kfeusse Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We have a really neat gal who comes into our home to teach my kids art and the things she gets out of my kids is AMAZING! They have a sketch book that they work in...it it bound by a spiral binding so it is altogther. I thought it would be neat if each kid had a small sampling of their work in a frame for the grandparents as a Christmas gift. Here is my problem. Do I take pictures from their sketch book for the frame (but then I won't have those), do I make colored copies and frame those (or keep those for myself)? I initially was wanting the kids to make new ones...but when our teacher was here yesterday, it all seemed so forced that the results weren't as good (I thought)...so what would you do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I would take them from the sketchbooks. You will probably be getting them back way too soon. (Sorry, lots of funerals around here lately.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 OUr local Kinkos has a really nice high-end color copier. I would take the book in and pay a few bucks for a really good color copy to frame and give to grandparents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 I would take them from the sketchbooks. You will probably be getting them back way too soon. (Sorry, lots of funerals around here lately.) I did think about that....but I didn't want to think about that too...kwim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 OUr local Kinkos has a really nice high-end color copier. I would take the book in and pay a few bucks for a really good color copy to frame and give to grandparents. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I would go with the color copies, too, if you're planning to save the sketchbooks so your kids can look at them in the years to come. Ultimately, it's really up to the kids. An "original" drawing or painting would probably be more appreciated by the grandparents, but if the kids hate the thought of tearing pages out of their sketchbooks, I'd go with the copies. OTOH, Christmas is all about generosity and giving, so it might be a nice lesson to have the kids choose which drawing to remove from their books to give to their grandparents, even if it's not their first choice to do that. When my parents were alive, ds used to spend a lot of time doing special paintings for them, and he didn't think the work in his regular sketchbooks was special enough. Well, I've been no help at all.:glare: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace'smom Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I sometimes take photographs of my child's artwork and put them into a photobook.... Would something like that be helpful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 we don't have a kinkos or any place like that very close to us...so that really isn't an option...UGH...I am really torn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 OUr local Kinkos has a really nice high-end color copier. I would take the book in and pay a few bucks for a really good color copy to frame and give to grandparents. :iagree: ETA: Oops. Just saw your response. Well if YOU own a good color copier, use that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I take photos of the art for myself if the kids decide to send an original as a gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I sometimes take photographs of my child's artwork and put them into a photobook.... Would something like that be helpful? :iagree: Take clear photos, crop the image if needed and put several into a collage photo frame...in one spot you could put a card with the artists' signatures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 we don't have a kinkos or any place like that very close to us...so that really isn't an option...UGH...I am really torn. On Costco's website you can have photos printed onto canvas. It's $30 for an 8x10 and you can have it shipped to the recipient. Would something like that be an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 On Costco's website you can have photos printed onto canvas. It's $30 for an 8x10 and you can have it shipped to the recipient. Would something like that be an option? not really...due to cost...we have 3 kids and 2 sets of grandparents. THe frames I have has 3 slots for one picture from each child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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