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Abs comes home from church each Sunday and Wednesday with at least two sheets of art work that she made in bible class. We’ve run out of magnets and fridge space.
I think I’d like to “display” her paintings on her color block wall, but I’m not sure how to do that. Any ideas? What do you do with your kids’ art?
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Jess (Mort) Flaherty
October 14, 2010 at 2:32 pmhttp://www.etsy.com/listing/28270761/i-hang-my-art-from-a-miniature
lori
October 14, 2010 at 4:46 pm@Jess- That is a good idea. Thanks!
Kerry Mayes
October 15, 2010 at 9:09 amLori-
We have memory boxes for each of our girls (which are actually large rubbermaid tubs!). I file ALL of their papers in a certain place in my closet, then every other month or so I go through them. I grouped them by age done and then by grade in school when they were old enough. I keep my favorites of anything they wrote or drew independantly and anything that really expressed what they were into at that age. I also keep all the basic school concept papers like spelling words, sight words, reading lists and such to refer back to when the next sister is ready to review. All of that goes into the tub and everything else I throw away! The girls have certain drawers in their rooms for the papers that are special to them (that I haven’t chosen to save in their memory box). When their drawer is full, they have to go through them and decide what to keep (which I then add to the memory box) and what to throw away. I also have posterboard size folders for their large pieces of artwork that I keep in my closet. I found picture frames at Target (which would work well on Abigail’s color block wall) that were specifically for kid’s papers and artwork. They have a slot on the back to just slide papers in and out very easily so rotating was no big deal. They were about $20 each. I hope this gives you some ideas!
MeMe
October 15, 2010 at 10:50 amI know someonw who displays the kids artwork until a new one comes in and then she takes a picture of it and at the end of the year she makes a photo book (snapfish etc.) to keep. May be more expensive or time consuming than what you would want, but great way to cut down on the paperwork that stacks up.
lori
October 15, 2010 at 1:41 pm@ Kerry- Thanks for sharing what you do. I think I will for sure how a “Keepsake Tub” for each of the girls. I guess I just needed some validation, too, that some things can be thrown away. Thanks!
lori
October 15, 2010 at 1:43 pm@ MeMe- I think I will do that, too. Maybe scan the paper crafts and take pictures of the bigger items. Thanks!
Emily Stringer
October 15, 2010 at 1:43 pmI am actually fixing to buy some of these for Graysen’s room. I will hang work up inside them with tacks or putty. Haven’t figured that part out yet.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58573259/frames-wall-decal
lori
October 16, 2010 at 2:38 pm@ Emily- Thanks!
Rachel @ Grasping for Objectivity
October 16, 2010 at 9:23 pmYou’re a better Mom than me – Ali’s SS art goes in the trash…there’s just too much to keep up with!
lori
October 17, 2010 at 1:08 pm@ Rachel- Abi has found her art in the trash and proclaimed, “Hey, what is my panda drawing doing in the trash can!?” So, yeah. I think I’ll keep her artwork in a big tub and display a few. But I did also want to hear from other moms that “it’s okay” to throw stuff in the trash.
Katie
October 18, 2010 at 3:46 pmI’m all for throwing stuff away after awhile
Gretchen also has found it in the trash (or even realized it was missing from its original display spot), so I just told her that we had to make room for her new picture. Amazingly, she was fine with that! I love some of these ideas, though! Isn’t the digital age great?!
Lucy
October 22, 2010 at 2:02 pmWow. I just wanted to say: I love that wall! Did you paint it yourselves? Soooo Soooo cool. I would love to do something like that someday….!
lori
October 22, 2010 at 2:10 pm@Lucy- Thanks so much. Yes, we painted it ourselves. I did all the calculations and measurements. Jonathan helped me put the painters tape up, and then, he and our friends painted it. It was fun. If I ever post about the measurements, etc, I’ll let you know.