So now that we’ve armed our little ones with the proper art supplies, what do we do with their new creations? Get rid of ‘em! Sounds heartless, I know, but remember for toddlers art is about the experience and not the product. And even if your child’s not a toddler, there’s really no need to keep everything. Don’t think you can change your pack rat ways? See Minimalism for Moms for some inspiration.
Plus, you don’t have to throw it out – just give it to someone else who will honor it. Your child will reach a whole new level of pride when he sees his work displayed on a fridge or mantle belonging to someone other than mom or dad. Isn’t that the whole point of displaying kids’ creations? So send that finger painting masterpiece off to Grandma and watch your little one’s eyes light up the first time she spots it in her home.
Like this post? Stay tuned for the next installment of this 5 part series.
See the rest of this series here:
Honoring Kids’ Artwork: Part 2 – Create a Collection
Honoring Kids’ Artwork: Part 3 – Hang It Up
Honoring Kids’ Artwork: Part 4 – Put It Behind Glass
Honoring Kids’ Artwork: Part 5 – Transform It
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Steph, I love that gallery wall, it makes me wonder where I can use my kids art more. And what a great idea to help raise $ for Aidan. Love it!
Latte Junkie – thanks for thinking of me!
Katie – I have to give credit to one of my favorite sites Li’l Magoolie for introducing me to Aidan’s great shop. I know they’re closed for the holidays right now but keep checking back as they should be open again soon!
thanks for digging up all of these good resources. i recently picked up two really good books on the topic of simplifying things: organized simplicity and simplicity parenting. they’re my “bibles” for 2011!!
I am happy to find your blog. It’s fun and gets me excited with art projects and such to do with my kids. Posts like this one are helpful too. However, the fonts and colors on the blog are really, really hard to read. It would be much more enjoyable if the font colors were darker so I didn’t have to strain my eyes.
Rachelle – thanks for the resources, I can always use organizational help!
Anonymous (so mysterious!) – I’m sorry you’re having trouble seeing the fonts. I’ve played around A LOT with the colors. I really like the grey but I was a little worried about visibility. I tried to make the links better by making them dark pink when you hover on them.
What does everyone else think? Do I need to darken it up?
I love everything about your blog except, yes, the color for the links. Making them dark pink when you hover helps, but the light blue is nearly impossible to see, and I’d kind of like to be able to tell what it says before I hover
Better?? I aim to please
Love the change! Oh, and I’m the second Anonymous (not the original poster). I don’t mean to be anonymous, but don’t have any of those other profiles…
Love this. So classic!
PS Following now, too!