We always seem to have an excess of plastic kids’ tools around our house. Despite the fact that many children’s tool sets come with a toolbox, others come with only a workbench, some get handed down without the box, and some items make their way into the box on their own—flashlights, an old pair of safety goggles, blocks of wood. Somehow, we always had more tools than box space.
Luckily, small plastic toolboxes can be had for around $5 or $6 at the hardware store. No, they don’t come pre-decorated with a Bob the Builder motif, but that’s why God made stickers. Your young builder may also groove on having a “real” one rather than a kiddie version. (Kids can be spookily aware of such things. From about a year old, my son was able to tell the real remote from the defunct one we left for him to use.)
Buy a few and use one for tools, one for crayons, and one for lunch. Nothing says “I’m a lesbian mom” like opening up a toolbox to pull out your PB & J’s at the playground.