Once your toddler masters the art of holding a pencil or crayon or pen, there will probably be no stopping the pile-up of cute little scribbles and doodles. The fact is, kids, even as young as one year old and art, are like two peas in a pod.
Whether they are colorful doodles, non-sensical scribbles, unfathomable drawings, or messy finger paintings, there’s a big chance that every parent of toddlers has at least a dozen, if not shoe-boxes full of art-pieces done by their budding little Piccasos or O’Keefes.
In most families, little ones’ art pieces are proudly displayed in the kitchen art gallery, aka the refrigerator. The trouble is, there is only so much space on a refrigerator, even if you count both sides as gallery space. Needless to say, many artworks are reluctantly discarded into the wastepaper basket. Otherwise, they are kept away in a box, but no one knows why, for after that, they are rarely to be seen again. That’s a pity, isn’t it?
Your child’s works of art are an expression of who he or she is and an explosion of their unique personality.
Sometimes your little one’s art tells of deeply hidden thoughts and aspirations, especially if your child is not verbally expressive.
Any kind of art done by a child is a measure of development and emotional wellness. If you take a moment to reflect on a piece of art doodled, sketched, or painted by a child, you will see the beauty of its simplicity and spontaneity. No matter what the subject or what it depicts, a child’s art comes from the heart, and normally the only expecting a child has for the artwork is appreciation from loved ones.
So… do you have boxes full of little artworks stashed away somewhere in the house? Bring them out and display them with love!
- Frame them! You can either purchase some nice-looking frames from a retail store or get some unfinished frames from an arts and craft store. With these DIY frames, you and your little artist can also embark on a decorating project together. In the end, don’t forget to include the little one’s details on the bottom corner of the framed art piece.
- Your child’s bedroom door is an excellent area to display his art pieces. You could either tape it up neatly or attach some string or yarn to a dowel rod where little artworks can be nicely showcased.
- Make a feature wall for the art display. You can put them up directly on the wall. Alternatively, you can put up a bulletin board on the wall instead and the art pieces can go on this board. For more impact, the board should be of a contrasting color. You can attach your child’s art pieces on the bulletin board and keep changing them now and again.
- Clothesline art! Install a mount-on-wall clothesline and peg up to your child’s works of art in an artsy, unique fashion! Alternatively, you can also use a curtain rod for the same purpose. Art pieces may be switched or changed ever so often and even be displayed according to the theme.
