Repurposing a Puffs Container

Ella loves problem solving toys. Give her a shape sorter or a peg board and she will sit and play with it for a half an hour or more (no exaggeration!) For Christmas we got Ella an 8 pack of the thick crayons. She loves coloring (aka scribbling), but even more, she loves putting the crayons in and out of their box. While at her grandparents this weekend, Ella loved the crayon box to death. I stuck her crayons in a ziploc bag and planned to find a new place for them once we got home. Today I found the perfect way to combine Ella's love for shape sorters and her love for her crayons. I found a used puff snacks container and decided to repurpose it into a crayon container.

This project was incredibly easy and made me want to find more ways to repurpose items around our house. My mind was immediately filled with ways to create fun activities for Ella.

Creating the crayon holder is ridiculously easy. Most of us with infants and toddlers have puffs or snack containers lying around.

Puffs Container Crayon Holder

1. Remove the label

2. Clean and dry the container

3. Use the crayon (or other desired shaped object) to trace the shape onto the lid.

4. Use a knife to start and cut out the shape

5. Use scissors or knife to finish cutting out the desired shape

6. Glue a ribbon loop onto the bottom of the lid to create an easy off tab for removal (optional)

7. Decorate!

After I finished cutting out the crayon hole, I allowed Ella to decorate it. She loves stickers and had a lot of fun decorating her container. She then proceeded to spend an entire hour putting crayons in and taking them out. ONE WHOLE HOUR. Glorious time that I used to get stuff done around the house and relax with a cup of coffee. 

This craft can easily be adapted to make other fun shape sorting activities. You could use one puffs container for circle shapes, one for squares, and so on. You could also use a bigger container such as a coffee can or Gerber toddler snacks container, and cut out multiple shapes on the lid. It is a great way to upcycle household items into fun toys. 

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