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Great ideas. I recently went through and organized my kids school work, using a similar method. You can find out how I did it at:http://controllingcraziness.blogspot.com/2013/06/organizing-school-papers.html
Christa – YES! Those were the boxes I was thinking of purchasing! Thanks for sharing. đŸ™‚ Feels nice to have it all contained, right?
I store the ‘best’ pieces in big flat boxes I have two for each girl. I also display them in frames (that hold a lot of their work).
http://ourlifeinaclick.blogspot.com/2010/04/kids-artwork-what-to-do-with-it-all.html
The sculptures,etc get rotated around the house. I have two pretty artsy kids so there’s never enough room for it all. College Girl’s stuff from high school is still stored in portfolios!
Kim, this is a great idea! So hard to keep everything neat & organized, but this method seems to simplify the process!
I love the idea of the manila envelope. What do you do with the oversized artwork that won’t fit in the box?
You could take a photo every month of the art work. Tape it on the wall, stand the artist next to it and snap a photo. Now you have preserved the art work and the artist together. Feel free to print it off in an 8×10 if you want . It take up less space.
Yes, that is certainly an option, which is similar to the ArtKive concept, but I prefer to have the actual artwork so the child can view it hands on as an adult. I enjoy looking through my old stuff – and it’s the wiggly lines and large brush strokes that make it even more fun. đŸ˜‰
This is a great system! I am putting together a roundup of my favourite ideas for organizing children’s school work and this is definitely one of them! Thanks for sharing it- I need to tackle this issue in my home!!
Ok, what do you do with non flat items or items too large to fit in a folder. That’s my problem. Hate to just dump it in a box.