Direct from our faithful hospital supply suppliers--handy dandy (and brand new) tubs for storing, sorting, scrubbing, or schlepping toys, mittens, craft supplies, chicken feed, whatever. In yellow/gold pretty-much-indestructible #5 plastic, each is approx 13" x 10" x 5" deep. (Some might be a tad smaller). They have lips and rounded ends, nest when not in use, and are graduated inside from 2 to 6 quarts.

Has been for a while now, so it’s high time you got some square hors d'oeuvre plates so your dinner guests don’t think you’re some sort of clod, dinnerware-wise. In white ceramic, these are 5-5/8” square with little turned-up edges like Meg Ryan’s smile.

Little bowls like these are called monkey dishes in the restaurant business. Doesn't pay to ask why, we think, but they're extremely handy. These are stainless steel, 5-1/8" dia x 1" deep. They could be pet bowls, but wouldn't work for anything over kitten size. We'd use 'em for peas, paints, pickles, peanuts, paste, prune pits, like that. You run out of p's, you could use them for ketchup, mustard or mayonnaise.

Lightweight, disposable, cream-colored LDPE bowls! These shallow 8 oz LDPE bowls are 1-3/8” deep, and a bit over 5” dia at the top. They were, we think, intended to be used on deli trays, but we won’t make a food-safe claim. We’ll suggest that they’re a good shape for holding bits and pieces during craft sessions, a nice size for mixing small amounts of paint during art classes, and are cheap enough to either recycle or toss out when you’re done.

These transparent, square, plastic clamshells measure 5-1/4" x 4-1/4" x approx 1” deep on the inside, and when closed are 6” x 5" not counting the detachable hanger on one long side. Think: merchandise, see-through gift boxes, hanging dioramas.

These square trays are polystyrene foam, like the ones you get under the pork chops, but black. Each is 5-3/8" sq overall, with a 3-3/4" sq inside bottom and a 7/8" tall slanted side. We like them for paints, parts, pieces, general classroom and craft uses.

These aluminum pans are marked "1/3 size--steam table deep" but to us they're just American Meatloaf Standard. Measure 12" x 5-1/4" x 3-1/4" deep and don't forget the bacon on top. If cooking's not your thing, use them for mixing paints, organizing parts for your projects or storing craft supplies.