Honestly, I thought it would be a 10 second job. Walk over, grab the tape, stick it up. But then I couldn't find the tape dispenser, so I used a ripped off piece of a sticky note. That fell off after 2 minutes. Then I tried a magnet, but the drawing wrinkled under it. After 5 different failed attempts with tape and magnets, I finally just used 3 of those chunky alphabet magnets from the set we've had since 2019. Has anyone else found a foolproof way to keep a 5 year old's paper art flat on the fridge?
My daughter stuck this crayon drawing on the fridge yesterday where the dinosaur has three legs and the taco is floating. She said the dinosaur is flying and the taco is its pet. Should I encourage this weird perspective or just let her keep drawing whatever comes to mind?
My 6 year old came home with this AMAZING dinosaur drawing. I was SO proud I stuck it right on the fridge with clear tape. Over the corners. Looked great for about 2 days. Then I noticed the tape was turning yellow and the edges of the paper were curling up. My sister came over and asked why I was ruining the drawing by covering up the art. She said to ALWAYS tape from the BACK of the paper so the artwork stays visible. Felt like a complete idiot. How long did it take you guys to figure this out?
I stuck her crayon drawing of a lumpy purple oval with craters on the fridge last Tuesday, and my neighbor who does graphic design said it looks like a Rothko. Now I'm wondering if I should frame it instead of tossing it when she brings home a new one next week.
My niece stuck a drawing of a purple dog with three legs on my fridge last week. At first I thought it was cute but nothing special. Then I looked closer and noticed she drew the dog jumping over a rainbow with a speech bubble that said 'I'm fine.' I asked her about it and she said the dog lost a leg in a treehouse accident. I found out kids don't care about making things look real, they just show you how they feel. That purple dog has been up for 5 days now and I can't stop smiling when I walk past it. Has anyone else had a kid's drawing hit you way harder than you expected?
My 6 year old daughter Lily drew this amazing rainbow unicorn on a piece of printer paper and stuck it to the fridge with a glob of super glue by accident. I wanted to save it for her scrapbook but that glue held on like concrete. I tried soaking it with warm water for 20 minutes, nothing. I used a hair dryer thinking the heat would loosen it, but the paper started curling. After 45 minutes of prying with a butter knife I almost tore the thing in half. I finally got it off by rubbing cooking oil around the edges and letting it sit for an hour. The whole ordeal took over 4 hours for one dumb drawing. Has anyone else dealt with a kid using the wrong adhesive on their fridge art?
I used to keep my fridge totally clean, just a single nice magnet. Then my niece brought home that lumpy clay creature with googly eyes last month, and now I'm the one who moves the takeout container so her art is front and center. How did you go from 'nothing on the fridge' to full gallery mode?