This little car {I’ve been told it is a car} is one of the first things M created with his Art Cart supplies.
He can often be found here, happily cutting out catalog pictures for collages. (By the way, those Christmas toy catalogs are entertaining year-round; what kid doesn’t want to look at toys?!)
The closet doors close, and any mess is hidden. It’s really perfect. M loves it, and sometimes closes himself up in there with a flashlight. Such an adventurer. ;)
I’ve realized recently that M has become familiar with just about every kind of art supply I have to offer him. Of course there are still new ideas and new techniques to explore, but most of these will be planned out and done together.
He’s just gotten bored with the same old stuff in his Art Box week after week, and has taken to asking for things he knows are stored away.
The Art Box is old news, apparently.
And I’m tired of fishing things out for him that he wants, that were just put away!
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across a garage sale and found an old 3-drawer plastic storage unit. The drawers are about 12"deep x 9"wide x 8"high.
So we cleaned it up and then we raided the craft room. To be honest, he wanted more than would neatly fit into the drawers, yet at the same time seemed a little overwhelmed with all he was given.
So into what is quickly becoming the “Art Closet” went the little Art Cart, right next to his little desk.
Here’s a shot of his new art area, all labeled, because I like to do nerdy things like that. :)
In the Art Cart…
Top drawer:It’s hard to see everything – there are cardboard ribbon spools, cardboard tubes, stamps, a storage container of beads, feathers, sequins, googley eyes, dyed macaroni, and some more bits and pieces for gluing along with pipecleaners in a small bucket.
Middle drawer:Watercolor paints, acrylic paints, gel pens, porcupine balls (to use with paint), dot painters, roll painters, glitter glue, craft sticks
Bottom drawer:Papers – construction paper is on the bottom, fun foam, crepe paper, tissue paper, coffee filters, and a long roll of white paper.
There is a black bin on top of the cart that M uses to transport messy things to the kitchen table.
Inside the other containers (sorry no photos)…
The tote: scissors, mini coloring books, markers, tape, stapler, glue sticks, glue bottles
The collage box: magazines and a box to hold the cut-out pictures (he loves to just fill it up with clippings, then collage with them at a later date).
The pencil box: pencils, colored pencils, erasers, pencil sharpener
Need some new art for your walls? We have plenty to spare. ;)
Fantastic... I'm in the process of getting my art supplies up and running. You look all ready and set!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I think it is so interesting to see how our spaces change over time. What works at one age doesn't fit quite right at another, but then there is something that works really well.
ReplyDeleteOrganising the kids' art supplies (ok, mine too!) is a constant struggle in our house! Nice to see how others are making it work - your idea of putting the art space inside a closet with closing doors is brilliant!
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