Reuse Disinfecting Wipe Containers for Storage

Let’s just admit it–this picture pretty much summarizes how teachers feel about containers!

Lol -gotta love that baby face!When I got my teaching job I was blessed to have lots of great math manipulatives, but most of them were in ziploc bags. Talk about teacher nightmare! They wouldn’t stay sealed or sit or stack well in the cabinet. To say the least I was tired of playing manipulative spill pick up when ziploc bags came spilling out of the cabinet or weren’t sealed properly! There was only one solution for this problem–I had to get some containers and get them fast! But containers also cost money and I’m always looking for budget friendly ways to get things for my classroom! And FREE is the best kind of deal, right?!

So I was looking around my classroom wondering, where can I find containers to store some of these manipulatives. In particular, where could I store the hundreds of play money I had lurking in those ziploc bags.

I remember using the last wipe in a Lysol container and just as I was about to toss it in the trash can had a light bulb moment!

 

These containers were just the right size to hold my plastic money math manipulatives! The top stays sealed, the containers can be stacked, and best of all they were FREE containers! I just took off the label, cleaned out the inside of the empty Lysol container, added my own label, and BOOM I had some new free storage!

I also liked that not only did the the tops seal tight, but they also are easy enough for students to open and close too!

Yes my friends, new containers are absolutely magical!!

 

Well, there’s my tip for the week! Have a teaching tip or trick that you’d like to share?! It could be about creative storage solutions OR about anything teaching related! Just write a blog post with a tip or trick, include the linky party button at the top with a link back to my blog, and link up below!

I can’t wait to read your tricks and tips for teachers!