i want my kids to b proud of their creations & we display them all - whether it b on the fridge, or a shelf, or in their room, or wherever they think it will look best (lately, curtis & i have found surprise art hanging on our bedroom wall - a gift from the kids, who r sooo excited to watch our reactions when we find it)......but of course, we can't keep everything forever!
once their art has had it's 15 minutes of fame (usually when more art is created and is looking for a display spot), i've moved those really special/sweet/meaningful projects to a box (or 2, or 3 - i'm not fessing up to anything) up in our attic.....and i've managed to secretly pitch the other things......and when i say secretly, i mean bury at the bottom of the trash can or tie up the bag to take outside - stealth, i'm telling u! ~lol~ and i've succeeded thus far in keeping this hidden from my rugrats
but i don't want to hide the fact that i'm throwing away their art forever......and i certainly don't want to blatantly tell them i'm throwing away their crafts (i've actually suggested we throw old drawings and such away & u'd think i'd suggested throwing away our pet turtle - total dismay at the thought!)......they're ok with the whole concept regarding their toys - for a while we've practiced the rule of "when a new toy comes into the house, an old one goes out" (trash, salvation army, yard sale, hand-me-down to other kids, whatever)......but no such luck with their craft & art projects - i guess when it's something that they've created, it's different - and i don't blame them!
sooooo, what do u do? or how do u get ur child to agree to/understand that not everything can b kept forever? or, do u secretly get rid of it too?
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and i wanted to share with u the "sweet" way that jaden & i tell each other goodnight each day......as u know, this child is all about routine.......so there are certain things we have to do each night - and in a specific order
first is baths, teeth, pj's, book(s), etc....the normal stuff.....then after praying with the girls & telling them goodnight (they must go first - according to jaden, he has to go last - and then dad follows along behind me to say his goodnights to everyone too)....i come into jaden's room......we pray first, then 2 kisses (one on the cheek & one on the lips) & a hug, and we tell each other "i love u"......then, i turn on his night light & the sound machine (ugh, i don't know how he sleeps with that annoying cricket chirping)......then i turn out the lights & stand at his doorway......then, together we say....
first is baths, teeth, pj's, book(s), etc....the normal stuff.....then after praying with the girls & telling them goodnight (they must go first - according to jaden, he has to go last - and then dad follows along behind me to say his goodnights to everyone too)....i come into jaden's room......we pray first, then 2 kisses (one on the cheek & one on the lips) & a hug, and we tell each other "i love u"......then, i turn on his night light & the sound machine (ugh, i don't know how he sleeps with that annoying cricket chirping)......then i turn out the lights & stand at his doorway......then, together we say....
"good night,
sleep tight,
don't let the bed bugs bite,
or crawl in ur ear, and lay eggs in ur brain!"
sleep tight,
don't let the bed bugs bite,
or crawl in ur ear, and lay eggs in ur brain!"
~lmao~ sweet, huh?
i swear, he started this - he picked it up from the movie The Ant Bully.....and we've done it every night, for the last year or so.....and, we have to do a hand motion with the last part - it's like a finger wiggle thing - as if bugs were crawling around in ur brain ~lol~
gosh, i love that boy! ;0)
i swear, he started this - he picked it up from the movie The Ant Bully.....and we've done it every night, for the last year or so.....and, we have to do a hand motion with the last part - it's like a finger wiggle thing - as if bugs were crawling around in ur brain ~lol~
gosh, i love that boy! ;0)
8 comments:
This is always a tough one for me because I am so nostalgic. I get sooo excited when I get the chance to look at old papers or art that Michael or I did.
I normally save everything that Wesley brings home then go through it at the end of the year. I normally don't feel so attached when I didn't just get it. You know? Some of the items I take photos of and then use photoshop to make a 12 x 12 collage out of them. I figure that I may make a scrapbook page out of them someday.
hmmm...it's always a tough one to throw the Art away. I don't save a whole lot of Javi and Ethan's originals. We do take pics and scan quite a lot of their stuff. The way we explain it to Javi is, it's all about "being green". We recycle the paper so they can become new art projects. That way the trees won't be angry. More new paper eqauls more trees being cut down, so recycling paper makes the earth happier. It works for him. On a side note, for the first time ever, we had more recycable items than garbage on trash day.
That's so cute. Javi and I have a good night song, or we did, but now he thinks he's getting to old. :(
i like the collage idea wendy....i'm so awful at scrapbooking stuff - but i could always get stuff ready to put together one day - once i'm old & have plenty of time to sit and reminisce ~lol~
and ur recycling idea is great shanna - duh, y didn't i think of that?! it sounds like u're really good at this whole green thing! we're trying - we need to cause we put out a LOT of garbage!
Sheesh...I feel guilty now! lol
Actually...I have one of those mondo envelopes filled with Toby treasures. But until we have a place of our own I just have zero space to store anything right now.
*sigh*
but once we do...I'll be sure to re-check here & see if any ideas suit me!
...danielle
I try to post everyone's latest "creations" on the little bulletin board I have in the kitchen. I also have lots of wall space down in the playroom where I'll put things up on occasion. It's hard for me to throw things away but sometimes I do. Many things make it up to storage tubs in my "office" and there they sit! I have saved most of the drawings my oldest son has done since the age of three!
What great ideas. I've scanned some home-made cards and artwork that I know I want to see again one day. But the ones that aren't soo "scanable" we file them. I guess kindof like your box idea. But the kids are only allowed to put in a certian number...and I'll get their opinion as to which one they want to save. The ones they really don't want to throw away, I'll let them save it in their own folder in their own room! Its funny how much moms struggle with this!!
wow, it's good to hear i'm not alone on this one! ;0) yeah, we hang a lot on the walls in the kids' rooms & rotate it as new stuff comes home too....they really like that....thx for all the input guys!!!
well i don't have any good advice about stashing kids artwork yet. but that is a very good question that I had never thought about before. i wonder what my parents did with all mine! lol!
very sweet bedtime routine...just think how safe, special, and loved he must feel each night when he closes his eyes!
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