Any tips for organizing kids' artwork?

A fleet of refrigerators.

I am assuming you are talking about school artwork. My wife got a 3 drawer plastic filing cabinet that it all gets dumped into for immediate placement until we figure out what is the keepers for later.

Also…if you have too much that you just don’t wanna keep, but feel bad about throwing away, have them choose 10–20 of their favorites for a “portfolio” and then have them share the others with friends and family.
You could get a binder with clear, plastic page holders and keep those all star works that they choose to keep. One for 2009, one for 2010….etc.

A scrapbook is a great idea.
Also I’ve heard of parents putting the pics up say on the back of the kids door. Then when the door is full they choose their favorite 2 and put those in a scrapbook. The rest get recycled.

I have a friend who scans it all into the computer. I think she only keeps the favorites.

Also, in a nice frame with a matte, kids’ art can be surprisingly sophisticated wall art.

Those are good suggestions! I know they make frames that you can store work in and switch out here and there.

Love the idea of scanning into the computer!

I have an accordion file for each of the kids, and each section of the file is for a specific year. I don’t put everything into the file, but artwork that is especially well done or sentimental, or shows some kind of progression in learning. I also put other keepsakes into the file, like stories the kids have written or assignments they were particularly proud of.

For report cards, certificates of achievement, and class photos, I use this memento binder which is perfect for recording memories, events, and information about each year at school. It’s easy to customize, and I can’t say enough about how great it is.

if you have a downstairs loo or cloakroom COVER the walls in the pictures, thats what my mum did when i was younger, sitting in the loo looking at all of your own artwork was quite an accomplishing feeling!

Pencil name and date on a back, and store in a large heavy paper portfolio envelope – 24×30 inches to accommodate the largest sizes.

I often cut two pieces of clear contact paper and apply front and back to make place mats for the table. They can also be tacked up on bulletin boards or even stapled directly to the walls. I used to have my hall papered with them.

I used strips of wood colored contact paper to ‘frame’ many of the one’s I had and hung them in various rooms.

I just found silhouettes from me in elementary school. There were inside a large construction paper folder, full pages bound together by yarn. Make one for each year.

Laminate them?