Hello!

I have been finding myself overwhelmed lately with all my children’s artwork from preschool and I have no idea what would be a creative way to keep all the artwork. What are some suggestions? They should preferably be ideas that will not take up too much room! Thanks


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  • Take a photo. As wonderful as it is keeping it all, it might not be viable.


  • I’d suggest a large folder – check office works, or even a large box with a lid. Maybe just choose a selection of pieces that represent her development or choose a special piece to put in a frame.


  • You can buy cheap art folders with large plastic sleeves in them to store art works. If the art works include sculptures, then perhaps a storage container might be best.


  • I have a plastic container that I put all the art work I want to keep from my children, its the special ones I keep.


  • You can use the artwork as gift wrapping for family and friends? But if you want to keep it with you, I roll mine up and store the in a cardboard box. My very favourite ones get laminated and hung on the wall


  • Folders and plastic sleeves work well!


  • Glue into a large kids scrapbook


  • few in files and few in chart in her bedroom, choice is hers.


  • Free APP called artkive


  • I scan them in or take a photo depending on the suez, then print some off as photo size and put them in a frame. The original art work gets stored in a plastic tub by year.


  • A friend of mine has made a framed picture out of parts of the art work. Can’t keep it all but it lets you save parts of a number of special pieces


  • Make books out of them. I never keep everything otherwise you would have too much. I just pick out the best and bin the rest after a month, that way they don’t notice.


  • I keep his works of art in manila folders then do a big organise at the end of the term.


  • A folder with the plastic sleeves works great 🙂


  • They bring home so much and I found the big ones great for wrapping up gifts for grandparents and aunts etc. If you use the magic tape it doesnt rip the paper


  • I suffer this same thing!


  • some really good answers here, thanks for the tips.


  • I have kept my favourite pieces of artwork from both of my sons younger years but just thought a good idea these days would be to take digital photos of all of their creations & store them i n a computer file under each of their names so you will always have easy access to these memories without taking up much space


  • I found a magnetised bulldog clip tgat I could attach to the side of the fridge.
    Each piece of ‘art’ that would arrive home would be attached to that.
    As the pile got thicker I would discretly recycle one of the ones towards the back of the pile.
    I did keep certain ones that were more ‘artistic’ than others and have a folder for each son full of those.


  • I think you will find its way too much to keep every piece of art they create but you can still honor them by saving their paintings and using them as wrapping paper.
    Smaller ones you can get laminated and use as place mats for home or as gifts for grandparents.


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