I’m not sure when I came up with this idea (or even if it was really my idea in the first place), but it has been very helpful for us.
Sharpen both ends.
It’s really quite simple. Though a tad time consuming when it’s time to sharpen, they don’t need to be sharpened nearly as often.
Also, I could not stress enough how much you need an electric pencil sharpener, especially if you have children who are partial to colored pencils or homeschool and your children use pencil for most of their work.
We also store all of our pencils, crayons, and markers in sturdy vinyl zipper top pencil bags. This makes cleanup a snap and easy enough that even the youngest artist can put away their own. Just scoop them into the bag and zip it closed.
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Good tip!
(I’m so punny.) We actually don’t have an electric pencil sharpener, but our house “came with” one of those old-fashioned wall mounted metal ones like they had back in the day at school. It actually works well and it very quick!
I tried to think of a comeback pun, but couldn’t come up with anything witty…
That pencil sharpener might even be better than an electric one. I’m constantly wondering if I have a place for one of those because in the last year I’ve burned up 2 pencil sharpeners. One was replaced by the company b/c it was only 30 days old, though. Seems like a waste of money to keep buying $20+ sharpeners if I’m just going to ruin them.
Sharpen both ends…genius!
Oh my goodness! You just rocked my world. I’m seriously experiencing a paradigm shift here.
Why did I never think of this before? Thanks!
And I’m with you on the electric sharpener. A true must have.
So happy to be of help!
That is a really cool idea!