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15 Ways to Hide or Display Your Kid’s Art
Mazzy goes to a toddler transitions class two mornings a week. I don’t know if this is something all parents do or just parents in NYC who are terrified their kids won’t get into the right preschool. Whatever the case, it means my daughter brings home a lot of artwork.
We’re talking at least three to four paintings a week. And I have every reason to believe this will continue for the next two to twelve years.
I am a sentimental person (or so I have discovered) who lives in a NYC apartment. Which means I can’t just throw Mazzy’s paintings into a random drawer or closet— they are all taken by useful items like pots and underwear.
So I have begun to explore my options for both displaying and storing my daughter’s art.
As well as trying to get used to the idea of throwing some of it in the trash.
(shhhh!!!)
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Melissa commented on Feb 02 12 at 9:35 amI save up each girls art all year. At the end of the year I setup a lightbox and take photos of the art and the use qoop.com to create a photo book. And then I throw away the art. It’s a great way to save the art without having to actually keep it all. Good luck with your art :)
Emily commented on Feb 02 12 at 10:35 amI like the first one ( the wire rods) and then circulate as new pictures come in. Put the pictures that come down into the poster tubes. nd then rent a storage locker to hold the tubes:)
kt commented on Feb 02 12 at 10:37 amalong with the photography idea….i had heard about putting it all on a digital frame to display.
Amanda commented on Feb 02 12 at 2:20 pmWhen I get something, I immediately scan it to the computer and trash the original. That way, I can be as sentimental as I want without a bunch of crap cluttering my house.
Kristin @kdwald commented on Feb 02 12 at 2:53 pmI kind of like the corkboard idea. Right now my kids both tape things to their doors – teenager style. Their school has a big emphasis on ART and so we’re inundated. Great suggestions – but most are far too fashionable and chic for me. My plan: Cork. Pizza box. Trash.
Pam commented on Feb 02 12 at 7:06 pmI have a big tupperware tub for each kid that I have kept certain baby outfits (blessing/baptism outfits as well as other too cute to give away outfits) and as my children grow, I find that I have been adding their more special art/school assignments to it… like the one where my daughter had to draw a picture of a word starting with “P” and she drew poop… yup. Kept it.
Heather K commented on Feb 02 12 at 11:21 pmHere is your solution. Five Words:
Pawn. Them. Off. On. Family.
They will feel all excited and happy to have the art-work, you don’t have to store it, and you don’t have to feel guilty for throwing it out.
Although, who am I kidding, I throw things out now… I save the things I particularly like or are special to me for some reason. One of my favorites was a dried-hand print made from clay or play-dough or something. I’ll never throw that away!
Heather K commented on Feb 02 12 at 11:21 pmOoooooh, Amanda, I like your idea +Lots!
Raeanne commented on Feb 06 12 at 5:22 pmI Love the Big Clips…where can I get those?
betz commented on Feb 07 12 at 5:55 pmi love melissa’s idea. i was also thinking about preserving them digitally. and i found something interesting about preserving kid’s arts that sure will not take a lot of space and is really brilliant.
put them on duvet cover!
http://jengrantmorris.blogspot.com/2011/10/daniels-duvet-cover.html
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