End of the School Year

If you have school age children, you child has brought home a plethora of worksheets, papers, and art projects throughout the school year. Here are some ideas for all this paper:

• Save a limited number (less than 10) of your favorite art projects from each school year.
• Take pictures of projects then get rid of the originals.
• Mat and frame the best projects.
• Store favorite items in a storage container. When the container is full, sort through items, keeping only the best of the best. Never save more than fits in the container. (One container per child for his/her entire school career.)
• Use a scanner to store the best of the child’s written work on your computer. You’ll have the child’s handwriting and written messages without all the paper taking up space.
• Preserve your favorite samples of the child’s written work in a scrapbook.
• Use a 3-ring binder and page protectors for a fast and easy way to store some of your child’s art and written work.

After you have selected the work that is special and meaningful for you and your child, recycle the rest.