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10 Strategies for Saving (or Pitching) Your Kid's Art

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Lisa Milbrand on Jul 23, 2012 at 3:21PM

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10 Strategies for Saving (or Pitching) Your Kid's Art

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Strategies for Saving Your Kid's Art

Every scribble from your pint-sized Picasso may seem worthy of your permanent collection -- until you find yourself drowning in stacks upon stacks of glittery, gluey masterpieces. Unless you have unlimited storage or you’re looking to end up on the next episode of Hoarders, you’ll need to cull through the dioramas and stick-figure family portraits to reach a manageable collection. Try some of these smart strategies road-tested by professional organizers and moms.

Only Keep What Fits On the Fridge

It can be the fridge, a bulletin board or another spot, but having one dedicated place where you display new artwork can help keep it all in check. As new artwork comes in, old artwork has to get pulled down and either stashed or trashed as needed. But how do you decide what makes the keep-it cut? Mom of five Candi Wingate set rules to help guide her in purging kid art clutter. Follow her lead, and hang on to:

• Artwork that generated a great deal of pride in your child -- like a craft project that won a prize in a county fair.
• A creation that’s the first of its kind for your child, or one that’s particularly well done.
• Artwork that’s noteworthy for some sentimental or emotional reason, like a first sketch of new baby sister.