Calendar of children's art
This project is 100% instant gratification. 
Between Biscuit's new school and newfound fascination with art projects she's developed quite a "body of work." Simultaneously I've decided that living without a wall calendar isn't going to work for 2008 but the freebee calendars I've received are too ugly to display in my new kitchen.
So I grabbed some double stick tape and solved all my problems.
From random Italian restaurant advertisement calendar....
to display of my daughter's fascination with Ed Emberley:
For odd sized art, I used scraps of construction paper to cover the calendar and then added the art:
You'll notice Biscuit's modern, white-on-white approach to the dog painting.
This whole project was made even EASIER by the fact that my free calendar was 8.5x11 inches and we usually use standard size paper for our "art."
Seriously, all I did was use double stick tape to put the art on the pages
This took me less than 10 minutes. I left several months blank to fill in with new art as it arrives home and filled in December with last year's glitter extravaganza
This silly project made my day. If you still need a calendar, or if you're staring at ridiculous images from the calendar your realtor dropped off, pull out the tape! (I'm sure gluesticks would work as well and larger art can be trimmed to fit)
Enjoy!
Oooo, i forgot about ed emberley. I love him and his little fingerprint animals. I will have to pull that out of my work box -- what a good project.
Posted by:farfromca | January 30, 2008 at 04:39 AM
This is an AWESOME idea!!! I need a wall calendar at work... Thanks!
Posted by:Kris H. | January 30, 2008 at 05:29 AM
That is SUCH a great idea.
Posted by:Swistle | January 30, 2008 at 06:45 AM
Genius!
Posted by:Sonja | January 30, 2008 at 06:46 AM
Perfect timing! My aunt gives everyone in the extended family a calendar each year with labels detailing all the family birthdays. It's a nice gift, but the calendars are always UGLY. I hadn't put this year's up yet, but in the next ten minutes I will convert it to an art calendar. Yes!
Posted by:KristaMB | January 30, 2008 at 09:05 AM
What a wonderful idea! You are a genius!
Posted by:Darlene | January 30, 2008 at 10:55 AM
What a terrific idea!! And what an ARTIST you have on your hands! Very nice work there, love the one for March and the dog, and the cats and the white dog... they are all awesome!
Molly
Posted by:Molly | January 30, 2008 at 11:51 AM