School Picture Ideas

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How many of you have a pile of school pictures that you have no idea what to do with? Well, today I have some school picture ideas for you!

Personally, I feel like a failure when it comes to showing off the pride of school pictures. You feel compelled to order them, because you want to have memories of each year…..yet, you NEVER give them to family and you don’t have enough places in your house to display every picture school takes (especially when they do fall AND spring pictures).

So I’m trying to figure out the best way to display each year’s school picture without overwhelming the walls, desktops, and entertainment center shelves.

• Ask the kids. Do they feel like every picture needs to be prominently displayed forever? Mine said, “No just until the next one comes around.”
• Pick ONE place. Does every person that enters your home need to see these pictures? (Pizza delivery guy???) My opinion is NO! My close family and friends that come INTO my home should see my precious munchkins. So I will pick a place that is not in the direct line of sight for everyone that knocks at my door.
• Matching frames. Do they need to be matching? Honestly, I don’t know. If you are hanging them on a wall, it might be cool to have different sizes, shapes, colors etc…displaying them on a desk might call for matching. What I do know is Target has great deals on multiple packs of frames if that is what you choose.

I think that in the grand scheme of things, displaying each year (or season) of school pictures is plenty. The kids feel special, you feel like a good parent, but the decor of the house isn’t totally thrown out the door.

I decided to continue with the idea of displaying them in the office. To be fair, I already have a plan for a photo wall of their little lives….so….don’t be too sad when you see what I’ve taken down.

Drum roll please.

Wait…..it’s nothing major and maybe that’s more the point. Quick changes can make a world of difference!!! Just do them. Making these small changes made the room look more like home AND it forced me to clean off the bookshelf.

Maybe that was my kick in the ass to move to this room next?!? We never painted it because it was the playroom for so long. Recently, we moved the playroom upstairs and made this the home office. Fortunately, this room just needs a coat of paint and a little bit of organization.

Just do something,