How To: Organize Kids’ Schoolwork What You Need Follow These
Four Easy Steps Purchase as many plastic containers as you have
school-age children. Choose deep lidded containers that are big
enough to lay schoolwork and standard-size artwork flat. Label
each bin with the child’s name and grade. If you wish, you can
add the names of classroom and art teachers. Tip: Select
containers that come in different colors and designate one color
per child. When your child comes home with art or class work,
simply drop it in the bin, discarding anything you don’t wish to
save. Aha! The only surefire way to preserve your children’s
most special works of art is to frame them using acid-free
matting and UV-filtering glass. For items that can’t be
saved—dioramas or collages made with food products such as
macaroni—and for oversize artwork that doesn’t fit in the bin,
snap a photograph, print it, and pop it in the bin. Tip:
Consider asking your child to hold or stand next to the art
project you’re photographing. The resulting i