Explain that you are looking for wood scraps for a classroom project. Use the tops of tissue boxes to make frames for art work. Make an easel for students. Cut a box in half at the corners, so that you have a pyramid shape. It will stay in place if you put a piece of play-doh on the edges.
Students have an upright surface to draw or paint on.
Juice jars and tins make a great place to store paint . A milk carton cut in half, also makes a great place to store paint. Place leftover paint in styrofoam egg cartons, so that the paint does not soak into it. When the paint dries students can use it as water colour paints . Use old tennis balls to make a puppet .