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I only have 2 1/2 weeks until I go back to school and my classroom floors have still not even been cleaned and waxed! I love to get my classroom set up and then have a week or so of not thinking about school before the big day. Now that doesn't normally happen so I am considering this inconvenience a blessing. So while I wait another week to be able to get in my classroom I have been working on other things at home.

Today's project was Book Boxes for our Daily 5 time! I found the plain white cardboard book boxes at IKEA for $1.99 for a pack of 5 boxes...what a bargain! (My first trip ever to IKEA & I loved it!) Now I can't have plain white boxes in my bright, cheery, & primary colored classroom so I spray painted them before I unfolded them & put them together! I know you are probably thinking that would make them sticky & wrinkle them up but they did great and once the paint dried they are smooth as silk!  I can't wait to put them on my black shelf so the colors will really pop!   

 Just a tip- The green Valspar paint still feels a bit tacky but the color is great. The red from Walmart did not cover as smooth as the others and I had to touch it up with a second coat. The blue Rust-oleum & ACE hardware brand were the best. They went on smooth and only needed one coat of paint.

...and here is one of the finished boxes!

 

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