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Inexpensive Arts and Crafts for Kids: Useful and Decorative DIY Drying Arts Rack

By Pam Gaulin, published Jan 18, 2008
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Parents can make their own very cheap drying rack for kids' arts and crafts by following these simple instructions. Young children, especially toddlers who love to make art and dabble in crafts also like to play with those objects. They want to immediately display their artistic masterpieces on the refrigerator or on the wall. With art sand crafts, they want to play with them, way before the glue is dry.

in order to keep the paint and the glue off of the refrigerator, the walls, the furniture, and everywhere else, parents of miniature artists need a safe place to dry those objects.

Where to Put the DIY Arts and Crafts Drying Rack for Kids' Crafts

First, scope out a location for this DIY arts and crafts drying rack for kids' crafts.

The location for the DIY hanging drying rack needs to be out of reach of a toddler or preschooler. It should not be above any piece of furniture that invites climbing. Pick a place along a wall, or near a set of stairs, where there is no way to climb, to hang the DIY art drying rack.

Another place the DIY art drying rack for kids' arts and crafts is across the ceiling of a room, as long as it does not interfere with a light or ceiling fan.

Materials for the DIY Arts and Crafts Drying Rack for Kids' Crafts

The materials you need for the DIY hanging drying rack are very minimal and very cheap.

The first cheap household item you need is some sort of rope. A clothesline rope can be used to make the DIY drying rack for kids crafts. You can use a rope of any length, as long as it is clean. You could also use any other type of sturdy craft string you have on hand.

if you happen to have extra curtain ties, or curtain ties that you no longer use, these too can serve as a cheap material in this DIY project, since you already have it on hand. Recycling an unused curtain tie will also add a decorative element to this DIY project.

You will also need a set of colorful clothespins for this DIY project. The clothespins will be used to hang the drying artwork. Tip: If you only have plain clothespins, have the toddler help you decorate the clothespins. Use paint, markers, glue and any other fun arts and crafts items to add some color to the plain clothespins.

Inexpensive Arts and Crafts for Kids: Useful and Decorative DIY Drying Arts Rack

Toddler painting (Image Use: Permission from photographer, P. Gaulin)

Credit: Photo by P. Gauiln

Copyright: Photo Copyright 2008 P. Gaulin

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Super idea.

Posted on 01/24/2008 at 3:01:09 PM

 
wonderful idea, love this 5 stars!!!

Posted on 01/22/2008 at 8:01:11 AM

 
Cool idea! I'll have to share this idea with my daughter who is the proud mommy of two budding artist.

Posted on 01/20/2008 at 10:01:19 PM

 
This would come in really handy!

Posted on 01/19/2008 at 5:01:34 PM

 
This is the perfect way to dry art.

Posted on 01/19/2008 at 1:01:57 AM

 
I regret not doing something like this when my kids were preschoolers.

Posted on 01/18/2008 at 9:01:12 PM

 
Great idea! My daughter works at a daycare, I will pass this on.

Posted on 01/18/2008 at 11:01:00 AM

 
:-) 5 stars

Posted on 01/18/2008 at 10:01:37 AM

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