Upcycled Kid's Creativity Kit TO GO

Hello! I want to apologize for not being as good of a blog buddy recently as I'd like to be. We have a new addition to our family– he's a sweet baby… named "Beans." And I am learning that like other babies, he needs A LOT of attention.

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Beans is a 8 month old rescue dog. He was discovered with his sister in an abandoned house in California. Some kind souls rescued him and brought him to Seattle where he spent some time getting medical care. He became a member of our family just over a week ago. Everyone (even the cat) is smitten. Beans likes "participating" in my projects… like this Kid's Creativity Kit:

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Main supplies: Plastic Swiffer bin, plastic sandwich meat container, 2 small baby food jars, spray paint, strong scissors. Clean out the containers and trim the extra stuff off the rim of the food container.

ArtKit3 First up…

ArtKit4 Spray paint the baby food jar lids.

ArtKit10 You will be amazed at HOW MUCH STUFF you can fit in the empty Swiffer container. I filled up with supplies from Target, either the $1 bin or the crafts aisle (those items were $2)

Beads $2, Elastic Cord $2, 5 Pack of Crayon Erasers $1, Dry Erase Board $1

ArtKit11 Mead lined paper pad $2, plain paper pad $1, Pip Squeaks, Crayons under $1, rubber stamps, $1, ink pads $1 each

ArtKit6 You can fit all the alphabet stamps in a small baby food jar as well as a good supply of beads

ArtKit7 In the smaller plastic container– a layer of crayons and all the Pip Squeaks

ArtKit8 I also added some kid sized scissors and a pencil

ArtKit12 The pink paper pad was fine, but a little scrap paper and doubled sided tape and an embellishment or two makes it even better ArtKit13 Everything fits together neatly

ArtKit20 And the dry erase board goes on top

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To prettify the case, you can use scrap paper, and adhere it with doubled sided tape around the bin. Also fun– letter stickers (these are from American Crafts) on top as well as more small embellishments. ArtKit21 I am looking forward to keeping my five year old entertained "on the road" this summer, thanks to this kit!

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Malia

Linking Up:

Monday

http://rebeccacooper.blogspot.com/

http://sewcando.blogspot.com/

http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/

http://www.thegirlcreative.com

http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/

http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/

http://www.skiptomylou.org/

http://itssoverycheri.com/

http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/

http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/

http://www.lifemadelovely-blog.com/

Tuesday

http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/

http://www.rookno17.com/

http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/

http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/

http://allthingzrelated.blogspot.com/

http://www.tipjunkie.com/

http://todayscreativeblog.net/

Wednesday

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://takeitfrom-me.blogspot.com/

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/

http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/

http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/

http://www.thethriftyhome.com/

http://gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com/

Thursday

http://www.yesterdayontuesday.com/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/

http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/

http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/

http://www.whipperberry.com/

http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/

http://www.houseofhepworths.com/

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/

http://alliemakes.blogspot.com/

Friday

http://www.504main.com/

http://www.mommiecooks.com/

http://justagirlblog.com/

http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/

http://lollyjaneboutique.blogspot.com/

http://www.chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/

http://tidymom.net/

Saturday

http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/

http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/

http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/

http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

Sunday

http://www.flamingotoes.com/

Comments

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Patricia says

July 18, 2011 at 6:45 pm

Oh, man. You know I just threw away my empty swiffer container last week. I tried to think of a way to use it, but I came up empty. Thanks for giving me an idea.

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m.e (cathie) says

July 18, 2011 at 7:19 pm

i love your little helper! absolutely adorable.
great craft idea, thanks, always looking for on the road craft to carry ♥

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Mandipidy says

July 18, 2011 at 8:30 pm

What a great idea! And Beans is just the cutest little thing!

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Kara says

July 18, 2011 at 10:38 pm

First of all, Beans is SOOOO cute. I can see why you are smitten. What an adorable crafting buddy ;) Second of all I LOVE THIS IDEA!!! I cannot wait to make one for Luci :)
Posting on my facebook page!
Kara

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Jessica @ Two Shades of Pink says

July 19, 2011 at 4:30 am

I love this Malia! What a perfect little craft box. And I am absolutely smitten with your BEANS! The name is perfect and you should have heard me talking to my computer at the first photos with my dog/baby voice. WAY CUTE!

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Jane Harrah says

July 19, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Beans is darling! Great re-use of recycles!

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Kasia says

July 19, 2011 at 3:37 pm

Great idea! Thank u for sharing

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Alexis @ persia lou says

July 19, 2011 at 7:17 pm

Time to start saving up containers! I’m happy to be your newest follower. I found your blog through Homework.

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mel mccarthy says

July 20, 2011 at 10:52 am

So clever & so cute. Love that it’s recycling too!

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Stephanie @ henry happened says

July 20, 2011 at 11:36 am

What a cute little guy! And I love this creative idea – we’re going on vacation this week and man, this would perfect to go with us. Thank you, I’m pinning!

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Valerie@Occasionally Crafty says

July 20, 2011 at 2:12 pm

This would be a great gift to give! This is great- thanks for sharing! I’ll be featuring you on my blog tomorrow for Three Things Thursday, so I hope you’ll stop by, check it out, and grab a featured button!
Valerie- http://www.occasionallycrafty.blogspot.com

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Katie says

July 21, 2011 at 7:26 am

This is such an awesome idea!! I love all the prizes you chose and the colors you used! I bet your little one will be happy on all your future road trips!

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Rosa @ Capture the Little Things says

July 21, 2011 at 9:01 am

Oh, very cute! I’ve been trying to put together an art kit for my little ones – thanks for the ideas!

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Maria says

July 22, 2011 at 9:18 pm

omg craft heaven! :D Lovely!!!

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Cheryl @ Sew Can Do says

July 24, 2011 at 6:58 pm

So pretty & what a great way to use those containers! On my to-do list now. You’ve been featured at this week’s Craftastic Monday party – stop by & grab a Featured On button:)

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Megan says

July 24, 2011 at 7:24 pm

I just found your blog and I’m working on a very similar thing! However, I went for the bigger container (a very large animal cracker container from Sams) and have filled it with all the random art items from my collection that I can give my daughter and she’ll have her own stash. She’s a little young for some of it, so it’s a work in progress until she’s a little older – but I have stickers, pipe cleaners, crayons, markers, ribbbon, paper in all sizes, and random other things as I find them. I like your size though as a good car/travel size!

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Kassandra @ Coffee and their Kisses says

July 30, 2011 at 10:44 am

Hello! I’m Kassandra @ Coffee and their Kisses. I featured this here at my blog. I hope you’ll stop by and grab a featured button. Thank you for sharing this with us!

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