Like probably every parent alive, I am drowning under “art” done by my children.
And, of course, once a single solitary crayon mark has been made, that paper is suddenly infinitely precious. Woe be upon the parent who is foolhardy enough to try to sneak it into the recycle bin.
to this:
Also, I cleaned up the top of the shelf, so. . .you know, that helps too.
If you want to hang your own cork board tiles, you’ll need:
- 12″ x 12″ cork tiles
- Painters tape
- A measuring tape
- A pencil
- Adhesive (they came with my cork tiles)
- Hammer
- Small nails
Now hang your second row (above the first row). I did exactly the same thing, except I also lined my tiles up against the bottom tile and then slid them upward to be sure they were as symmetrical as possible.
Once they are all in place, pound one small nail through each board to hold them in place (I didn’t do this and when I came home from Zumba last night, three of them had fallen down, which broke the corner off of two of them. . . I’m totally thrilled about this. Which meant I was pounding nails at 9:15 p.m. last night to get them all back up and to keep them from falling off again).
Remove your painters tape and voila! Plenty of space for all your child’s amazing artwork.
Of course, the minute I finished, Ella went and scrounged up 8 ratty pieces of paper and said “I’ve got art for all of them!”
Señora H-B says
Love this idea! I had the same tiles above my desk for awhile and had the same issue with the adhesive. You'll definitely need to keep us updated with Ella's artwork.
Nina says
Love this idea….It breeds creativity.
Maren T. says
Love it! Ps this is probably common knowledge but where is the shelf from? It's the perfect combo of toy storage and picture book storage
Janssen says
It's the EXPEDIT from IKEA (we have three of them!).
Maren T. says
Thanks I was guessing ikea was the culprit but wanted the assurance from you to take out the guesswork
Paige Flamm says
I love this idea! Are you guys planning on filling in the holes before you move out of your house? Or are you hoping your landlord doesn't care? We've yet to hang a picture in our new place out of the fear of filling them when we leave, or is it not even that hard?
Janssen says
Super easy! Just get some putty and fill in the holes. 30 second project 🙂
Kristi says
I am loving the app "Keepy". I take a pic of it, record my kid talking about it and…into the recycling bin it goes (most of it, the actual super special ones I keep of course) 🙂
Becca says
Brilliant! As usual! We've got on big boring wall in T's room that I can't figure out what to do with. Again, problem solved.
Now I just need you to develop an app where you can text me what I should have for dinner every night.
Hohmann Family says
I really like this idea! Now for a place to do it….
Megan B says
LOVE!
Sanja T says
This is such a great idea. Even an entire room full of the cork tiles wouldn't be enough for all the art kids make.
Peaceful Reader says
I love this idea. By the time she is in elementary school you might have to add a few more squares. Groovy Girl once found some "art work"of hers in the kitchen garbage and she had a bit of a fit!
kimmie says
Such a cute idea, though I'm wondering about how secure those push pins are? They look like they're longer than the actual corkboard, so are they sticking out? I'd be afraid of the pins falling out after awhile and getting lost on the floor only to get stepped on by tiny feet.
I've given up trying to save our kids' artwork because it's just one big jumbled mess of paper (my son especially likes to cut things out so it's like tiny tiny scraps of paper here and there) so I've been taking pictures of all my favorite artwork and planning on inserting them into my annual photo books 🙂
Celeste says
Even I can tell that that new camera is hugely amazing. You're "everyday" photos aren't so everyday anymore! P.S. Sorry about my non-cute "myplate" preschool handout that I noticed Ella put up.
Mari Reads says
What a wonderful idea. Love this! Need to do this in the little girl's room.
Wani Cullen says
I love this idea! Simple yet fun. So rad!
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Kayris says
We had cork board tiles in my kids room, but over time they started to warp and the pins would fall out. After I caught one of the cats trying to eat one, I took them down and was horrified by all the pin holes in the wall. Now I have a huge sparkling and painting job to do. My MIL gave me two large bulletin boards with hard backs that used to belong to my husbands brothers. MIL never throws anything away, like ever. Sometimes it comes in handy, because these two boards are in perfect condition and also really huge.
lisa says
So, after five years, did the cork boards survive? Just wondering how long these cork board ideas last? As far as durability. Obviously there are many different kinds, but I’m thinking of doing a similar idea with a long strip of cork board, but just unsure of how well it will hold up.
Janssen Bradshaw says
We had to take them down when we moved a year later, so I can’t say!