It’s been a long winter and my four rowdy boys have played hard all winter long. In the process they have been a tad bit hard on our play room to say the least. They are creative, active and busy kids. They have turned the play room space into a sports arena and war zone multiple times this winter with Nerf darts, swords and basketballs leaving their marks on the walls. As we have been dejunking and spring cleaning several dents, scrapes, and exposed nail heads have come to my attention.

So another item is now added to my honey do list. Touch up the paint! This used to be a a big chore. We’d have to pull out the large 5 gallon buckets of paint and try to mix them after they have been sitting for a while. Then I would take a small amount and usually in a paper bowl and walk around the house to touch up the small areas that needed paint.

Then a friend gave me this great tip to easily store touch up paint. Use baby food jars.
Baby food jars can easily be repurposed into a paint container. This has been a really useful tip for me. I store small amounts of paint in baby food jars and keep them in my wash room cabinets so I can pull them out quickly when they are needed. They are easy to shake up to make sure the paint is well mixed. By using baby food jars you can store and access multiple paint colors for the various colors in your home.

This time saving tip has saved me over and over again. Now touching up the walls isn’t such an overwhelming chore. Paint stored in baby food jars keeps my walls looking like new.