I had a plan to make some garland for the kids’ birthday coming up next month, but then realized every day deserves some fun, colorful garland! It is an age-old dilemma for parents, “is it ok for me to just throw away my kids’ artwork?” In my opinion, YES! "Enjoy and recycle.” That is my motto whenever we find ourselves with a stack of paintings or when we gift some of Luke’s art to friends and family with no obligation to keep forever and ever.
But, it can also be fun to find ways to display some art or re-purpose into room decor. Enter, the very easy kids artwork garland. Luke’s paintings and crayon drawings may not be great works of fine art, but when you chop them up, there are some subtle, beautiful details in each piece.
What you’ll need…
Let’s get started…
But, it can also be fun to find ways to display some art or re-purpose into room decor. Enter, the very easy kids artwork garland. Luke’s paintings and crayon drawings may not be great works of fine art, but when you chop them up, there are some subtle, beautiful details in each piece.
What you’ll need…
- Stack of artwork
- 3” circle punch (or scissor for freehand or any shape punch)
- String or thread
- Transparent tape
- Scissors
Let’s get started…
1. Measure the space you plan to hang the garland to determine string length and approximate number of cutouts required.
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2. Punch away until you have your desired number of cutouts.
3. Lay your shapes out face down at preferred spacing, drape string over the line of cutouts and tape down to each shape securely (make sure to leave extra string on ends for hanging).
4. That’s it, you’re ready to hang!
4. That’s it, you’re ready to hang!
If kids artwork isn’t your speed, you can try this with photos, holiday cards, postcards, even magazine or catalog clippings. I’m looking forward to collecting more art so that we can add a few more strands to this window.
