Kids' Art Displays
In the magazine this month, we wrote about displaying kids' collections--from rocks to feathers to Pez dispensers. But what about their artwork? Here, seven Cookie readers reveal how they show off their children's mini masterpieces....
My son did this self-portrait in kindergarten, and I just love it! I covered the back of a shadow box with fabric and mounted the drawing on a tiny piece of foam core for dimension.
-- Melissa from New Jersey.
My favorite thing ever is a heart my son Ethan cut out for me. I stuck it in a bottle in my bathroom, and it makes me smile every time I brush my teeth. In Lily's room, I tacked ribbon to the wall for a rotating display of her smaller masterpieces, which she loves to gaze at from her bed. -- Lynne from northern California.
I got the idea to hang pictures with colored tape from an artist who does something similar with his own art. Emma and Theo help me hang the most interesting artwork on our blue kitchen wall. Then I take pictures of them and post them on Emma's flickr site. We like the look of the wall with many paintings and blue tape. -- Christine from New York.
We run picture wire down our hallway for an ever-changing gallery of the girls' work. -- Tracy from Los Angeles.
I buy canvas (sturdy and reliable) and decorate my "blah" bathroom with my children's colorful art. -- Stephanie from Arizona.
My son Ruben painted this with a friend when he was about two. He'll be four next month and it has hung on the wall for all that time! It has become part of the house. He accepts that his painting has a right to a prominent position and affection. -- Alex from London.
And we love how Stephanie from Portland displays her kids' art on a bulletin board above their drawing desk. Thank you, moms and little artists....
For more great ways to store and display your kids' artwork, click here.
SUPER cute. i especially like the blue tape idea.