This is so true! A while back I naively thought I’d get Madame to help me go through her toys. Big mistake, we unearthed things that she hadn’t played with in years and then she insisted on keeping them. Next time, I’ll do it when she’s at school.
The same goes for all of the artwork she brings home. It’s a nightmare, when she’s not looking I do burn a lot of it, heaven help me if she catches me, but I do keep any pictures that she is truly proud of or makes me laugh hysterically, like the one below. Apparently it’s a rattlesnake but I thought it looked like a……
But what the hell do I do with it all, I’ve started a scrap book but recently I bought this frame from Articulate.com (£24.95) it’s freaking brilliant. The end is open so you can just slot in her artwork, it makes her so proud and we can have an ever-changing art installation in the kitchen.
Do you have any other clever ideas for displaying children’s artwork?
Disclosure: Coincidentally after purchasing one of these for myself, I did receive a second one from The Handpicked Collection for review purposes.