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A Mother’s Journal » Blog Archive » In The Cereal Boxes — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:43:01 +0000

[...] system consists of 9 cereal boxes, which I first posted about nearly a year ago. I fill them up with assignments each evening or each early morning, so they [...]

By: Jonie

Jonie — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:33:17 +0000

Love this blog! It is now in my favs!! Thanks for all the info.

Jonie V.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:08:35 +0000

LOVE the cereal box idea. The clear shoe boxes times three kids felt cluttered and overwhelming to me, but the cereal boxes… THAT might work for us!

By: Honey

Honey — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:12:02 +0000

When I was first researching workboxes, yours was one of the first that I saw. I am getting ready to set up for fall and I found your wonderful workboxes again. I just had to comment. Your workboxes are so beautiful.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:45:20 +0000

Nicole, thank you for your comment! I am still using them and will post an update soon.

Amber, thanks so much.

Lynn

By: Nicole Green

Nicole Green — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:43:28 +0000

Sorry _ should have read all of the posts. I see – thanks for all of this information.

By: Amber @ Classic Housewife

Amber @ Classic Housewife — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:14:43 +0000

I love your boxes!

I just found out about the workbox system on another blog so I googled it and am looking for more information on it. I like the way you took it and used cereal boxes instead. Great idea! This would take up less space and help me to contain them all on a bookshelf like I intend. Thanks!

By: Nicole Green

Nicole Green — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:50:55 +0000

How did you like the system? Are you still using it? Did you move to the clear bins – I love your bins but with 4 boys under 8 can not imagine having time to make.Thank you for the William Henry Channing quote. I have been thinking about jumping into caring for other peoples kids after just giving up helping my husband with a home based business – he is a carpenter too. I would like the extra money but maybe I need to take some down time and focus on the frugal living and my kids. i keep thinking more money would be better but I know it will make it harder for me to homeschool. The quote will give me something to think about.
Thanks

By: admin

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:56:01 +0000

Angela, thank you.

Jenny, thank you.

Rachel, they are great. I have four children — three of them boys who NEVER get enough to eat, so I buy the huge boxes of Honeynut Cheerios. They make great cereal workboxes.

Chari, thank you.

Christina, thank you for your comment. Please read note below.

MAKING THE CEREAL WORKBOXES:

Be aware, it takes a few hours to cover 9 cereal boxes. I cut the tops out of the cereal boxes first. I chose either a base paper or fabric for each box and just wrapped the box using a hot glue gun. One sheet of paper was usually not enough. I did one side at a time, wrapping neatly around the bottom and sides. I did fold over and wrap down into the top about two inches for neatness and glued this down as well. It took quite a bit of glue and — AGAIN — time. I, however, LOVE doing things like this. Once a box was covered, I embellished it.

As I have said before, I am seriously considering switching to the plastic boxes, which are considered a vital part of the true Workbox System. My big problem is space. It’s like money — if you don’t have it, you don’t have it!

I will be posting a follow-up post after I’ve finished the book and before we start our school year.

Thank you for all the kind comments. I can say that the cereal boxes worked great the way we used them last year.

Lynn

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:46:14 +0000

HOW DID YOU COVER THE CEREAL BOXES???