I love this way to recycle an altoid tin for a DIY Create a travel crayon case. One of the best tips I ever got as new Mom was carry my own crayons in an empty Altoid case. So, 7 years later – I still carry it is my purse. It is actually the same tin! Simply take an empty Altoid (or other similar sized tin) and re-purpose it.
Crayons fit perfectly into the tin and it snaps shut. If the tins gets hot (mine never has and I leave it in the car all of the time) any “leakage” would be self contained. My son loves a variety of crayon colors and most restaurants limit him to the primary colors so I am sure to always include brown, purple and black in my tin 
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As stay-at-home moms for eight years, Melissa and Shelley know what it takes to live a savvy lifestyle within a budget. Their passion for helping people has expanded their reach from Stockpiling Moms.com to also including speaking engagements, book authors (Savvy Saving Couponing Secrets from the Stockpiling Moms) and conference co-hosts. Melissa and Shelley are best friends who met through 
