Any creative ideas for displaying kids' artwork at home?
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The drawings are piling up on my desk! I know I saw a really creative way of making a gallery of kids artwork on Queer Eye a few years ago... but I forget how they did it! Any ideas, other than the refrigerator, which is already filled???!
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Permalink Reply by Christie on
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Here are some good ideas in the comments on this post: http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/good-questions/good-questions-impe... I have also seen people hang empty ornate frames (like at an art gallery and just hang the kids artwork inside, rotating it often :)
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Permalink Reply by Christine S. on -
One great way is to take your favorites, scan them into your computer (if they'll fit!) and then make a book out of them using someone like www.shutterfly.com or Target and Wal-Mart who also make them now. That way they'll be in a great hardbound book for you to have for always and declutters space! Or, my girlfriend laminates different pieces and uses them as placemats. They came out really cute!
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Permalink Reply by Ruthie Appleby on -
We put my kids art work in frames years ago and boy I am glad we did!
Ruthie
http://www.beautipage.com/Ruthieappleby
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Permalink Reply by TeresaR on -
Buying, or making, inexpensive mats for the art work really makes the art look professional. You can easily use poster tape or that tack stuff (it's like chewed gum that won't rip the paint off your wall) to put them up on various walls. I put some in the kids' bedroom and sometimes in our bedroom. I leave each piece up for a certain length of time...say a month...then I take them down, take a photo of it (and keep it either on a CD or you can use Christine S's photo album idea), and toss the original art.
:)
Teresa
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Permalink Reply by Samantha G on -
You could laminate them and use them for placemats. That way you can see and use them everyday without them getting ruined. The kids will probably appreciate it too.
The other ideas of scanning them to make a book or framing them are good too.
My son's school found a company to create magnets out of them. They were various sizes. I don't remember the name of the company though. But it's an idea.
Samantha
richsinglemomma.com
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Permalink Reply by Mortira on
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We used to tape or pin things up in the hallway. It's the perfect place for a huge collage, because it's not too in the way, or in your face. You have a great showcase and still have nice decor in the rest of the house.
I also like the idea of scanning everything and making slideshows and scrapbooks from the images. When I was doing daycare, each of the kids had a binder with their name on it. When they made new pictures, the old ones would come down and get hole punched, and filed into the binder. It makes a great memory book for parents.
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Permalink Reply by Tammy Dantzler on -
I love this idea of digital photo frames. Scan the artwork and upload to a digital display frame. Last year Target had these at a very affordable price. Then create a Art Treasure Box for the original art pieces. I hope this idea is helpful.
I like the idea of scrapbooks, but have found out that if really isn't place compatible when they become so thick. They end up looking like a big fan skinny at the binder side and huge on the other.
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