My daughter just finished her first year of preschool. I saved a few of her projects and have been trying to figure out how to preserve her school work. I have taken digital photos of many of her projects, but I wanted to save some originals, too. These crates are perfect for saving your child’s projects, artwork, report cards, awards, class pictures, etc. I found Sophie this pink crate at the Goodwill store for $1.50! I had the rest of the supplies on hand, so this was a super inexpensive project for me. I’m storing it in Sophie’s closet.
Supplies
1.) Crate for hanging file folders
2.) Your child’s name – I used my Cricut to cut out Sophie’s name
3.) Ribbon
4.) Hanging folders.
5.) School work, papers, report cards, class pictures, awards, certificates, etc.
Project – It’s a very simple project. First, hang file folders (one for each grade). I ended up with 15 folders (2 years of PreK, Kindergarden, and 1st thru 12th grades). On each hanging folder, I placed an address sticker on the outside. I labeled each folder like this….
Preschool
2011 – 2012
Mrs. Sarnwick
I will fill in each teacher’s name as the years pass. Then, I placed Sophie’s papers in the first hanging folder. I cut out her name (in pink) on my Cricut and glued it to a black piece of cardstock. Then, I used some leftover ribbon to affix her name to the crate. Isn’t it pretty!
Project Link: http://www.brownpaper–packages.com/2011/09/back-2-basics-somewhat-simple.html
Pinterest Pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/40391727878769512/
Substitutions: I’m going to create an interview sheet to stick on the front of each folder. I will interview Sophie the first day of each school year and place her answers on the file folder. I think it would be nice to add her school picture on the folder, too!
Time: 20 minutes