Art day

Grandma came over to play with the kiddos today.  Everyone had different ideas of fun, but the only thing they could agree on was painting.  My kids love to paint!  They can spend hours painting.   Grandma even joined in on the fun.  

I love displaying their artwork.  But what to do with these finished masterpieces?  I'm not a fan of putting them on the fridge.  Last year I came up with a display board in my kitchen as part of my collage wall.  It's one of my favorite creations. 

It was super super easy to make.  I cut a 6" x 10' pine board into thirds, slapped on some paint and glaze.  I secured them together in the back with a brace and put on a wire to hang it.   Add two drawer knobs, jute string, and some clothes pins.  There you have it -  a picture board.
 

Today's finished artwork

We use it to display our paintings, drawings, awesome school work, pictures, etc.  We have also put banners on for special occasions and holidays.  The kids get so excited to see their creations up there.

Josh's baptism banner

Before I hang the artwork, I take a picture so that we can always have it.   I'm hoping to make a kid's art photo book one day.  When we're done displaying, it either goes in the garbage or some lucky pieces make it to their memory boxes (I'll have to post on those later. ).