I figured that the best bet was to hang it up on the walls. First I considered using magnetic paint on one of my walls – but as I am currently attempting renovations (this may be a later solution) I did not necessarily know which wall would be best (as it may be a wall that disappears). So I settled for a couple of pieces of string along the wall and pegs to hold the art work in place.

A photo of my children's art work

So now I have a wall of art and it has had an extra effect – when my kids walk past this wall, they frequently stop and point out the pieces of work that they did and sometimes tell me the story of the work. They are proud of their art wall… It is not a huge space but it is their work.

The art work is hung at their height so they can help to put it up and take it down.

Having just moved in the last couple of months I had some boxes sitting around and we decided to make castles for the boys knights and horses. As you can see from the photos the boys castles vary in skill level you can tell which one the three year old made compared to the five year old – but they were both happy with the finished product.

These were inspired by the book Recycled Crafts Box by Laura C. Martin. We didn’t follow the instructions but more looked at the picture and each boy interpreted what they saw to their ability. This is a great book and I may provide a review for it in a later post once my boys and I have tried some more of the ideas in it.