Kids Book Shelves

A while ago I saw this post on pinterest for kids book shelves made from ikea spice racks. I've really been wanting book shelves where the books' covers are facing out so the kids can see them. I've found that when they're on a regular book shelf the kids pull off every single book looking for the one they want. Since they can't read and they don't know what the book is simply by looking at the binding they make a huge mess looking for the one they want.

Anyways, while shopping at IKEA a few weeks ago I showed Jordan the shelves and asked him what he thought about using them for book shelves. Of course his first response was, "I can build something better than that". Well that's great, but after I factor in the cost of materials + the time it would take him to build it + plus him ACTUALLY COMPLETING this project I really just wanted to buy the shelves that day. But I know Jordan really likes to take on these projects and they always come out great!

I was very surprised that it didn't take him very long to build them. It cost $13 and he was able to assemble them and hang them in only a couple hours. He also stained them to match their beds and dresser.

Check it out!

The kids love them! They are able to find the book they want and even better, they're able to put the books back by themselves!