Get Creative With Your Child’s Artwork

The end of the school year usually comes with piles and piles of artwork that your children have created over the past year. It’s nearly impossible to hang on to every piece so…here are a few ideas for what to do with those piles. Choose one (or two) that fits your style and needs.

Visit a local pizza shop and ask them for unused X-tra Large pizza boxes for each of your children. (There may be a small price for each box) - Go through the artwork with your children’s help and have them hold on to ONLY the number of works of art that will fit in the box. Label these boxes and stack them in a closet or slide them under a bed. If your child is upset by throwing away any of the artwork, photograph the pieces and burn them to a CD that your child can look at again and again - or print and create a small photo book for your child to have on hand.
Choose a special work of art and have it made into a keepsake. Check out online photo companies like snapfish.com, ofoto.com or shutterfly.com to create T-shirts, mouse pads, mugs, etc. Or contact www.hughsroom.biz and have a keepsake step stool made out of your child’s favorite artwork.
Order the Li’l DaVinci for Kids art cabinet photo frame that lets you store up to 100 drawings or paintings behind it. The frame has an easy-to-release latch that makes rotating your personal gallery a cinch. Frames come in both 8 1/2 x 11 and 12 x 18 sizes and a variety of finishes (black, white, red, natural, cherry and oak). Order at dynamicframes.com.
Do you have a budding artist that wants to display ALL of his creations? Shop around for an old window frame at a flea market or antique shop. Choose one with 6 panels. Hang the frame low (under a chair rail) where your little one can reach it and display his works in each frame. As he creates a new one, explain to him that he must choose one to take down.
Check out www.littlekidsbigart.com and have your child’s artwork turned into a REAL work of art. Little Kids Big Art will work with you to create a large masterpiece on a canvas from an original that your child has created.