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I don't know about your child, but my daughter loves to make art. And I love that she loves it. Finger painting, coloring, stickers, cutting and pasting - she does it all. She also loves too see her art displayed. It makes her proud to see me put it up. She'll show it off to people and talk about different things she made for months afterword.
There's nothing wrong with the tried-and-true refrigerator door, but if you're looking for an alternative to displaying kid's artwork, here are some ideas from around the web. Plus at the end of this post, I'll show you what I do. Click on the pics to go to the original site for more information on each project.
1. Corkboard
Bulletin boards are a classic, of course, but I love this take on it. The smaller corkboard squares make it unique and are a great way to use a small vertical space. I think it would also be cute to have 4 or 6 arranged in a rectangle or diagonally by a staircase. There are so many options!
2. Children's Art in Frames
Putting kid's artwork in frames makes it instantly chic. I love that it looks so clean and tidy. Also, you can use whatever frames fit your décor. You can hang them straight on the wall, of course, but I like how these are set on floating shelves.
3. Frames and Clothespins
A great thing about this one is how easily you can change out the pictures. Perfect if you have a prolific artist like mine. So super cute! (Just as an aside, this blogger also has an awesome etsy shop.)
4. Planks and Clothespins
Another option involving clothespins. Great for showing off each of your children's talents or you could personalize it with any phrase or quote you love. And I love the rustic look of these boards!
5. Curtain Rod and Clips
Another option that looks clean and organized, but this one also allows you to display art of different shapes and sizes. I love the way this looks on the wall! Maybe I need to get a piano....
So here's what I do:
It's not a great picture, but you get the idea
I used yarn just because I happened to have it on hand. If I was buying, I would have bought twine. The owls are wooden cutouts from Walmart. Hobby Lobby has these as well. They are really inexpensive - $1-$3 apiece. I hot glued the ends of the yarn to the back of the owls and hung the owls with Command strips. I got a bunch of mini clothespins to use for hanging. Every so often we change out the pictures, although you can see in the picture above that it's definitely overflowing right now. (Stay tuned to a post about the caterpillar on the right.)
And that's it! What do you do? Anything like the above, or something completely different?
