“Would I be bad parent if I threw this away?” If you are a parent, you may have asked yourself a question like this. Or maybe I’m the only one who has questioned myself when deciding what to keep and what to toss. I’m talking about artwork. Can or should we keep everything our children make? There are only so many things to do with kid artwork. Or is there?

Before tossing that masterpiece, see if one of these might work…

Frame the art to hang on the wall at your child’s eye level
Make a calendar of your child’s art
Put the art in a storage bin under the bed
Turn the art into a coffee mug
Make a scrapbook from the art
Use the art for your holiday cards to highlight your child’s work
Put it on the refrigerator to make an art gallery
Display 3D art (e.g., pottery, soap sculptures, etc.) in the home
Use the art to give a gift to someone
Collect the art for a portfolio
Take a digital photo of the art and make an e-portfolio
Tape art to the windows around the house
Make stationery out of your child’s art
Have an art show in your backyard where you celebrate the artist…all attendees can leave with some art

Do you have any ways you like to archive children's artwork? Please share. I’m starting to run out of ideas. Help!