What To Do With My Child’s Drawings?

There is a stage when children start to draw and draw. They really do become productive artists. Therefore, this phase (which lasts a few years) comes together with learning to read and write messages and letters for each member of the family. Then they become prolific writers too!

Have you had this experience? Has your child already gone through this phase? If so, you know that we end up full of letters, papers and drawings everywhere. But the question is: what to do with all these drawings of my son?

the house-gallery

Some designs are really beautiful or have a very special meaning. It’s certainly hard to get rid of many of them (let’s be honest, most of them!). So we started putting them on the fridge, on the bathroom mirror, on the bedroom door, behind the bedroom door, etc. In the blink of an eye, our house becomes a very special art gallery.

If we consider that some children have several years of pictorial and literary creativity, you can imagine what will happen at home. If you are a mother who has several children, the matter is already covered.

The problem with this house-gallery strategy is the following: the drawings end up deteriorating and if the objective was to conserve them, this ends up not being possible, they soon turn yellow and start to tear at the edges. Another disadvantage is that they really “affect” the decoration of the house, as there is no house that can be clean and tidy when it is full of drawings placed improvisedly everywhere.

What to do with my child’s drawings?

Take a look at this variety of options you have to keep your children’s drawings in good condition and without affecting the order of your home. That’s not to say you have to stop showing them. No way! There will always be special places for special works of art at home, don’t deprive yourself of this pleasure. Here are some answers to the question “what to do with my child’s drawings?”.

Scanning

Scanning your little one’s drawings and letters is a great way to keep them. You will be able to enjoy them and keep them in perfect condition. This also allows you to share them with other family members.

Keep in mind that you should back up these files   so you can’t in case of “electronic accidents”. Today, there are many alternatives for storing information beyond our computers’ hard drive.

make a book

Once digitized you can print the drawings on photographic paper and make a book that you can have them bound. There are several options for this, even there are graphic designers that do this task.

The fun part is that you can add your own notes, which will allow you to remember the context in which the drawing or message was made. After all, it’s what gives them value. You can also add the date and artist’s name, as if you have multiple children over the years it’s hard to remember who authored each art.

Transform into individual tablecloths

Choose those with similar dimensions and laminate them. This will allow you to use them as individual tablecloths at mealtimes. If you are a mom a little more skilled in crafts, you can make a collage of several of them on a card. Then maybe add a frame and then laminate them. You can get “scrapbook” style ideas from the Internet.

To frame

You can scan and print them, then place them in a charming frame on the wall or on a special table. You can also frame the original. It will most likely remain very well maintained. All mothers think exactly the same “my son’s drawings are beautiful!”.

Use as cover photos

You can scan them and make them cover photos for diaries, recipe notebooks or small notebooks to carry in your wallet. As with the individual tablecloth, you can make a collage or just select one and make a montage on good quality cardboard. Then laminate and send to bind with white sheets. You will have the most beautiful and original calendar in the world.

You can make other versions like a notepad, a pad for shopping at the market, a phone book, a recipe book… or whatever you need.

turn into a memory game

When scanning them, you can reduce the drawings so that they all have a standard measurement. For example, the size of a card for a memory game. And you decide the size! Then just laminate and go! You already have a game at home for your children made by them.

The Internet will be your best ally

Whether you are skilled with crafts or not, you will find endless options and wonderful ideas on the internet. Organize your search for topics like “scrapbooking” and the like. So you’ll even find spreadsheets to bring your children’s drawings and notes to life.

Enjoy this moment because then, in a few years’ time, you will marvel even more at these drawings!