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It wasn’t finished at that time (the house was in that continued process of being built), so at first my daughter and son-in-law placed Kara’s and Alex’s art from school to cover the sheetrock.  Then it became a treasure gallery.

They even hung some of the art above the stairwell.  At this “gallery,” the children could see their art work, from kindergarten and older.  They felt that what they did at school and brought home was important.  We also posted some of the art projects done at home.

Then they began posting art in their bedrooms.  As our granddaughter grew older, she designed and made quilts…sometimes for school projects and other times just for fun.  Those were hung around her room instead of the posters she once used for decoration.  Just before leaving for college she made a fabric collage for her dorm room.

Do you have a children’s art wall, a place where the whole family can enjoy their creative efforts?

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Creating a Children’s Art Wall

I’ve got dozens of projects planned out, my supplies are ready to go – and hopefully the kids will be as enthusiastic about it as I am

Are you still looking for more fun things for your kids to do over the summer?

Whip Up has been collecting some great ideas to keep your crafty kids happy this summer.  From learning how to weave, making sun prints to creating puppet shows, there are tons of fun ideas for happy kids.

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Crafty Summer Fun for Kids

Every parent I talk to seems to have a ton of their kid’s artwork that they just don’t know what to do with anymore.  Over the years it can certainly multiply, especially if you have an industrious little artist! 

And it’s always a hard thing to get rid of.  There’s the guilt of disappointing your child versus the reality that you probably don’t have room to save it all. 

That’s why I loved this article on “5 easy ways to display and save kid’s art.”  One of the tips I really liked was keeping a scrapbook with the art in it.  Since so many of us are into scrapbooking these days, it would be a fun and easy project to use art as part of a page. 

I also thought the idea of making it a game with your kids made sense.  Like, “Let’s see which pictures are the ten best and save those.”

I also know of parents framing some of their kids artwork and decorating their rooms with it.  The clothspin method works good too, because you can easily display the art and change it out as new pictures are created.

What are your ideas for saving kid’s artwork?  

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Saving Kids Artwork