July 3, 2013
Box Tops Storage Solution
Anyone else have Box Tops in a zip top bag stashed in your pantry? That’s how we stored them and then when the bag was sort of full or at the end of the month, my grade school-er brings them in to school so her class can win prizes like a bubble party or a pajama day. (If you aren’t familiar with Box Tops, they are on boxes and containers of specific General Mills products and schools collect them, turn them in, and raise money for their schools.) Our school makes a big deal out of the ol’ Box Top so we kind of had to join in on this venture.
When I saw this pin and had an ‘I have to get that’ moment. I found a 3 pack of these magnetic spice containers here (not an affiliate link) and popped one on the side of the refrigerator, put the Box Tops in from the zip top bag and that was it. Theses are spice containers so they already have the slot in the lid making this a super easy solution. So…where are your Box Tops? Have you come up with a great way to store them?
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Debbie Lester Says
What did you drill the slot with?
Becky Says
Post authorNothing! They come like that – great, right?!
xo, Becky
Amy L. Says
I laughed when I read the first line of this post! In the pantry in a Ziploc bag is exactly where I store all my box tops! These magnetic spice containers are the perfect replacement. Thanks for the idea.
Ana Says
Thank you so much for sharing. Mine are in a Ziploc bag too 🙂 One quick question: how did you create such a cute label to go along with it? I found the link to the magnetic containers. Love them. Thank you again.
Becky Says
Post authorThe label is on the picture, not on the container, but on mine I just taped a Box Top to the outside 🙂
xo, Becky
JennW-M Says
I bet the Avery large label paper, cut & paste the image of the box top then print. The boxtops web site has all sorts of images that you can download and use. I would do this in something like a word file, I don’t have anything else.
robbie @going green mama Says
Love this idea!
Karen Says
this is great. I currently have mine in a zip lock bag.
Kirsten Conley Says
Becky! You have such a beautiful site!
Crystal Says
What an awesome idea!! Pinning!!
sandratidytime Says
I’m SO doing this! It’s so much better than dealing with a ziploc bag tucked in a drawer-You rock!
Jen Says
We have a Box Top “bank” – small coffee can covered in shelf paper with a slot cut into the plastic lid. Our fridge isn’t magnetic so we keep the can on our kitchen island.
Jill Says
I was somewhere recently where they just put them in the slit of a Kleenex box.
Amy Says
I have a tall round tin, leftover from Christmas. It is inside a basket on the top of the fridge – with duct tape and anything else I need to reach but don’t want the kids to “see”. Whenever we have a box top, I just drop it in.
Linda Says
I have just a regular box top, yours looks nice.
Kelly Says
At our school, the children have to tape or glue them to a paper. Each paper has space for 10 and that is how the school turns them in. So each Box Top is worth a dime which makes each sheet a dollar for the school.
I finally got a stack of the sheets and we just tape it on as we cut it. When a sheet is full we send it in.
I am also a teacher at the school and Box Tops ARE a big deal. They are something most families can do to help out the school. Our class had months where we had over 240 turned in and we got a fruit roll up party. I am loving the bubbles or pajama ideas instead. 🙂
Christine Says
I have a candle jar cover on my kitchen window sill where I put new Box Tops, when that is full I store them in a one of those thin wipe holders. This idea is great, it’s much cuter and would look a lot more organized. I’m going to try it for sure: )
Katherines Corner Says
this is brilliant, I am making this, thank you for sharing ♥
Melissa Says
As a Box Tops coordinator, I would love it if all Box Tops I collected were stored this way first.
Lisa Says
ziplock back clipped to fridge by a magnetic clip (like the ones you’d use on a bag of chips) work with what you have. Then I can just send the bag straight to school and don’t have to empty it 🙂
Heather Says
Exactly what we do. Just leave them in the bag!
Eileen Says
I have this for our Box Tops, but I still have a plastic baggie clipped next to it anyway. Our school also does Campbell’s “Labels for Education”, which are bigger and don’t fit in this. There are also random box tops that are also too big to fit in this, so they get stuck in the “LoE” baggie as well.
Brook Says
Wonderful idea! I really would love to know what a bubble party is? Sounds so fun! Thanks for sharing!
Alysha Says
We store ours in an empty jam container. Works great.
Anna Says
I just saw this today on our TOB board and it’s genius! I need to get one of these magnetic things right away!
Anna 🙂
Becky - Clean Mama Says
Thanks Anna!
Melissa Says
I put them in a mason jar. Just remove the flat part of the lid or cut a slit in the top like a bank. it’s sitting on my counter next to the stove. If I find those spice things I’ll buy some of those.
Leeann Says
I kept one of the tootsie roll tubes that have a slot in it ( they usually come out at the holidays) and put our box tops in there
Cyndy Says
I have a set of 3 cookie jars that I love the design of. They don’t really seal well anymore so one is my “redemption ” jar.