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WFMW: Giving Erasers another chance

9:00 AM, 2007-Aug-8 .. Posted in Works for Me .. 2 comments .. Link

I don’t know about you but in our household we have a plethora of pencils- many not even yet used (they hand them out everywhere now- we got 8 at a parade!) And here we find that the erasers “go bad” before the pencil has even shrunk half way. Sometimes they break off- of some little diligent soul bites them off and then pinches the metal (I try to dissuade that behavior) but mostly for one reason or another the erasers get nasty. You know- that nasty that leaves behind grey smudges when you try to erase- what looks like a perfectly good pencil becomes a perfectly annoying pencil.
Do you suffer from this malady too? Well, I just so happen to have a solution (not a cure but a solution). Lightly “buff” the offending eraser on an emery board. The emery board will “remove” that top grimy layer from your eraser and it will be as good as new.
As for the other eraser disasters- we keep a heap of eraser caps in lovely colors!
Well, friends that’s what’s Working For Me this fine Wednesday.
Don’t forget to check out the other wonderful Works For Me Wednesday tips over at that lovely blog of blogs: Rocks in my Dryer.
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great idea!

10:56 AM, 2007-Aug-8 .. Posted by Kelley
I'm definitely going to try this - hardened erasers are one of my kids' biggest complaints when we're doing school. Hopefully this will help!

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11:47 AM, 2007-Aug-8 .. Posted by Anonymous
I hate getting those smudgy marks on my 2nd graders papers. I'll try the nail file.

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