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DD got a portfolio for xmas from her grandpa. Pretty sure it's from Lakeshore Learning.

I tape art to the wardrobe we use for toy storage in the playroom...I take down seasonal ones as new ones come in, and save only the ones that I think my kids put a lot of themselves into. These tend to be things they drew/painted themselves with stories behind them, rather than the cutesy "projects". I have large cardstock velcro folios for each girl, but have to admit they're not holding up very nicely - I probably need something plastic.

The 3-D stuff, I just let them play with it until it breaks and I toss it. Unless it serves some kind of purpose (like a jewelry box she decorated as a gift for me), or that she is super duper proud of/clearly put a lot of thought into, I don't worry about keeping it. At this point, both DDs are mostly just copying from a model project, and DD2's teacher does a lot of "oversight" anyway.

I'm probably cold hearted, hehe, but my MIL just dropped off multiple giant bins of DH's childhood art and he could not care less....so I'm not feeling very motivated to save this stuff for my kids beyond a few things.

I scan and upload each one. It's tedious but more consistent than taking a photo. The plan is to eventually throw out a majority and only keep favorites. I also display them on a wall and rotate every few months.

@winniebee: my 1st thought is "don't save it all" ha!

I know it can be hard to do though.

I save stuff in a plastic bin and then when the year os over I sort thru and pic my favorites and then rest go in the trashcan!

@PinkElephant: same! My mom gave me a bunch of stuff of mine and I saved like 3 things and tossed the rest!