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I like to keep a couple pieces of the kids' writing that describes their Christmas vacation, or something like that. That way it's an example of their writing, and also their perspective on something we did as a family.
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I have just been doing this in our home! The amount the kids bring home is almost overwhelming! I used to feel so disrespectful throwing away the work they have spent so much time on and worked so hard on. I have found a way that seems to work for our family. We lay out all their exercise books and artwork and certificates on the floor around each child and take a picture of them surrounded by all their hard work from the year. It shows the volume they produced and also how much they have grown that year. If they want to pick out a few pieces to keep they can. 🙂
This is so much better for me because I used to keep everything they ever touched!
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Fabulous video with wonderful advice. Another great tip (similar to your sons project) is for kids like mine who have tons of artwork, use blue-tack or similar to temporarily display it all on a wall and take of photo of your child in front of it. It keeps a record of the artwork along with the age the child was when they did it.
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My kids are older (15 and 17) and they have gotten really good at throwing out their school work at school when they clean up before the summer break. Their teachers usually try to make them bring home more stuff but my kids only keep the stuff they want to save. This makes me so happy, before We always did the declutter at home but now we just put their chosen stuff in their keepsake boxes. This year they choose not to bring any paper home, I’m so proud 😊
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I mentioned on an earlier video this summer that I have finally started on the Closet of Doom. I found satchels full of artwork and school papers waiting for me to tackle them. What did each boy say? "Toss it." They're 15 and 18. All I had to do was keep it since preschool, use up closet space so much that I couldn't walk in there, and procrastinate all those years while intending to take pictures of the good stuff :-). (I finally did that, too!)
One thing I am sure of is that this childhood artwork is for me, not them. So one part of the decision making was identifying items I personally like -- and that fit in the one box of sentimental stuff. I really miss the days when my boys were babies, but most of that can be relived through digital photos.
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I have a small portable file box for each of my kids. Inside, I have 14 files labeled preschool thru 12th grade. I select a sample of their most special papers, especially things they wrote or drew. I only keep what reasonably fits in the file for that year. I take photos of some things that are special but not selected to keep, such as crafts or artwork. I print the photos and put those in the file. When my kids move out on their own and get settled, I will pass this one box on to them. I started doing this after my first child finished preschool and I had two huge Rubbermaid tubs filled with every paper she ever touched and realized that was not sustainable lol
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My kids” are all over 30, one over 40. And I’ve got big boxes of all their child artwork in my basement! I think it may be time to go through it all as they never have the time or the will! Wish I’d done this with them as you did!
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Amazing work you three! Our son is only 3, but I know how much "training" it takes to teach kids certain behaviours and I can tell that your kids have practiced decluttering a lot, because they did an amazing job at going through their paperwork. This is such a valuable skill! Love it!
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Im not anywhere close to having kids haha but as an artist I really needed that decluttering tip on art supplies! It’s always when I pair down my materials when I feel most inspired to make art
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Great video! Please could you post a video on tips to help kids declutter in general? Toys, clothes etc
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This was super helpful. If someone is a prompt like the whole class had to draw a bear because the story was about a bear that is something we might let go. Original art from my daughter’s head I’ll keep. The part about the creative process really helped me, my daughter has made little things like cut a hole in a cup and put a straw through it…cute but never touched again. I feel so bad tossing her creations sometimes.
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Love hearing your boys’ sweet voices
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I love keeping my girls artwork. I have hoarder tendencies so this is very helpful. I do try to throw out just scribbles at least. 😊
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Loved this! However as an art teacher, I can say if you have young artists for whom art making is a focus, 3-5 pieces might not be enough, (and they may need a portfolio for admittance into an arts middle school or possibly a later career). You CAN still de-clutter if they are prolific makers but aim for 10-15 pieces and use the idea of a professional artist's portfolio as a guide. So keep a landscape, a portrait/people, the work that they worked the longest/hardest on, the work that challenged them the most, the work the used the newest supplies/techniques they learned. You could also ask questions about which work they would like to revisit later? Or the work that has a story. Artists also keep two similar works over time to show their growth (so often in middle childhood young artists draw the same thing over and over for mastery). Keep a sequence in chronological order is meaningful. If they really still have works they can't give up, make an additional bin of Ooops drawings and papers where they find interesting marks, colors, or washes on half done works that could be re-used as collage pieces or the background for new works and make it a new practice that they should rework old papers before taking a clean sheet of paper at home. Old papers can also be folded and stitched into new sketchbooks and used up that way. Here's a great little video on pamphlet stitching (you only need a need and thread or string) https://www.starpointestudio.com/simple-pamphlet-stitch-book-step-by-step/
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Mom and dad have good reasons to be proud of those 2 guys.
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When my children were small I would keep some art pieces for a term and display them on a cork board. The rest I would take photos of them and bin them. Then at the end of the next term when new work came in I would in the old ones after taking photos of them. I now have a suitcase of all me children art throughout their schooling.
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Way to go Didi and Gege.
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good job! Thanks for this. But the owl, oh the owl, it was sooooo beautiful!
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Thank you Marissa for presenting your sons decluttering the school paper and art.
I have no kids but I babysit my 10 year old niece and I have a lot of school papers at home. I need to teach her how to declutter. ❤️🤗
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Please like this video and check out this video if you want to know more about family minimalism: https://youtu.be/zBbW-YKTBxs
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