One of the many joys of parenthood is the stunning works of art that our children bring home from school or camp. And because we believe our little ones are blessed with immeasurable artistic talent, we feel badly throwing any of it out.
But it adds up… quickly!
Here are some cool things you can do with the treasures they bring home:
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I will definitely vote for you as many times as I can! Great ideas. Some I have framed and the rest I have stuffed into large portfolios. A friend of mine takes pictures and saves them to her computer, but I guess I think I will want to take them out someday and actually hold them. Does that sound weird? I know I am going to be the mom bawling in the attic someday when my boys are all grown and gone. :/
Thanks, Kathy! And no, not weird at all. I feel terrible when I throw any of their art away. That’s what compelled me to do a little digging and come up with cool ideas. Before we know it, they’ll be grown and gone… (give me a second while I wipe the tears from my eyes… sigh). So, I wanted to find ways to hang onto their stuff. If it were up to my husband, he’d toss 90% of it.
I encourage my 4 year old to paint on the big pieces of paper at school so we can have “wrapping paper.” I love wrapping gifts in her art work. Otherwise, I usually have a hard time letting stuff go, so look for me on hoarders some day..
That’s so cool! I hadn’t thought of having them do their artwork on big paper. Cool! And I’ll be right there with ya on Hoarders!