tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875017474190712121.post2777417411317534785..comments2023-07-21T04:21:05.936-05:00Comments on The Full Cup: What to do with Dried up Markers?paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938879299996167825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875017474190712121.post-82764830772524422312010-11-11T16:16:16.270-06:002010-11-11T16:16:16.270-06:00One option is to also buy some new markers that ar...One option is to also buy some new markers that are just coming out that have no caps. They come in a travel container and the base that they fit in actually has all the caps built in.<br />www.snapcapmarkers.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875017474190712121.post-58548952754376446712008-04-10T11:40:00.000-05:002008-04-10T11:40:00.000-05:00Another idea (from the Tightwad Gazette) is to dri...Another idea (from the Tightwad Gazette) is to drill cap-sized holes in a piece of plywood for all your markers, and glue the caps into them. Then the kid just plugs the marker into an empty hole in the plywood and voila, it's capped. No losing caps, no losing markers, and less waste!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875017474190712121.post-1040360817140265702008-04-08T18:55:00.000-05:002008-04-08T18:55:00.000-05:00We've been doing this project for quite a while at...We've been doing this project for quite a while at school (because everyone knows that kindergarteners ALWAYS put the caps back on...) I've discovered that construction paper and coffee filters both "bleed" very nicely. We can't afford nice watercolor paper.<BR/><BR/>We've also discovered that letting a "dry" marker sit in a cup of water overnight will make a very nice colored water to put into spray bottles and then spray onto paper. Sometimes this works best if you can pop the ends of the marker and take the ink tube out. <BR/><BR/>And then, once you have an empty marker shell you can toss it into the sand and water toys because it makes a really neat thin funnel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com