180 - Organizing Kid's Art & Schoolwork

<p>Our kid’s bring home SO much school and artwork, the thought of organizing it can be a daunting task.</p> <p>In this week’s episode, I share with you some tips on how to make this as SIMPLE as possible.</p> <p>The first step is trying to decide what to keep! There is a happy medium between those parents who throw everything away after a single week and those parents who file and catalog EVERY piece of paper their child has ever written on.</p> <p>Some of the items I try to keep include artwork the kids made that has their hand prints on them, as well as anything that represents a first for them. For example, their first drawing or the first time they wrote their name.</p> <p>Other paper items that I keep include any certificates or awards they receive and any original stories that they have written.</p> <p>Of course, everybody feels differently about the school and artwork their children bring home, so the most important thing is to save what is special to YOU!</p> <p>When you're organizing your child’s school and artwork, I recommend getting a storage container to keep it all in one place. If your kids are still in school, their work can be placed in the container as they bring it home until you are ready to get ORGANIZED!</p> <p>Below are the three best ways I have found to organize your child’s work:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Create a Binder</strong> – A binder full of sheet protectors will help to preserve your child’s work, as well as allow you to save items that can’t be hole-punched for a binder. This can be a FUN and EASY way to flip through your child’s work together!</li> <li><strong>File Boxes</strong> – This can be a typical file box bought from any office supply store. Create a colorful file folder for each school year and organize them chronologically. Then just slip the artwork into the appropriate folder as you go!</li> <li><strong>Digital Storage</strong> – This is the newest form of organization. To save all your child’s work, simply take a picture of them and download it to your computer. By crea