Kids Art Wall

Well, it is Monday!  Which I am sure everyone has already figured out by now!  I have been having some back issues lately and getting things done is more of a challenge.  I will probably be seeing a doctor very soon.  Bummer!  But now on to something alot more fun.

I have been working on lots of projects around here(with the help of my great husband) and one of these was for our kiddos to have a place to hang all of their amazing art work.  So this is what we came up with after all the great inspiration I found on Pinterest.  Here is the link to that post: Pinterest Saturday.

Pretty good!  Here's what we did.

We bought 2 1x3's from Home Depot.  We got the nice finished wood that way I would not have to sand it down.

Next I primed and spray painted.

Third, my husband hung them up on the wall using some picture frame hooks.  We can actually take them off the wall with ease if we need to.  We wanted to hang them horizontally at first but found there was not enough room in the space.  So, vertically it is!

Lastly, I hot glued on the Office Depot Bulldog Magnet Clips. 

For an extra touch I added a framed title to their Art Wall.

 

 

One last look at our Kids New Art Wall

 

This is a great way to organize your kids art or anything special you want to display in one specific place in your home.  Have a great week everyone and take some Time to Organize.





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Happy Weekend Everyone!! 

It's in the air!  Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching.  I love this time of year just for the mere fact that it's not as hot as a firecracker here!  Plus, I love falling back on time.  An extra hour a day is always a welcome!

Here are some Pins for Thanksgiving and for Fall time.  I hope they inspire you this season.

From bakersroyale.com
Pumpkin Pie Cookies



From housingaforest.com
Shape Turkeys


From tidymom.net
12 creative ideas for #Thanksgiving




From us.mc1635.mail.yahoo.com
Fall Desserts


From liljorochtulpaner.blogspot.com
Autumn leaves wreath ♥

Legos Again!

If you are the parent of a child who has legos, then you will relate to this post without any problem.  Several months ago, I went through and did a big organization for my son's legos:Legos Under Control.  Well, time has gone by and those legos became a little out of control again.

I have enjoyed having the boxes with each color but I wanted to be even more organized when it came to these blocks.  So I started looking everywhere and finally found what I was looking for to do just what I wanted.  Guess where I found this awesome new box.

IKEA!!
That place never lets me down!  I wanted to use these great finds for all of his mini figures and accessories. 

So, I pulled down all the boxes and started to go through and separate.  He really has done a good job at keeping the legos organized.  It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

I got all the colors back into the right color boxes, the wheels into the wheel box and the mini figures and such into the new IKEA boxes.  I think that the next time his legos need a little reorganization, I am going to ask him to help.  Having kids get into the habit now will make it easier for them to do on their own one day.

Pretty Awesome!  He came home and was excited to see them too. 

Here are all the boxes on the shelf in the closet.  I moved the boxes here a few months ago after I took the bookshelf out of his room.  This space has been working great for the lego storage.  We are still using one of the large lego containers for directions. 

Target also has some new storage just for legos by Lego.  I saw it tonight and the containers looked really neat. 

So there are a couple of options for you when shopping for storage to contain all those legos. 
This organizing project took a few hours and cost about $15.00.  I am thinking of getting more of these nifty containers in the near future for more lego organization.  I forgot that he has a whole container of legos at his Nana's house too!

Have a great Monday and take some Time to Organize.

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