More Kid Art Display Ideas

By Tara C.

Last week, Megan wrote about displaying children's art. I wanted to jump in and share what we do. We use two Ikea curtain wires with clips to hang the art. Here's what it looks like:

(photo from: me)

We used the DEKA  curtain wire with clips ($6.99):

(photo from: Ikea)

And attached it to the wall with the DIGNITET support fixture ($4.99):

(photo from: Ikea)

On of the commenters on Megan's post mentioned making a photo book of kid's artwork before tossing the originals in the bin. This is something I've always meant to do, but have never gotten around to actually doing.

(photo from: Snapfish.com)

You could simply photograph the artwork, put it in a book and call it "Best of Kindergarten" or whatever. Or, you could include photos of the child creating the art, as in the book above, along with some narration. The photo book lets you remember some of the artwork, without having to actually save all of the originals.

Comments

[Jackie]

I saw an idea on Pinterest where you can turn your child's drawing into a stuffed toy. I don't know anyone who has done it in real life, though. It's a very cute and unique idea for saving artwork!

http://www.childsown.com/about-2/

[Megan @ Mama Bub]

There's a new app, Artkive, where you can take photos of the art and it will turn it into a book for you. I'm not sure how this is better than making it yourself on Snapfish, but thought it might be worth mentioning.

[Mike]

We did this (until we installed cabinets over the gallery wall). Installing the IKEA wire thing was a pain. I remember installing a West Elm kit at work that was much easier. But I'm sure it's 4x the price.

[Tara C.]

That's interesting, Mike. We didn't have any trouble installing the IKEA curtain wire.

[Heather O'Neil]

I make stuffed toys from kids' artwork and I have a blog article with more ideas for storing, displaying and making keepsakes from kids’ art. http://www.happydoodles.com/blogs/news/6041344-63-of-parents-feel-guilty-about-ditching-kids-artwork. Also, the Artkive app is definitely worth looking at - not only can you make books from the artwork, but it makes it easy to store the artwork online and share with grandparents, etc. Very cool.