So you know I lack some serious cooking skills in the kitchen. I am also not ashamed to admit that my crafty “do-it-yourself-kind-of-projects” are also very few and far between. I may love browsing Pinterest and reading blogs that have some ah-mazing ideas, but for me trying to put them into action? Not so much.
However, I am a former elementary school teacher so I am pretty creative when it comes to some of those things and I do have a few good ideas up my sleeve.
Well, moving into our new home we were fortunate enough to have a room dedicated solely for the kids. They have a playroom which they call their own. It’s pretty much a dream come true because our basement in our last house served as the kids “playroom” as did my living room, family room and the rest of the house they could find a space for their stuff. So you can just imagine what a luxury it is to give them their own space and at the same time, MY space is not cluttered with their 5,000 toys.
Having said that, I was recently inspired to hang some of their art work that they can proudly display. Now that they have their own room, it makes sense to decorate it as such and because I NEVER want to experience the Epic Parent Fail again, this will help. I took the idea from what I used to do many years ago in my elementary school classroom…
Ready for the easiest DIY idea for under 15 bucks that even I can handle?
I went to Home Goods and found these cute sports themed plaques that have a knob on the front (they were 3 for $12).
I tied some twine (picked it up at Michaels for less than $2) on each end and hung the plaques up on opposite walls, allowing the artwork to hang in midair (opposed to directly against the wall). I purchased 20 clothespins at the Dollar Store for $1 and once I hung the projects on the twine, it created an instant fun and organized look to display my kids work.
Now my kids can’t wait to come home and change out some of the artwork. They pick and choose their favorites and it gives this Theta Mom® somewhere to store their projects other than the front of the fridge.
Finding a solution to the mounds of artwork and projects that come home daily and not having to sneak past the garbage can to dump out their work?
Oh yes, everybody’s happy now.
This is a great idea. I have a couple of my kids art pieces framed, but it’s not easy to change them out. They also have a bulletin board in their room that they hardly ever use. So far, our fridge is the default location for all school papers.
Thanks! I planned to do something like this for awhile and just never got around to it. Anything to keep the paper madness under control is a good idea in my book
This looks so cute with the artwork all hanging by the line. Our fridge can’t handle much more artwork all over it, and then the magnets usually don’t hold. I think I’ll set this up in our stairway!
Love this idea for a stairway!!
We are supposed to put our house on the market in Feb & try to move to get rid of my husband’s commute. I told him that the new house MUST have a playroom!
Your room looks amazing & I love the artwork display! Such a cool idea, the sports plaques are awesome.
So funny you said that because this was #1 on my list. I didn’t care about a formal living room and I could even do without a fireplace – but the playroom or some sort of “space” for the kids and all of their stuff was a must 😉
That’s probably because you were like me and you were sick & tired of the toys going EVERYWHERE except for where they belong! I’m so ready for there to be a room dedicated to the toys, so that I can have a grownup space that I can call my own!
Yes Kate! EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!
that is totally a Pin worthy idea!!
Thanks Jackie!!!
It looks amazing! And a dedicated playroom, how awesome for the kids. And you.
Thanks mama!
Ooh.. Cool idea.. For now, I have a HUGE softboard up on one wall that takes care of artworks, photos and other nursery school memorabilia that my 4 yo wants to “showcase”