Super Cheap and Easy Book Nook Revamp
In preparation for this school year, I revamped our book nook. We hardly used it last year. I think it's a very cute space, but it is often the drop-off place for odds and ends we bring from trips in the van (note the bench covered with stuff). Here is what I did: First, I took a survey of the area. What a dump! After hitting several thrift stores and a Half-Price Books sale this summer, we had a ton of extra books. They filled the bench and were avalanching across the floor. Something had to be done! I brought in an extra box to remove books we've read a million times, to pack them up and put them in storage. After sorting through all these books, I decided to give each child a box of their own, filled with books they could read themselves or books we could read together that interested them. This really helped organize and give a "home" to all the little first reader books. I started with 3 shoe boxes. Aft...