63% of parents feel guilty about ditching kids' artwork
Posted by Heather O'Neil on May 10, 2012 6 Comments
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Ideas for storing, displaying and creating keepsakes from kids' art
Stop the angst!
It's almost here. The end-of-school-year avalanche of artwork.
The average child brings home 48 pieces of art from school every year, according to a recent survey. That's 800 pieces of art for two kids before middle school, and over 1,000 if you add those created at home.
You can't save it all. Well you can, but you don't have to. Sit down with your kids and have them select their favorites to save forever - the simple act of doing this celebrates their creativity. Then, after they are asleep, you can recycle the rest - the simple act of doing this saves your sanity.
Unburden your fridge
What to do with the remaining masterpieces? Here are eight ideas for storing, displaying, and creating keepsakes from kids' art.
Publish it.
Make a display wall.
File it.
Design a charm bracelet.
Create a stuffed animal.
Form an online art gallery.
Make a museum poster.
Display one, store 50.
Then, recycle the rest guilt-free!
What do you do with your kids' artwork?
Comments (6 Comments)
What a cool idea – and it’s something that a lot of people would love to do sometime … but never find time to do. You provide a great service – good luck to you!
Posted by Heather on July 18, 2012
Hi I am a mother who has accumulated a lot of my child’s school, childcare/ nursery work and additional history paperwork over the years. As my mother previously did with my siblings and I whilst we grew up, I’ve tried to keep everything, but really there is only so much you can hold on to and store away. Keeping every record my child has accomplished each year has never been easier and efficient with storing and publishing all his achievements onto an interactive DVD. This way we can keep them forever, and view them whenever we choose to.
I have completed a Diploma of Multimedia and have really taken an interest in creating colourful presentations with photos, videos and more.
I see my line of work as both a pleasure and an important task to preserve your child’s artwork / school achievements for future generations, which means I have no room for error. I go to tremendous lengths to ensure that you’re 100% satisfied with your order. I take extra care in scanning your artwork and photos ensuring the best quality are scanned.
Posted by Scan My Life - Little Achievements on July 16, 2012
You’re welcome, Stephanie – fun content is a good thing!
Posted by Heather on May 31, 2012
Very cool ideas! Thanks for posting a link on my site.
Posted by Stephanie Medley-Rath on May 31, 2012
Thanks for passing it along, June!
Posted by Heather on May 30, 2012
I love all these ideas and have posted them on pinterest along with the info that I saw them all here on happy doodles. Thanks so much!
Posted by June on May 26, 2012
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