When school or daycare does their end-of-season cleanout, I am faced with a huge amount of art work that my daughter can't part with (one time I hid it in the recycling, only to be caught by her and faced the wrath of the angry six-year-old).
There is only so much space on our fridge and bulletins boards so I have started to have her pick out several pieces to send to relatives. Aunts, uncles, grandparents, and great grandparents all get special pieces mailed to them on a regular basis. This plan keeps everyone happy, my daughter shares her art with loved ones, I can free up fridge, counter, and bulletin board space, and the relatives get their own one-of-a-kind art (what they do with afterwards is up to them).
Want some other ideas to keep your kids artwork. Here's another good idea for you. And here are 5 more nifty ways to store your kids' artwork.
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