DIY Tin Can Pencil Holder
What can you do with your empty food can? Make a fabulous pencil holder! Decorate the can with yarn, tissue paper, whatever you have on hand. Kids will love!
Since my son started writing, we’ve accumulated lots of pens and pencils! It seems like there is always a writing utensil in every birthday goodie bag! So when we made our Three Bean Salad, it seemed perfect to turn our empty cans into pencil holders!
Kids can get really creative when making their tin can pencil holder craft. We decided to wrap our empty cans in yarn and tissue paper, which worked really well! The kids wanted the pencil holder to live on mommy’s desk, so they wrote “Mom” on it, which was so sweet! This got me thinking that these pencil holders can make really great homemade gifts. All the more reason to hold on to your empty cans!
*To protect little hands, cover can’s sharp, inner rim with tape.
Tightly wrap yarn around the can, taping the start and finish of the string of yarn to the can. Consider leaving some of the can’s bottom without yarn to decorate with tissue paper.
Wrap and tape tissue paper around the bottom of your can.
Write your name on the tissue paper (or someone else’s if your pencil holder is a gift). Fill your pencil holder with all your favorite utensils!
Note: *For toddlers especially, these tasks may require adult supervision and/or assistance.
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