Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Those Ratty Crayon Boxes

It's summer and I'm looking for some things to do from home that will help get my classroom ready for the next school year. In my classroom, we share everything (including sniffles and sneezes, but that's beside the point). We have tables instead of desks, and we share the materials in the middle of the table. Crayons, scissors, glue, pencils, it's all in there and we just grab what we need when we need it. By the end of the year my materials caddies are pretty beat up with crayon and pencil marks on the inside and outside. But, let's get real! Am I going to replace all 10 of them every year? No way! I'm cheap, and I'm on a teacher's budget/salary. Here's all you need to return them to their wonderful, preowned glory every year:

•Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (knock off brand works just as well)
•Goo Gone

Yep, that's it. Spray some goo gone on that magic eraser and start scrubbing! Actually, you don't have to scrub hard at all. I like to stick them in my dishwasher afterwards to get all of the slimy Goo Gone off of them.

And that's it! Just like new!

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