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What to Do with All This Art from Preschooler?
Asked by J.K. from Honolulu
on May 6, 2011
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What do you do with your preschoolers art? I have a bunch saved (mostly paper drawings) , sometimes I tape them on the wall but then what? does anyone have any creat...
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- I have a chest for each of my boys with all the treasures I have saved over the years from first blankies to art.
- i throw it away. I keep anything fantastic on the wall, after a while it gets beat up, and it get trashed.
- This made me laugh. If I kept everything I could fill a room a large room. Sorry but you keep a couple a year toss the rest.
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...
Decorating
Asked by V.M. from Erie
on August 31, 2010
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We moved in a year ago, and i still have no pictures or decorations on the wall.
It sounds dumb but i can't even figure out what the focus walls should be, Dinin...
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- Telling someone how to decorate is very difficult. Some suggestions would be to go to pottery barn or crate & barrel or even a furniture store. I was really surprise...
- It's hard to know without seeing your home. Wish you could post pictures, but I don't think that works on this site! I think pictures of your children would be great...
- That's a lot of decorating questions. You really need to educate your self by looking at decorating mags. Avoid Architectural Digest, that is definitely not "real ...
Decorating Question Again but More Specific-a Little
Asked by V.M. from Erie
on September 5, 2010
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We have no picture on the walls, I've checked out a few sites to see what type of art i like. So i'm working on that and once i get that i'll need to compromise w...
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- We just recently began decorating with artwork throughout the house. Our dining room is painted a dark red. Two years ago for my husbands birthday, I bought a rather...
- For me art is very personal. Pictures need to tell a story otherwise they won't find their way onto my walls. If you want a landscape why not try finding a picture dep...
- Any artwork that pleases you and your family is what you should put up. That said, I have a lovely still life of a fruit bowl in my "dining room", which I love to...
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 ...
How to Respond to Constant "I Can't Do It"
Asked by A.G. from Seattle
on June 23, 2008
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Our almost 4 y.o. is constantly telling us she “can’t” do or “doesn’t know how” to do things. We love interacting with her and are always inviting her to t...
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- I had the same thing happen---to my particular daughter (the youngest) because (I found out laterrrrr...) she is a perfectionist, and doesn't want to "do mistakes" in ...
- A., The most important thing a parent can do for their child is to look at them with confidence and know that they are wonderful creatures that process so much beau...
- Certainly, showing a child everyday that they are not capable will eventually convince them that they can't, but it is also normal for the age. She is learning so many...
Just Out of Curiosity...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on January 27, 2011
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Just because I saw another post about tattoos, it made me wonder... how many of you mom's have tattoos? Do you have one or more small ones, or are you covered? For tho...
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- I have 3. One on my ankle, and one on each bicep area. I got them when I was much younger. I have mixed feelings about them. Sometimes they make me feel "young" ag...
- I have one on my right shoulder blade. it's black, 3 ground stakes representing the holy trinity (my faith) that keeps me "grounded". I designed it and had it done on...
- I do not have any nor am I fond of them. I think they may suit their purpose for those covering scars or something of that nature. For those people who have any a fe...
Decorating Ideas for a Boy and Girl Sharing a Bedroom
Asked by S.R. from Kansas City
on July 28, 2011
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I am looking for some ideas on how to decorate a bedroom for my two kids to share. We are moving and going from a 3 bedroom two story to a 2 bedroom one story. My husb...
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- I would let them keep their bedding and go with a "Disney" theme in general. My son has the Toy Story bedding too and his walls are yellow. You could keep yellow wal...
- it's easy to put Disney Princess & Toy Story together. Combine it with a Magical Kingdom (amusement park) setting & you'll be good to go! Paint the walls in a tent s...
- Honestly, if they LIKE their bedding, why not let them keep it... Moving is hard on kids and having their new beds look like their old beds can help ease the transitio...
Husband Painting Dining Area
Asked by T.M. from San Antonio
on April 29, 2008
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Hello moms, I don't know if this was done in purpose or not but I have been nagging on my husband to help me in painting the inside of the house among other things tha...
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- Go with it--that whole thing sounds too cute! Too often, we wives control how the house is decorated and such. Just keep in mind that it's his house, too, and let ...
- I have a couple of suggestions that you might like. As far as the carpet is concerned, why not get an area rug that you think you can live with for a while. That wil...
- This sounds exactly like something my husband would do. There are all kinds of things that you could do by adding accents and things to make it look good. I decided to...
4 Year Old Boys and Learning...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on November 1, 2010
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Ok, so I asked a similar question about a year ago when my son was 3 1/2, and I'm going to ask again, mostly to make myself feel better!
First off, I want to say th...
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- Mine is only three but I think your son sounds great! I think if he wasn't verbal or didn't seem to respond to being called etc then you might need to think on that. ...
- A few things come to my mind. First, all the standard evaluations for IQ and academic acheivment are normed without any regard to gender, so let that steriotype go, i...
- what is the school saying? are they worried? I know when they test for kindergarten, they ask them all the shapes, circles, square, ... , they will pick a few letter...
