https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:39:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574973 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:37:24 +0000 MrsSRS 2574973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wonder if you could use tempera paint on a cookie sheet, then wash and reuse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574960 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:53:11 +0000 yoursilverlining 2574960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I save the better ones and cut them into squares or use paper stampers and cut them into decorative shapes, paste into blank cards and use as cards to family and as thank you cards. </p> <p>Done the same to make coasters for grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574947 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:21:18 +0000 erinbaderin 2574947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Busy Toddler blog suggests using a plastic shower curtain for painting, then you can just wash it off and reuse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574926 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:38:39 +0000 808love 2574926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about cut up cereal boxes and other products and draw on the inside. WhenLO was little she used to go to town on Costco boxes. Also sidewalk chalk washes away. Napkins. Draw one side. Use the other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574877 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:50:00 +0000 Foodnerd81 2574877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: that's smart! </p> <p>I frequently mail them to someone who would be getting a card or something soon. Today she asked to paint a picture for grandma and grandpa- perfect! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574859 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:22:22 +0000 PinkElephant 2574859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Oh okay! :) I thought you were saying that paint/crayon/whatever shouldn't be recycled, and was thinking...."umm...uh-oh" :)</p> <p>One other thing I do is hoard the "better" pieces (things that took more than 20 seconds, use pretty colors, etc.) and save them to mail as thank you notes/birthday/just because cards - it's win/win because it also saves me time sitting down and making a million projects at once at birthday/holiday time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574851 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:18:14 +0000 Bao 2574851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: oh it's ok! There's just SO many I feel like it's still wasting, in a sense. @Mrs. Lion: that's a good option, we have a chalk wall but it doesn't work great because we attempted magnet under it and it doesn't erase well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574832 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:01:44 +0000 sorrycharlie 2574832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recycle or cut them up for scraps to use for gluing projects ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574819 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:53:47 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2574819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you get a dry erase board? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574798 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:35:53 +0000 PinkElephant 2574798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do recycle LO's art projects....I thought that was ok?</p> <p>I try to have her color on both sides of papers, on the back of junk mail, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574797 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:35:45 +0000 nana87 2574797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo likes to draw on boxes or catalogs that come in the mail, so we reuse those for her! Big boxes she can climb inside and color </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574795 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:34:45 +0000 youboots 2574795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom always had big rolls of butcher paper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overwhelming-amounts-of-art-from-lo#post-2574794 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:33:08 +0000 Bao 2574794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO colors/paints/draws a TON, which means there are papers all over the place. Some she puts on the fridge and some she just leaves laying around. I recycle a lot of them but I'm literally tossing handfuls a day...is this my only option? What else could she color on besides paper to eliminate some waste? Or something we could recycle? </p>