reorganizing our preschool area

in our house, we've got toys all over the place.  i don't mean strewn about, hanging from the ceiling fans or a piled up in corners...  we keep them in every room.....the playroom downstairs, the living room, Bear's room {that he doesn't sleep in}, and the dining room.  here's the preschool area before the easel.

the dining room is where we have our pResCHooL aREa that we use for semi-structured learning every day.  a couple months ago, we got a new easel.  the desire for one came from when we were inspired by the book Art and Max to study Seurat.  during the activity, Bear painted a canvas on a plate easel {at his insistence}.  he wanted to be like a "real artist".  and i'd wanted an easel for him for a while anyway.  after doing some research and consulting with fellow bloggie buddies... i ended up getting this one.  i like it because it had built in storage and a sturdy base that wouldn't tip over easily.

Bear played with the dry-erase board while i assembled the base

cushy foam square to stand one and catch paint drips

storage space below

more storage space and the chalkboard

and here's our "new" preschool area. 

think outside the crayon box,

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