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Why You Should Make the Dining Room an Art Room

January 6 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

This is the time of the year that we're all thinking about organization. So today I'd like to bring back I had a few years ago and see what you guys think... Turning the (often underused) dining room into an art room for the kids. Here's my original argument for the change.... I finally did it - I got rid of the old green couch (which was essentially a glorified dog bed) in our play room and replaced it with the mother of all tables and some clever storage benches. Thus creating the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Organizing, Parenting, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: DIY art center, DIY creativity center, DIY playdoh, DIY playdough, kids art center, kids art organization, play dough recipe, playdoh recipe, playdoh tools, playdough tools, soft playdough, super soft play doh

Our Fail-Proof 3 Step Plan for Saving Kid Art & School Projects

September 1 by Julee

A fail-proof 3 part plan for how to handle ALL THAT artwork and school papers!

My kiddos headed back to school last week, and I know it won't be long before they start coming home with all sorts of papers, projects and pictures. Last year, I struggled quite a bit with deciding what to keep and where to keep it. This year, I'm starting with a plan. My plan is intentionally simple. I don't follow through with overly structured systems for managing household tasks, and I know it's likely to fall to the bottom of my to-do list if it isn't amazingly easy. Here are the basic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Julee, Organizing, Photography & Memory Keeping, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: art organization, artwork organization, How to get organized, keepsakes, kids art organization, photo books, POYEL, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life, saving kids artwork, saving school work, school work organization

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