How to Organize Your Children’s Artwork with Ease
Are you struggling to find a place to store your children’s artwork? Are you tired of having displays of art all over your house that quickly become cluttered and overwhelming? If so, then keep reading. In this blog post, we will share some simple and fun ways to organize your children’s artwork. Not only will these tips help you get your artwork organized, but they will also help you showcase your children’s artistic talent in a fun and beautiful way. Let’s get started!
We all know it can be difficult keeping children's artwork organized. There are so many pieces of paper, drawings, paintings and more that need a home! You know those piles of artwork your children have created? The ones with their handprints and special sayings about how much they love you, or countless other expressions that cannot even be translated into words because the joy on their faces is just too perfect to describe. But don't worry - we have some ideas for how best to organize and display those.
The first step to organizing your children's artwork is by gathering all of it together. This can be a fun and an emotional experience for you. From there pick out only those pieces which stand out from amongst their creations -(the gold within the pile) this will become an easier task after setting some boundaries on what we're looking at here.
Create categories for your children's artwork, like "Pre-School", “Elementary school”, “Middle School” etc. Let go of those items which hold no meaning to you or your young ones and ask yourself whether this piece touches your heart or holds a memory.
Next Step is to make the artwork digital. The artwork needs to be digital in order for it take advantage of these programs. To make the artwork digital, take a picture or scan it onto your computer. I found taking a picture with my phone the easiest way. Place them near a window when taking the picture for the best natural lighting!
Now you can now bring your children’s artwork to life in a variety of ways. Here’s how you might do it, and some apps for inspiration!
Photo Book
When you're looking for a way to capture your memories in an artistic and creative manner, photo books are perfect. They take up very little space while still being able contain so much of your children’s art that matter most! If you're looking for an easy and creative way to preserve all your child's artwork, then this is it! Simply upload their pictures onto your favorite site in the desired format. Once they are uploaded successfully add any awards they might of won into chapter titles as well. There really isn't anything else necessary - just make sure not too forget any important details like dates or ages their masterpieces were created.
Artkive
Their photo books are affordable for the amount of pages with high-resolution images - perfect if you're short on time or would rather not do all this work yourself! They do everything for you, you send in your artwork and they organize, scan and make the book for you. They do price it by the number of pieces, I do recommend you organize and only send in your favorite pieces. These photo books are nothing fancy, but if you are pressed for time and want to get this project done, then this is a good solution for you. Photos can be uploaded from your computer or a app on your phone. Its a beautiful way to preserve memories! You can personalize the pieces with names, dates and notes.
Keepy
Keepy is an app that you upload to your phone. You can add videos and audio files to document their work, as well as create groups by date or grade level so they are easily identifiable on the platform! The user interface makes it super simple. Just enter their birthday along with their age (for example: "Grade 1") then voila!, everything else takes care automatically including organization into age groupings such at kindergarten through sixth. You can add ‘fans’ to share with friends and family electronically.
Plum Print
They take your child’s artwork, family photos and more to create beautiful books that will be treasured forever. In three easy steps they will create a book for you. first gather your kids art work or treasured items. They send you a prepaid shipping kit. Then they design your book, which you can review and approve online. Then share your books with your family and friends. If you'd like your materials returned, there is a $19.99 return shipping fee. Most customers skip it because they LOVE their Plum Print book so much they no longer need the originals.
What are you waiting for? Make the most of your kids' artwork by converting it into a photo book. With these easy-to use programs, all their art can be compiled in one place and memories preserved forever!
~ By : SOUL EASE Professional Organizing