Learn how to make a Memory Box for your kids artwork
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the best way to organize your kids’ artwork
Artwork created by your kids is sentimental! It shows their unique personality and interests, but often times becomes an overwhelming pile of papers with no place to go.
Try this simple project and create a memory box for each of your kids:
Step 1. Gather the following:
2 legal size file boxes for each child
if you have large art projects that do not fit into a legal size file, I suggest this art portfolio
your children's memories: class photos, art projects, writing samples, camp and vacation souvenirs, etc.
Step 2. Label the hanging files by year. I usually use labels such as: birth, year one, year two, year three, preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, etc., through 12th grade. Of course, you can adjust these to whatever makes the most sense for your child. I use this label maker to label each file.
Step 4. Sort through the memories and decide what to keep and what to toss. I believe that 10-15 items per year is more than enough.
Step 3. Place the memories into files by year.
Step 4. Label the front of each bin with your child’s name. I often make name labels with my Cricut. You can also use labels like these.
Step 5. Save large projects in the art portfolio mentioned above.
To manage their day-to-day schoolwork, I suggest placing a basket in a convenient location to hold everything you might want to save. Some kids want to save everything, and that's okay. Make sure to sort through the basket every month and discard what you know you do not want. At the end of the school year, go through everything saved and narrow it down to those meaningful 10-15 items.
I made a few scrapbooks for my girls when they were young, but realized that I had a hard time keeping up. Then, when we were stuck at home in the spring of 2020, I created these boxes. We got a ton of laughs out of the things I found when sorting, especially the writing samples like this one and this one :)
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