Comments on: Pringles Can Fine-Motor Drop Activity for Toddlers

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:42:20 +0000

Awesome idea! Will be heading out for paint samples today! My daughter loves doing stuff like this! This is similar but my mom got a wipe box one that was soft when you put your hand in it because some of them are hard! Anyway she cut up different fabric strips and my little loves taking them out and putting them back in! Thanks for sharing!

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Fri, 30 May 2014 17:39:10 +0000

In reply to Adele Wilkes. Oh, you should see my craft cupboards, Adele! LOL I have a hard time parting with anything that looks like it *might* come in handy one day! The blue canisters are by "Lays". Very similar to a pringle, just a different brand. :)

By: Adele Wilkes

Adele Wilkes — Fri, 30 May 2014 15:25:11 +0000

Love this pringles can make. It’s so good to be in the company of people who understand the need to save things like paint cards, pringles cans, etc. etc, etc. I’ve never seen the blue plastic holder shown on this page.

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:53:39 +0000

In reply to June Roush. Love your ideas, Ruth!

By: June Roush

June Roush — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:16:38 +0000

I did the same thing almost I used the plastic wipe boxes and use the metal juice tops and bottoms we used different stickers on them in numbers, colors, animals, the ABC’s what ever you want to work with them mix them up and have them separate them and put in the boxes the real little one just over 1 love to take colorful scarves out of the opening in the boxes their little hands go in there real easy…

By: bev

bev — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:26:52 +0000

I just recently started grabbing them for my pre-k class we use them for cutting practice then we craft with them thanks for the game ideas

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:32:09 +0000

In reply to Jill. Love the idea of hotel brochures. We haven't tried map-making here, but it sounds like fun!

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:28:35 +0000

I always grab a few of the paint chips too!! My new pile of craft/cutting pages…the travel brochures at the front of the hotel. My littles love cutting and gluing and using them as maps.

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:06:51 +0000

In reply to Marianne Churilla-Sheridan. Thanks, Marianne! The hooligans LOVE using them for cutting as well. That's a favourite activity here too. :)

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:06:09 +0000

In reply to nancy. Great idea, Nancy! There are so many possibilities, aren't there?

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:05:06 +0000

In reply to Dominika @ Montessaurus. Thank you, Dominika! So glad you enjoyed it!

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:04:43 +0000

In reply to Anne Holt. Wonderful, Anne! We may have to do something similar here! Love the versatility of the humble Pringles can!

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:03:57 +0000

In reply to Cha. Hahaha! That had me laughing out loud, chalee8! A functional hoarder, exhibiting paint sample anxiety. Oh my. I think that probably describes a lot of us!

By: Cha

Cha — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:23:18 +0000

I have a very hard time letting go of recyclables! My husband calls me a functional hoarder. Im so very glad you posted this, a lot of us can breathe a sigh of relief over paint sample anxiety. 🙂

By: Anne Holt

Anne Holt — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:22:31 +0000

I made Pringle tubes into mark making kits. I covered the tin in popualr themed paper eg Ben 10, Disney etc then added a strap so that it then looked rather like an holder for carrying arrows, put paper and pens in and left them outside. All our nursery children loved them and mark making increased.

By: Dominika @ Montessaurus

Dominika @ Montessaurus — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:46:19 +0000

Amazing idea! Very creative and inspiring 🙂

By: nancy

nancy — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:04:08 +0000

I did a similar thing with one if those tootsie roll banks and the little plastic things that come on pkgs of buns… worked great…kiddos loved it.

By: Marianne Churilla-Sheridan

Marianne Churilla-Sheridan — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:11:24 +0000

Great use of these containers. I feel as you did about taking the “samples” I like them for our cutting bin and often struggle with *stealing* them . 😉

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:13:10 +0000

What a brilliant idea. I love that you can also make it work for babies too. Great work.