Practical Uses for Shoeboxes - Continued

11 – Barbie and baby doll clothes fit nicely in a shoebox while keeping the playroom or the girls rooms nice and tidy at the same time.

12 – Shoeboxes make wonderful holders for collections of pens, pencils, and crayons and even for all that play dough that has been given to the children!

13 – You can use shoeboxes to hold negatives from all the pictures that you are putting into albums.

14 – CD’s and floppies that hold valuable information from past business or home computer usage can easily stored in shoeboxes under the bed, in the closet or in the attic in case you ever need them again.

15 – Shoeboxes can be decorated with contact paper and set on the counter as a mail collection or bill storage on your counter, desk or shelf.

16 – Decorating shoeboxes with paint, glitter and other goodies will make a great box for the children that are exchanging valentines in school.

17 – Shoeboxes that are a little more heavy duty can hold seeds that you are drying in the greenhouse with out having to worry about your seeds getting squashed.

18 – Shoeboxes are a great place for legos and other similar tiny blocks to be held long after the boxes from games are destroyed.

19 – Storing canning jar lids in a shoebox over the winter in the attic will declutter your kitchen area.

20 – If you like to put special hand towels in your kitchen or bath for the holidays, you can easily store them in shoeboxes in your attic for the next holiday.