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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.
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| Bear played with the dry-erase board while i assembled the base |
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| cushy foam square to stand one and catch paint drips |
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| storage space below |
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| more storage space and the chalkboard |
and here’s our “new” preschool area.
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Ohhh me likey! That is such a great easel, love all that storage. The preschool area looks great, a fun learning environment.
Your preschool room is great Andie!
It looks like a great place to learn & have some fun! My son always loved his easel. He still does at 10 years old.
It looks great! I'm sure it's so much easier to have everything out and organized.
I love that easel! And what a lovely space you have created for your Bear!
LIke your easel and the entire area you set up! Wish we had more space.
oh my goodness, I envy your craft area!! It looks so inviting, what kid wouldn't like to learn in there 🙂
What a wonderful area and also a wonderful easel – I really want one and am doing my research at the moment. I hope I can find one like that in the UK.
Your room is so neat. Having a easel with storage is such a great idea.
I love the new space. We have a similar easel. We never use it lol. We always paint on the floor. We are weird 🙂
WOW what a wonderful area. I can't wait till Gabe gets a little older and we can set up an art area without having to worry about BIG messes! Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful week!!
Awesome! I hope we can find our own play space in a new home someday – in the meantime, we can rejoice with others who have such spaces! 🙂
Love all the storage with your easel!! It looks great. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday! I hope you are having a wonderful week!
Fantastic! So much storage and organisation. I love it/ I'm trying to create an area like this for my son. This has given me so many ideas. Thanks!
Wow, I love this area! I wish we had a little more room in our tiny apartment! But I am so happy that you have this wonderful space for learning and discovery!
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Love your space!! That easel is great! Wish our has storage like that!