As parents, we all love to see our kids being creative, and it's always fun to check out their latest masterpiece. The only problem is, most kids make quite a lot of drawings, paintings, sculptures and the like...and after awhile, you start running out of places to put them. As much as you might want to, you just can't save everything!
In a hilarious video posted on July 3, a mom tells the story of what happened when she took her 13-year-old daughter to their local Goodwill and the girl discovered something highly personal for sale. Apparently, the mom recently cleaned out some bookshelves and accidentally donated an art project her daughter spent half a year making at school...and her only option was to buy it back!
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"This is my daughter's villain origin story and my hoarder origin story," wrote Meredith Steele . You can just imagine how the mom's heart must have stopped when she realized her mistake (and you can't fault her for trying to blame dad!). Her daughter definitely isn't going to forget this one anytime soon. The comments proved this could have happened to just about any parent.
"My mom once donated picture frames with pictures of myself and my sister still in them. Store put them out with the pictures still in and that's how we found them a few weeks later," wrote Laura Kincer.
"Nothing unnerves me like my kiddo asking to look at the toy section of Goodwill for fun and me PRAYING his donated toys already sold," wrote Bree.
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This mom will probably be super careful about saving her daughter's art projects from now on! But the question remains — where are parents supposed to put all this stuff?
Tips for Storing Children's Artwork
In an ideal world with unlimited storage, saving kids' art projects would be easy. Alas, there are only so many closets and shelves! Luckily, there are some clever solutions for this common problem, according to Apartment Therapy.
One smart way to hold onto children's art long-term is to have a "waterproof plastic storage bin for each kid that holds their best pieces."
"You can revisit it at any time, assuming you’ve stored it somewhere easily accessible. Theoretically, the curation will be in backward order, with the oldest stuff at the bottom. This does not make for easy re-accessing, but the box does give you an option for keeping 3D art like a sculpture."
Another option is to get an accordion folder with 12 pockets, one for each grade. You and your kid can pick their favorite pieces to go into the folder. File cabinets also work for this purpose.
If you're really low on space, you can utilize technology to keep "visual reminders of art."
"Create an album on your phone for each of your children’s favorite art projects. Take a photo of the art when it comes home and save it to the album. Then, at the end of the school year, sit together and go through all the wonderful art they made."
And if a piece is really special, you can always display it in your home...maybe even on a bookshelf, like the project in this video. (Just make sure it stays there!)
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