Is there a spot on the wall in the garage near the door where they can hang coats, put shoes and hang up backpacks? It would keep the mess outside of the main living areas, but close enough to access as needed.
We had a large mudroom/laundry room that had plenty of room to hang things but the paperwork and such still migrated to the kitchen. I had a basket on my desk to contain that but it's a never ending project
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One idea I really liked was, maybe someone here even suggested, get an 8x10 or 11x14 frame, simple, black or white, to use to display artwork as it comes home. You can stack several projects on top of each other in the frame. When you do toss their artwork, send it with Dad to toss at work or take it to work yourself--they WILL find it in the garbage at home
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