There are many multi-purpose, portable storage and carrying containers that provide flexibility when arranging and storing supplies. Portable storage also allows participants to carry materials anywhere in the room.  

Portable containers can include:

• Shoe Boxes

A shoe box can be used to organize supplies such as pencils, pens, crayons, and loose craft items.

• Coffee Cans

A coffee can be used to hold small items such as pencils, pens, crayons, and markers.

• Baskets

A basket can be used to transport items and to store items that are too big for other containers.

• Rice Bags

A rice bag can be used for small, loose items (scissors, paperclips) or activities that participants will complete independently (math manipulatives, games, and puzzles).

• Pocket Chart

A Pocket Chart can hold items such as stories, small books, cards, and game pieces.

• Lunch Box

An ‘old lunch box’ can be used ‘as is’, painted or covered with paper or fabric for crayons, game pieces, cards, felt pens and so on. It can also be used for a collection of

pebbles, shells, or other manipulatives.

• Plastic Liter Bottles

A plastic liter bottle can be used as a portable carrier filled with crayons, pens, scissors, and rulers. Cut a window in a side panel to provide easy access to the supplies.

• Plastic Baskets

A plastic basket can be used to hold A4 paper, colored paper, checklists, evaluation forms, old magazines, old calendars, a variety pf other materials.

• Cereal Boxes

A cereal box can be used for organizing forms such as registration form, KWL activity, evaluation forms, and so.

• Egg Carton

An egg carton can be used to store small items such as paper clips, pins, tacks, erasers, string, and pencil sharpeners

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