Hanging Baskets

This hanging basket is in its third life!  It started as a kitchen tool for holding fruit, then it housed my Beanie Baby collection in elementary school, and now it's an organizational tool in my classroom . . . hung from the ceiling, it's a great alternative to bookshelves.

I use the hanging basket as a catch-all for fun things in my classroom.  I use it to store extra stuffed animals (we read with them), shower loofahs (used as balls for tossing games), and large foam dice (for class math games).  Best benefit of this basket?  It keeps these fun items out of reach of my students so they're not tempted to play with them during class. 

I'm sure that every teacher could think of ways to use these baskets for extra storage!