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Build a "Family Wall" |
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by hrs2004  (August 2006) (rank 20th) |
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A what?
Well, now that you have made or are in the process of making a family, shouldn't your home reflect that - the triumphs and pride in day-to-day life? So what can you do to show everyone in your little unit how important they are? Build a family
wall.
I would suggest that the ideal location is where everyone sits down to eat. Pick a wall and cover it with cork tiles. Then you can go to work filling the space with:
- the best and the latest artwork,
- family rules,
- reminders and appointments
- and best of all, photos.
Why not get hold of snapshots of your kids playing really nicely together and looking happy? What a great reminder of what a lovely feeling it is when everyone gets on. Get your kids to take photos of you (when they are old enough...) and display their work for all to see.
The best bit is that things can go up, come down and get changed around whenever you feel like it, without damaging the paintwork or leaving messy tape marks.
Now, I have yet to practice what I preach. We are starting some building work soon and have our space set aside. It may take some time to get there, but I am really looking forward to having our own place for photos and the like. My parents were never in to displaying pictures and I guess that we haven't been too good, either. But I do know how nice it is to see that someone cares enough to put a photo of you up on their wall. If I am aware of feeling that, then I am sure that my children are, too. My little girl loves seeing pictures of herself and her brother, so we are going for a whole wall of it!
I will post a picture when we finally get there (though don't hold your breath - it might be January next year!)
