Are you forever surrounded by little people’s finger paintings, endless crayon drawings and paper plate craft?
Are you a sentimental hoarder like me? Then this post is for you! It was inspired by a link I shared last week and a conversation on a local facebook mummy group I belong to.
Seems I’m not the only one drowning in my little Picasso’s works of art. So here’s 11 things to do with kids art…
1. Turn them into 3D Toys
As I shared last week, I’m dying to give this one a go.
2. Turn them into Custom Mini-Masterpiece designs
3. Include a favourite piece on your photo wall
4. Use as wrapping paper
5. Hang with string and pegs in the kids cubby house or playroom
5. Turn them into fabric, wrapping paper, cushions or even wall paper
6. Create a memory book
See post by Beth at Baby-Mac – how to make a photo book using iphoto.
7. Store them in a Folio like this one from Officeworks
8. Use an app like artkive
9. Laminate your favourites
10. Simply photograph, store on a hard drive them and dump them!
11. Or if it breaks your heart to throw them away, get Daddy to ‘take them to work’.
What do you do with your kids art? I’d love to hear… share your ideas in the comments below.
my2morrows 
Awesome ideas for the thousand of pics I can’t bear to part with from my 3 yr old. Great post.
LikeLike
Thanks Tamzen! Glad you liked it. It’s so hard to part with their creations isn’t it! 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
It is.. but were’s all my childhood pics. Mum!! They must have been ruthless back then. 🙂
LikeLike
I just LOVE number 3!!! xxx
LikeLike
Haha! It’s thanks to you I even have a photo wall! Love ya x
LikeLike
I love all these ideas! My daughter draws so much art, so much! it’s why I created my Mini-Masterpieces & finding that other mums & dad’s had the same problem as me on where to store them all. So I decided to share it with everyone & it’s the best feeling. Seldom a dry eye when I hand over a completed design.
The design in this picture is a 50x50cm shadow box and has 50+ artworks. I love this style because the artworks are actually elevated from the back so they literally look like little shrunken artworks… Super cute in person. Oh & u get a digital copy of all the art you send so whether you send 100 pieces & we only end up using 30, you still have the 100 scanned copies so if you don’t won’t to keep them you don’t feel so bad.
See saving cupboard space & mothers guilt all in one swoop. Lol
Thanks so much for the mention beautiful. Means the world you like them as much as I do making them and I so do. xx
LikeLike
My absolute pleasure Kim. You are so clever. And that is so cool that you also get a digital copy of all the pieces! I’ll definitely be doing this in the future… When my little artists move on from just producing scribbles! Great gift for the grandparents too! Xx
LikeLike
Haha. They usually go to daddy s office. But literally! The problem is that daddy s office not big enough. I love the products that we can make from them. I just deplore the prices of them. Some diy is just simplier i think. Xx cathy
LikeLike
DIY is always a goodie. Thanks for visiting Cathy! x
LikeLike
Perfect timing Shannon! These ideas are awesome 😄 my fridge is way too full at the moment of artwork and Kindy kid insists on displaying them. Might gave to do a few of these – thank you xx
LikeLike
My pleasure lovely. Let me know what you do with those works of art! xx
LikeLike
Oh I LOVE the custom mini art designs! I am absolutely doing this! Great ideas! I am only just entering art-work territory and I can see already that it’s going to get chocca pretty quick.
LikeLike
Oh it does Krissy. We are up to our ears! I love the mini masterpieces too. I will definitely do it one day… when they move on from just scribbles 😉
LikeLike
Great Ideas! I love the thought of turning them in to soft toys – but soft toys annoy me! I often use their art as wrapping paper. I love the idea of the mini art designs. So clever!
LikeLike
You are right about the soft toys Fleur. They seem to just accumulate and gather dust don’t they! I too love the Mini Masterpiece! One day! Xx
LikeLike
That mini masterpiece you have displayed is the one Kim made for me.. it hangs proudly in my kitchen and everyone that sees it says they MUST do the same for themselves 🙂
LikeLike
Oh wow Tessa! It’s absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to do one someday. Xx
LikeLike
I love all of these. Especially the cushions. I currently have several of their artworks framed. Growing up I had one of my artworks framed and hung above my bed.
LikeLike
How lovely! I have no idea what my parents did with my art! Mustn’t have been any good. Haha! I love the cushions too! Xx
LikeLike
Ohhhh so many gorgeous ideas here. How clever are some people! xx
LikeLike
So clever! I had a few “why didn’t I think of that” moments putting this post together. Xx
LikeLike
Such great ideas. So far I just store them in a big pile but eventually I’m going to run out of room and need a better solution. Linking up via #BlogChicks
LikeLike
Glad you like them Christine.
I have a growing pile too.
Thanks so much for popping by! xx
LikeLike
Oh what gorgeous ideas! The 3D toy and the cushions are my far and away favourites. What a wonderful way to treasure those works of art forever!
LikeLike
I have a piece of art from a student that I had frame back when I was teaching. I also have a book of other drawings that are totally hilarious. There’s one where this kid drew all the teachers on one side of the page and all the students on the other side and I was on the student side. It turns out she thought I was a student!
LikeLike
Oh that is gold!
How lovely to frame a student’s art!
I heard a lovely story the other day about how a guy used his art from when he was a kid as part of his application for a scholarship to art school and he got it! X
LikeLike
Love the idea to give them to Daddy – our problem is that Daddy works from home! I’m so keen to get a Mini Masterpiece frame done. I also love the idea of a photo book. Thanks for the inspiration!
LikeLike
My pleasure Tash. Let me know if you end up doing a mini masterpiece. I’d love to see it!
Thanks for popping by. xx
LikeLike
Pingback: Digital Parents Blog Carnival Host of the Month - The Last Degree