Storage Containers to Contain the Creative Minds of Your Kids
Nobody wants to squash the enthusiastic creativity of their children.
However, when this enthusiasm turns into chaos and clutter, the use of storage containers may be just what's needed to restore a sense of order and sanity.
You don't have to choose between encouraging creativity, and demanding a sense of order (even if it's a loose sense of order)around your home.
Parents are always told to encourage the creative play of their children.
After all, that little girl building a tower with her Legos may someday be a famous architect.
That little boy that has not yet learned to tie his shoes but loves to shape things from play dough may someday have his sculptures in a national museum (and have a pair of slip-on shoes).
And, most parents agree with this until they step on one of those Legos or have the joy of scraping hardened play dough off the couch.
It is at these moments that parents would appreciate the sensibility of using storage containers to contain some of this creative chaos.
In fact, some of the storage containers available today used to arrange your child's creative play can actually help to encourage the whole creative process.
Consider the Lego project workstation which has several brightly colored storage containers to sort the various Lego blocks.
This system can allow your child to work on a building project without worrying about what to do if the play day has ended and it's time to get ready for bed.
Rather than just mix up all the Lego pieces in a large box, they will be able to put the pieces from the project they are working on in its own container and add it to the rack with all the other storage containers.
This becomes especially helpful if you have several children sharing their various Lego pieces.
Each child can have their own storage container.
This can end a quarrel about whose piece belongs to who, before the confusion even begins.
Although, siblings being siblings, we cannot guarantee that the purchase of storage containers will eliminate all arguments! And then there is the play dough.
Whether home-made or store bought, this pliable clay can have an extended life when storage containers are used in between play time.
Leaving this dough out will cause it to become hard and end up in the trash.
Extend the life of the dough by keeping it soft.
Extend the life of your sanity by keeping it out of your couch fibers! Brightly colored storage containers for your kid's projects and toys are a great way to enhance their creativity and encourage a sense of order.
However, when this enthusiasm turns into chaos and clutter, the use of storage containers may be just what's needed to restore a sense of order and sanity.
You don't have to choose between encouraging creativity, and demanding a sense of order (even if it's a loose sense of order)around your home.
Parents are always told to encourage the creative play of their children.
After all, that little girl building a tower with her Legos may someday be a famous architect.
That little boy that has not yet learned to tie his shoes but loves to shape things from play dough may someday have his sculptures in a national museum (and have a pair of slip-on shoes).
And, most parents agree with this until they step on one of those Legos or have the joy of scraping hardened play dough off the couch.
It is at these moments that parents would appreciate the sensibility of using storage containers to contain some of this creative chaos.
In fact, some of the storage containers available today used to arrange your child's creative play can actually help to encourage the whole creative process.
Consider the Lego project workstation which has several brightly colored storage containers to sort the various Lego blocks.
This system can allow your child to work on a building project without worrying about what to do if the play day has ended and it's time to get ready for bed.
Rather than just mix up all the Lego pieces in a large box, they will be able to put the pieces from the project they are working on in its own container and add it to the rack with all the other storage containers.
This becomes especially helpful if you have several children sharing their various Lego pieces.
Each child can have their own storage container.
This can end a quarrel about whose piece belongs to who, before the confusion even begins.
Although, siblings being siblings, we cannot guarantee that the purchase of storage containers will eliminate all arguments! And then there is the play dough.
Whether home-made or store bought, this pliable clay can have an extended life when storage containers are used in between play time.
Leaving this dough out will cause it to become hard and end up in the trash.
Extend the life of the dough by keeping it soft.
Extend the life of your sanity by keeping it out of your couch fibers! Brightly colored storage containers for your kid's projects and toys are a great way to enhance their creativity and encourage a sense of order.
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