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Pantry Reloaded

9/28/2012

How quickly the kitchen pantry gets crazy looking! I had duplicates, and in some cases, triplicates of items. Time for a pantry do-over.

BEFORE (left): It's not the worst pantry I've seen...and not the best.

Problems:
1. Bottom shelf needed to be clear of items due to toddler reach

2. Couldn't easily see what was already in pantry, so overbuying

3. Small items and bulk items getting lost and forgotten

AFTER: I can easily find everything I need.

Top shelf has appliances well out of toddlers reach, and re-assembled.

An unused desk organizer corrals beans, rices, and sauces packets.

We found three different opened boxes of pasta. We portioned the pasta in portions perfect for three servings, and then put ziploc bags in a canister.

Cupcake / muffin tin liners were combined in a tall plastic container with a lid to keep dust out.

Small items like yeast packets, food coloring, and birthday candles were given their own small containers.

Two notebooks store recipes in three-ring binders. Recipes and magazines waiting to be sorted and put into sheet protectors are stored (far left) in a magazine holder.

Family snacks relocated from pantry to counter, corralled and grouped for easy out-the-door grabbing.

This 3-tier cabinet organizer makes it easier to see what canned goods have at a glance.

Bottom shelf and floor all toddler-safe items.

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Four Pin-Tested Projects for Zoe

9/26/2012

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One of my goals for 2012 was to do 4 projects from my Pinterest board:

*a toddler sewing kit DONE Link to project
*a mess-free finger painting DONE Link to project
*a color recognition and sorting box DONE Link to project
*homemade S L I M E DONE Link to project

Feel free to send me your ideas!

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Zoe Project #3: Mess-Free Finger Painting

9/26/2012

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http://pinterest.com/pin/150307706283929517/

This worked great! When she was done "finger painting", she used a Q-tip to make reverse designs.

SUPPLY LIST FOR THIS PROJECT:
Ziplock bags
Paint (I picked up some cheap acrylic paint at Joanne's for 59 cents each)
Plastic placemats (look on the seasonal aisle at Target -- $1.50 each)
Strong tape -- I used duct tape
Q-Tips

See other three Pin-Tested projects here.

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Pantry Reloaded

Four Pin-Tested Projects for Zoe

Zoe Project #3: Mess-Free Finger Painting

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