Comments on: How to Keep and Store Children’s Art http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/ Encouragement for a Simple Home Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:29:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Heather House http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-9804 Heather House Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:47:36 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-9804 I have scanned a lot of my daughter's artwork into storybooks! They are great. We are able to sit down and flip through them and see all of her amazing drawings over the years. You can check these great books out at www.legaciesbyheather.com. I have scanned a lot of my daughter’s artwork into storybooks! They are great. We are able to sit down and flip through them and see all of her amazing drawings over the years. You can check these great books out at http://www.legaciesbyheather.com.

]]> By: Vintage Mommy http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1507 Vintage Mommy Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:00:33 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1507 When my daughter started kindergarten, I started filling a large plastic bin with her stuff. I threw some things away, but kept more than I knew I'd save in the end. Now that we've started first grade, I plan to go thru the box and do some serious purging. Then I'll put a divider in and start saving the first grade stuff. I figure if I end up with two bins over the course of elementary school, it will be pretty reasonable. <abbr><em>Vintage Mommy's last blog post..<a href="http://www.vintagemommy.com/2008/09/30/adoption-book-review-the-day-we-met-you/" rel="nofollow">Adoption Book Review: The Day We Met You</a></em></abbr> When my daughter started kindergarten, I started filling a large plastic bin with her stuff. I threw some things away, but kept more than I knew I’d save in the end.

Now that we’ve started first grade, I plan to go thru the box and do some serious purging. Then I’ll put a divider in and start saving the first grade stuff. I figure if I end up with two bins over the course of elementary school, it will be pretty reasonable.

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]]> By: Alana @ Gray Matters http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1464 Alana @ Gray Matters Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:12:05 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1464 Thanks for posting this topic - my son just started preschool and I love all these ideas! <abbr><em>Alana @ Gray Matters's last blog post..<a href="http://graymattersmd.blogspot.com/2008/10/thrifty-green-thursday-craigs-list-find.html" rel="nofollow">Thrifty Green Thursday - Craig's List Find</a></em></abbr> Thanks for posting this topic – my son just started preschool and I love all these ideas!

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]]> By: Mindy http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1459 Mindy Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:16:21 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1459 I came across this the other day and thought it was a good idea for temporarily displaying artwork especially since I have 4 little ones to show off their work. http://tutusandturtles.blogspot.com/2008/09/rotating-art-exhibit.html <abbr><em>Mindy's last blog post..<a href="http://murray-triplets.blogspot.com/2008/10/55-questions.html" rel="nofollow">55 Questions</a></em></abbr> I came across this the other day and thought it was a good idea for temporarily displaying artwork especially since I have 4 little ones to show off their work.

http://tutusandturtles.blogspot.com/2008/09/rotating-art-exhibit.html

Mindy’s last blog post..55 Questions

]]> By: Avlor http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1454 Avlor Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:37:20 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1454 I do like Sara does. But with a twist. I take a digital photo or scan it and put it in a folder on my photo sharing site. All our relatives are out of town so it's an easy way to share. I also have been keeping special papers in file folders. But I think I need to cut down ALOT. Especially since the best is saved digitally. <abbr><em>Avlor's last blog post..<a href="http://blog.foxdowns.com/2008/09/30/organizing-roundup-continued-the-office/" rel="nofollow">Organizing Roundup Continued: The Office</a></em></abbr> I do like Sara does. But with a twist. I take a digital photo or scan it and put it in a folder on my photo sharing site. All our relatives are out of town so it’s an easy way to share.

I also have been keeping special papers in file folders. But I think I need to cut down ALOT. Especially since the best is saved digitally.

Avlor’s last blog post..Organizing Roundup Continued: The Office

]]> By: tabbyintexas http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1451 tabbyintexas Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:35:49 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1451 This is a hard task; I'm very sentimental over my little ones art. We do the bins and the folders and I frame it for the house. I guess I'll let her decide when she is older. <abbr><em>tabbyintexas's last blog post..<a href="http://dailythreesixfive.blogspot.com/2008/10/2-oct-08.html" rel="nofollow">2 Oct 08</a></em></abbr> This is a hard task; I’m very sentimental over my little ones art. We do the bins and the folders and I frame it for the house. I guess I’ll let her decide when she is older.

tabbyintexas’s last blog post..2 Oct 08

]]> By: smallnotebook http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1450 smallnotebook Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:35:35 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1450 Photos are a good idea Sara, especially for those pieces that don't keep well. Mother Necessity - I LOVE the idea of hiding notes and little drawings inside cookbooks. Perfect! Kelli, you had a great post and photos today about kid's art! You all can see it here: <a href="http://www.meinplace.com/2008/10/02/cant-see-the-forest-for-theziti/" rel="nofollow">Can't see the Forest for the Ziti</a> at her blog Me in Place. Photos are a good idea Sara, especially for those pieces that don’t keep well.

Mother Necessity – I LOVE the idea of hiding notes and little drawings inside cookbooks. Perfect!

Kelli, you had a great post and photos today about kid’s art! You all can see it here: Can’t see the Forest for the Ziti at her blog Me in Place.

]]> By: Kelli http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1449 Kelli Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:14:16 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1449 What a great idea! :) And, sometimes it's fun to just to look through and see what my mom thought was worth keeping... ! I have little bins for each child that I put stuff in - when it gets too full, I go through and purge. But, hopefully, by the time they move out, they'll have a bin of memories. What a great idea! :)
And, sometimes it’s fun to just to look through and see what my mom thought was worth keeping… !

I have little bins for each child that I put stuff in – when it gets too full, I go through and purge. But, hopefully, by the time they move out, they’ll have a bin of memories.

]]> By: Mother Necessity http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1448 Mother Necessity Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:13:02 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1448 I had a blank wall in my hall, (we live in a 2 bedroom apartment, so space is a premium) so I screwed two hooks in the wall (the kind that mugs hang on in the kitchen) and tied a ribbon between them. I then clothespin the kids' work as it comes home from school, and they each get one side of the ribbon. The new stuff just gets pinned over the old until it gets too heavy, and then I take it down and keep what I like the best in a manilla envelope. I've also taken pictures of things that are too big or unwieldy (like 3 dimensional things). My mother used to tuck things (like funny notes, little drawings, etc.) into her cookbooks. When she would look for different recipes, she would find them. I've continued this, and it's always a nice surprise to come across something that makes me smile. <abbr><em>Mother Necessity's last blog post..<a href="http://mothernecessity.blogspot.com/2008/10/happy-birthday-big-trouble.html" rel="nofollow">Happy Birthday Big Trouble!</a></em></abbr> I had a blank wall in my hall, (we live in a 2 bedroom apartment, so space is a premium) so I screwed two hooks in the wall (the kind that mugs hang on in the kitchen) and tied a ribbon between them. I then clothespin the kids’ work as it comes home from school, and they each get one side of the ribbon. The new stuff just gets pinned over the old until it gets too heavy, and then I take it down and keep what I like the best in a manilla envelope. I’ve also taken pictures of things that are too big or unwieldy (like 3 dimensional things).

My mother used to tuck things (like funny notes, little drawings, etc.) into her cookbooks. When she would look for different recipes, she would find them. I’ve continued this, and it’s always a nice surprise to come across something that makes me smile.

Mother Necessity’s last blog post..Happy Birthday Big Trouble!

]]> By: Sara http://smallnotebook.org/2008/10/02/how-to-keep-and-store-childrens-art/#comment-1447 Sara Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:03:35 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=829#comment-1447 I keep some of the artwork, but I mostly take pictures of it. Then I can still remember it and smile, but it doesn't take up any space! I keep some of the artwork, but I mostly take pictures of it. Then I can still remember it and smile, but it doesn’t take up any space!

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