Guest Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 At our After School Club we use felt tips for colouring in. At the begining of the year we have 4 of each colour of pen. With in two weeks all of the red pens have dissapeared. When we replace the red ones they dissapear again. This has been happening for several years. When I asked the class teachers they all said the same happens in their classes. Does this happen in other settings? Does anyone know where to buy affordable red felt tip pens by themselves? Thanks.
louby loo Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 We always seem to end up with only orange and brown ones left! I shall research the red issue........... I know we actually breed red biros though !!!!! ::1a
sunnyday Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 :lol: We always end up with loads of green and purple pens! Red, yellow and orange run out first for us.........hmmmm but they don't vanish in to thin air :blink: :lol:
Guest Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Well while we are on this subject - who has all my felt tip lids? B)
Panders Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 :lol: We always end up with loads of green and purple pens! Red, yellow and orange run out first for us.........hmmmm but they don't vanish in to thin air :blink: :lol: Same I assume the children are attracted to these colours above all else, or black - and these are the ones that get used up first or left out without lids to dry out ------- (pet hate) 1
Rafa Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Well while we are on this subject - who has all my felt tip lids? B) I do...........my pens tho .......must be on planet red ??? : )
fimbo Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 whiteboard pens seem to vanish at my setting....any colour, the pen pincher isnt fussy lol !!
Guest Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Our red ones go first too.... and don't mention the black ones, they seem to evaporate as I put them out!
Jo A Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Black pens - we buy packs of 50 and still cant find one that works..... 1
Pimms o'clock? Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 At our After School Club we use felt tips for colouring in. At the begining of the year we have 4 of each colour of pen. With in two weeks all of the red pens have dissapeared. When we replace the red ones they dissapear again. This has been happening for several years. When I asked the class teachers they all said the same happens in their classes. Does this happen in other settings? Does anyone know where to buy affordable red felt tip pens by themselves? Thanks. Do the teachers mark the children's books in red - if so then my guess is the children are hiding them 'cos they don't want the teachers using them!!! :unsure:
Guest Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 white board pens for me and yes it's the lids of felt tips... there must be a pile of them somewhere!!
Guest MaryEMac Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 My deputy had the children for circle time and just before they got up to play she produced a whiteboard marker. Each child was asked to take the lid off and put it back on again. They all did it with no problem so she said to them that there was no excuse for leaving the tops off anymore. It was a good try but not totally successful. Mary
finleysmaid Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I buy a new box of coloured biros for the staff each term (different colour for different term) by the end of term they have always gone but my other problem is blu tac.......i get through masses of it! Where does it go?????? :blink:
sunnyday Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I buy a new box of coloured biros for the staff each term (different colour for different term) by the end of term they have always gone but my other problem is blu tac.......i get through masses of it! Where does it go?????? :blink: Oh yes I'm with you on the blu-tack.........wonder if we could invest in some shares with the makers :blink: :1b
Guest Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I used to hide blutak everywhere so I would know where it was but it did need to be well hidden and above child height. Unfortunately then the staff saw where I was hiding it and it started to disappear again so I couldn't just blame the children!
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