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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Managing Batteries

A friend presented me with a question that many families with children encounter, "are these batteries charged?" In her house, batteries are a staple; using a lot of reusable, and some disposable, for toys and handheld electronics. To help her answer the question, I came up with a solution that would be compact enough to fit on the corner of a desk.

I covered empty plastic containers with craft paper and a glue stick. Labeling them: use me (fully charged and ready to go), charge me (requires charging), and dispose of me (for the used disposables). I cut holes in the lids large enough to drop a battery inside.

I threw a screw driver, for tiny toy screws, in the "use me" container to minimize the next expected question, "where's that little screw driver?"










1 comment:

  1. Thank you, my clever, resourceful friend! Love your solutions, every time.

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