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What Do You Do with Your Children's Artwork?
Asked by L.T. from St. Louis
on September 2, 2008
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Hi!
I have a 2 year old son and I already have a large pile of his beautiful artwork. What do I do with it? I want to keep at least some of his art, but I know real...
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- L., Something I do is keep a few, put some in frames or on the refrigerator, and then take a picture of my son holding the others. It is a great way to always have...
- I have three pieces of my daughter's artwork framed in identical frames in her playroom, two framed in my bedroom, one smaller one framed on the kitchen counter, and t...
- I really haven't done anything with most of my 4 year olds yet. It is being stored in a storage bin right now. Some has gotten thrown away as well. My intention is ...
What to Do with All Those Art Projects?
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on June 11, 2009
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What do you do with all of the art projects that your child has made during the school year? I am looking for suggestions on what to keep and what to toss. Keeping a...
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- I say keep one/month. Keep them all throughout the month and pick the one you would like to keep. Then make a scrapbook of their artwork throughout the year.
- Photograph them and put the photos on a shared site on Shutterfly to share with family and friends. (we save/frame a few.) The fun thing about photographing them is th...
- A friend of mine took a digital picture of all the art her child did throughout the year and then put them into a book. You can make a digital photo book on most of t...
Help! How to Protect Artwork from Smudging?
Asked by L.G. from Washington DC
on December 5, 2008
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I am hoping to find some home remedies (or other ways) to protect some artwork. My son colored with Crayola markers on a cardboard box that has a glossy finish. When I...
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- Go to Micheal's art store & get the fixative spray can that protects art. This acrylic fixative is as clear as water, extremely lightfast, resistant to aging and no...
- Any spray you use will probably peel off eventually. The waxy coating on the box is non-porous so most likely nothing will stick. Just take a picture of the artwork an...
- Take a photo of it and frame it. Even fixatives will have a hard time making it stick. J. Artist and photographer
Displaying Preschool Artwork
Asked by S.A. from Salt Lake City
on October 12, 2009
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Hey Mamas!
My daughter started preschool last month and has been bringing home a ton of really cute pictures and things, and we want to display them (for a little...
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- well we always took and hung them along the wall to the bathroom. this way everyone could see them and they were up to high for little fingers. they stayed there until...
- Ikea has some great plastic frames with clips that you can hook together and hang vertically or horizontally all different sizes for some fun I have taken some of my d...
- If you decide to do the taking picture route you could also purchase one of the digital picture frames and hang it up in your kitchen or her room or wherever and then ...
Preserving Keepsake Kiddie Artwork
Asked by B.P. from New York
on March 26, 2009
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Hi Moms & Caregivers,
I have a daughter who will be completing preschool soon and over the last two years have collected a mountain of her school art-work/projects et...
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- I agree with the digital photo idea everyone has talked about. I also have the frames from the improvements catalogue and they're pretty good although you do have to...
- I saw once on an organization show that a mom kept her kids things in pizza boxes. She would buy them from the pizzaria and only had one per child per year so that sh...
- Hi B., If you can take digital pictures of her artwork you can upload it to snapfish.com or mypublisher.com and have a 'professional' book made for her. You won’t...
What to Do with the Piles and Piles of School Artwork?!
Asked by N.C. from Tucson
on November 4, 2008
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I'm desperately trying to get a handle on the chaos in my house that has gotten out of hand since my fourth baby was born in September. I am able to organize most thi...
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- I started to experience the same problem when my daughetr turned 3. When I went through the art I had to decide if it was a milestone piece or just something I felt I...
- Hi N., I can feel for you. At one time I had all five of my kids in grades K-7. We had pictures and projects every where. I got a box for each child to put al...
- Oh my goodness! I read the best idea years ago! You line it all up or set it out in some way, and TAKE PICTURES! There! You have a record of it. You can look back and ...
What Do You Do with All of Your Children's Artwork?
Asked by J.C. from Phoenix
on May 14, 2008
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My son is an up and coming artist and everyday he makes me tons of wonderful pictures and brings home many awesome projects from school. What do I do with all of thes...
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- I put my kids art work in slip covers in 3 ring binders. They LOVE this because they have "volumes" of artwork starting from when they first began drawing. You can see...
- My daughter is in her last year of preschool. For all of last years artwork, I scanned it into computer or took pics of the art that was too big for my scanner. I we...
- Gotta love all that art huh?! We got a wire curtain hanger from Ikea that you can mount to the wall. Then, we hang the artwork with the clips that they also sell. ...
Sons Art Work
Asked by S.S. from Minneapolis
on November 17, 2008
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I have a dilemma. My son went to a home daycare for three years and never once did he bring home artwork. Now he is going to the YMCA where he brings home artwork DA...
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- S. I have a dehumidifier in our basement and it keeps it nice and dry down there. We don't have much of a problem with wetness in down there, but without the dehu...
- I have friends who have scanned their kid's art work and turned them into hardbound coffee table type books! That way you can preserve the artwork without having to k...
- Another way to preserve artwork, take a digital picture of each one and group them together to make a collage on a t-shirt or bag. You can buy iron on transfers for y...
Selling Artwork
Asked by K.V. from Indianapolis
on November 9, 2008
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I am a realtor and love it, but my true passion is for painting. I drive around the countryside and take pics to paint on pcs of scrap plywood. I have always given t...
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- See if there is a retailer in your area that would be wiling o carry a sampling of your work- you can offer to sell it on consignment at first for a 30-70 or 60-40 spl...
- I have not actually checked out this site, but my sister has her own business selling candles and soaps and she really likes etsy.com Good luck!
- I know, I hate all that ugly development where they remove all the trees! Your art sounds neat! Of course you can try Ebay. Talk to someone who sells on Ebay and get s...
Where Do I Keep All My Kids Art?
Asked by S.T. from Chicago
on April 25, 2008
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I'm looking for some ideas to keep my kids 'distinguished' art pieces for years to come. I'm very selective at weeding out the amount of art that comes home. However...
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- S., I have alot of art from my kids that is very large (20x20). I bought some coated cardboard art portfolio carriers to keep it all in. I can't get more than one y...
- I am a huge scrap booker and I lay my childrens art work on the floor stand on the chair and take a picture some of my friends hang it on the fridge and when its full ...
- I scan in, or take pictures of everything my boys bring home from school, that way I have a whole disk of the year's work. We do hang some things for a while too =)
