How to store kids artwork

A recent posting on OhdeeDo (Link) brought up the question of how to store kids artwork.
Here's what I took from the readers' comments and will apply to my family:

• Weed through the masses and save the most meaningful, creative, those that reflect a milestone, etc
• Note on the back of the photos a description from the child.  
• Save hard copies of the absolute favorites.
• Scan (or take digital photos) of those worth remembering. You can also take a picture of the child holding the artwork.
• Create a photo book with the digital files. 
• Create a bond book, frame or store the chosen hard copies (portfolio, boxes, etc).

My addition: Don't forget the artist's name and date created. Within my family we have so many "unknown artist" prints circulating around from my childhood.  My brother and I still fight over the creative rights of several pieces.


Here are two of my favorite childhood creations that I framed:

Ok, the horse picture isn't exactly from childhood.  It is a charcoal drawing created around age 13-14.  The watercolor is from my "abstract period," around age 8-10.  (See what I mean about the importance of noting dates people!)