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storing artwork |
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by lindterbean  (August 2006) (rank 16th) |
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When the refrigerator just isn't big enough. . .
Kids' artwork is like wire coat hangers, if you leave it alone, it starts to grow exponentially. Pretty soon it starts to overflow drawers, Christmas trees, office cubicles and wall space. so what to do with all the bits of
paper and plaster made for you so lovingly without investing in a bigger house or hurting little bit's feelings?
- Take a picture. These things take up a whole lot less space digitally than physically. Even if you keep the hard copy, go ahead and take a picture. Moisture happens, age happens, colors grey out and sticky things loose their sticky. If it's a sculpture, take it from a couple of different angles so you get the full effect. who knows, you may want to use it later in a scrapbook or slide show. Take one picture of your child holding it up, then you get a date reference as well. How many times have you looked at your old letters or whatnot and have no idea when you worte them? Well, there you go.
- Keep it - for a short time. About 1 week for each age year. That should give your little one enough time to forget about it or replace it with something new. Of course, if your child is especially tenacious, extend this time frame.
- Make it into something else. Get your child's participation in this one. Most local copy centers will laminate almost anything sort of flat, then they make great placemats. Lots of little doo-dads make great tree ornaments, and you can get some trasferred to iron-on substrate and iron it on to a pillowcase or T-shirt. Take a picture first though.
