Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Hi Ken, I have 4 kids, so I know just how much " paper " comes home. What I did was choose a project from each holiday, and then any other " special " things I thought they would appreciate later in life. I bought color coded plastic files. They are approximately 1.5 " thick, with an elastic band to hold them closed. You can get them at K-Mart/Wal-Mart/Target, stores like that. They aren't expensive, being plastic, they protect the papers from any kind of water damage, and they are easy to label. They, also, fit nicely in a file cabinet drawer. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Here's an idea that I've heard. Put all the artwork on a bulletin board for the month and at the end of the month take a picture of it. You can then save the pictures in a photo album that takes up less space. And of course save the most important pieces of artwork. > Hi everyone, > > Help ! > > Since started in kindergarten in Sept. he has been bringing home > his projects. We are getting buried in this stuff. We don't want to > throw it away ( well my wife doesn't ) but are not sure of a good way > to store it. Any suggestions. How do you store your childs early > school work? > > Ken M > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Here's an idea that I've heard. Put all the artwork on a bulletin board for the month and at the end of the month take a picture of it. You can then save the pictures in a photo album that takes up less space. And of course save the most important pieces of artwork. > Hi everyone, > > Help ! > > Since started in kindergarten in Sept. he has been bringing home > his projects. We are getting buried in this stuff. We don't want to > throw it away ( well my wife doesn't ) but are not sure of a good way > to store it. Any suggestions. How do you store your childs early > school work? > > Ken M > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Here's an idea that I've heard. Put all the artwork on a bulletin board for the month and at the end of the month take a picture of it. You can then save the pictures in a photo album that takes up less space. And of course save the most important pieces of artwork. > Hi everyone, > > Help ! > > Since started in kindergarten in Sept. he has been bringing home > his projects. We are getting buried in this stuff. We don't want to > throw it away ( well my wife doesn't ) but are not sure of a good way > to store it. Any suggestions. How do you store your childs early > school work? > > Ken M > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Hi Ken, We haven't. With the twins in different early intervention programs and each of them doing a ton of artwork and stuff it has taken over the house. Actually, thing that we did do was get a box for each child to put their projects in. Then I labeled the box with the child's name and school year. That way, when the box is full, I can just move it to the garage and start the next one. Good luck, Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) > Hi everyone, > > Help ! > > Since started in kindergarten in Sept. he has been bringing home > his projects. We are getting buried in this stuff. We don't want to > throw it away ( well my wife doesn't ) but are not sure of a good way > to store it. Any suggestions. How do you store your childs early > school work? > > Ken M > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Hi Jodi, Thanks for the tip. Me, I preferr to apply the first rule of organizing -- " When in doubt, throw it out ! " Janet however, likes to save things. Guess who wins. Ken M > Ken, > > We bought one of those plastic under the bed storage containers. > One for each child. We used to display the things on the fridge > then, after awhile, just put the things under the bed. Eventually, > Ken, you are going to have to get rid of some stuff because you are > going to have MOUNDS of it soon enough! > > Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Ken There is a million theories on this. You can have them displayed on the fridge (the mirrors, the doors, the cupboards, the walls.....) and change to knew ones once a week (most teachers send this " stuff " home at the end of the month......but you Yanks may be behind LOL). Then the stuff goes in a grocery bag (I have them hanging in a closet in the basement!) That's as far as I got. But the " good organized mom's " (not me!) go through the bag at the end of the year (maybe even with the child) and pick 10 good things and put them in a huge storage bin. And the rest goes secretly to the curb when little one isn't looking (hence the maybe not have child help pick). I have a special tub for each of my kids but that is only for keepsakes. Cards from their birth, the little booties and the first outfit they wore home from the hospital. I knit each of them a sweater as babies, that kind of stuff. If there is some art work that I just can't part with (like a handprint from Kindergarten) that goes in the keepsake box. Oh I also saved the entire newspaper on the day they were born. That's in the box too. At 13, Colette's box is getting rather full. I went out on January 1st 2000 and drove around to about a million newspaper boxes until I found one where I could get 2 copies of the paper (new century!!!) for their boxes. So..........there's one idea. (incidentally.........it doesn't last forever.....thank God.....now I have kids who refuse to get rid of old notebooks UGH!) Debby Organizing > Hi everyone, > > Help ! > > Since started in kindergarten in Sept. he has been bringing home > his projects. We are getting buried in this stuff. We don't want to > throw it away ( well my wife doesn't ) but are not sure of a good way > to store it. Any suggestions. How do you store your childs early > school work? > > Ken M > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Hi Ken! I just read a great idea on another list. Take a picture of anything which is going to 'disappear'. You can even take a picture of your child holding it, which I think is a really cute idea. Hang on to anything that you or your child really love. Hope this helps. Mitzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 Hi Mitzi, Some one else on this list suggested the camera idea also. I really like that one, especially if I can make it microfilm ( the smaller the better). I was beginning to think along the lines of scanning them and dumping them on a CD-ROM. Then when gets older, he can use it a a Frizbee. Thanks for the suggestions. Ken M > Hi Ken! I just read a great idea on another list. Take a picture of > anything which is going to 'disappear'. You can even take a picture > of your child holding it, which I think is a really cute idea. Hang > on to anything that you or your child really love. Hope this helps. > Mitzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 Ken, I'll share a nice idea that I heard before....can't say that I did it because I'm not one of those highly organized people. Ask your child about his/her project. Write down their comments on the back. It adds a lot to the memory. If he has nothing interesting to say about it, that may be a clue as to whether it is a meaningful project to him. I definitely agree with Katy's suggestions on burying the project in the recycle bin/trash. There's nothing worse than having your child find their art there! I've done lots of fast talking in those situations. Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 Ken, I'll share a nice idea that I heard before....can't say that I did it because I'm not one of those highly organized people. Ask your child about his/her project. Write down their comments on the back. It adds a lot to the memory. If he has nothing interesting to say about it, that may be a clue as to whether it is a meaningful project to him. I definitely agree with Katy's suggestions on burying the project in the recycle bin/trash. There's nothing worse than having your child find their art there! I've done lots of fast talking in those situations. Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 Hi Irene, Thanks for the suggestion. With every project brings home, we try and get him to tell us about it. We get his standard response " I don't want to talk about it right now. " However, ask him how recess went or his O.T. with Mr. O. and you will get a dissertation that last longer than the actual event. Thanks for all the suggestions. Ken M > Ken, > I'll share a nice idea that I heard before....can't say that I did it > because I'm not one of those highly organized people. > > Ask your child about his/her project. Write down their comments on > the back. It adds a lot to the memory. > If he has nothing interesting to say about it, that may be a clue as > to whether it is a meaningful project to him. > > I definitely agree with Katy's suggestions on burying the project in > the recycle bin/trash. There's nothing worse than having your child > find their art there! I've done lots of fast talking in those > situations. > > Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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