they make my life easier in so many ways! It is worth clipping coupons for them and using the coupon when they are on sale. Most of the time, I pay no more than 75 cents for a box!
Great tip!
We use baggies for flash cards.Using abeka you have lots of them!
Oh, and card games too!