School Year Portfolio

One of the things that I love best about the Waldorf method is the main lesson books. I absolutely love creating a precious portfolio of student work for families to celebrate at the end of the year! Those handmade books are treasures, and it's wonderful to sit and look back at them when they're older.

This year it occurred to me that it would be nice if we had portfolio boxes. Imagine a tidy box, decorated by the child, for all of the MLBs and the plan book for that grade level. You could have them in a nice stack in your closet as the years go by, instead of a bin per kid with the MLBs jumbled together (which is what I have right now for my children).

So I went searching for something that would work.

The Mercurius MLBs I prefer are 32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 in), so a box that is 13 x 10 inches would be best for us. A height of 3 inches instead of 2 would allow for lots of student work without any crowding. So I found these!

BOX USA BML13103 Literature Mailers, 13" x 10" x 3", White (Pack of 50)

Now, granted it's $121.70 for a pack of 50 (a little less than $2.50 apiece) so that would be a significant expense for just one family to bear. But I could get them and use them for our homeschool co-op children. I can also use them to organize Natalie, Leah, and Becca's MLBs by school year. And, of course, if anyone from our homeschool co-op would like one (or more) for their child's work from previous years, I would be happy to provide them!

Note: if you wanted to get the kind that close on the sides (this is called a deluxe literature mailer), they are available in a 13 x 13 x 3 inch size. They are thirty dollars more expensive. $151.71 for a pack of 50.

BOX USA BMFL13133 Deluxe Literature Mailers, 13" x 13" x 3", White
(Pack of 50)

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