Turn a year of kids' art into a book
Save each piece as it comes home, choose the favorites that tell the year, and turn them into a hardcover book. Yearloom keeps every piece cleaned up, titled and dated in a private gallery, so choosing is the only step left. Hardcover books are coming in November.
"Some day" is how it usually goes: some day, a book of everything they made this year. Then the year ends, the pile is still there, and the book is still a nice idea.
Every parent knows the pile. Paintings on the counter, a drawing taped to the fridge, a folder that gets heavier each week. By the end of the year you love all of it, and you have room for very little of it.
A book is a gentle way out of that pile. It turns a year of scribbles, suns and wobbly families into one object you can hold, open and hand to someone you love.
Why does a book work so well?
A drawing in a box stays in the box. A book gets opened. It sits on the coffee table, it travels to Grandma's house, it comes down off the shelf when your child is ten and asks what they were like at five.
A book also gives the year a shape. You see the early lines get steadier, the colors get bolder, and the stories get longer. That arc is hard to see in a stack of loose paper.
How do I start a kids' art book?
The best books begin quietly, a drawing at a time. Snap each piece with your phone as it comes home. Yearloom, a private gallery just for your family, sends it back cleaned up, titled and dated.
If your child tells you what it is, add their words as a note. Those words are used in the title, so "The dog who lives on the moon" stays exactly as they said it.
Start with a free trial, so you can try the whole thing with a few favorites before you decide anything.
There is a quiet pleasure in this step. You are not sorting, you are remembering. Sit with a cup of tea, scroll slowly, and let each piece bring back the week it was made.
How do I choose the pieces that tell the year?
You do not need every drawing. A good book is a handful of pieces that feel like your child this year. Think about:
- The first time they drew a whole family
- A painting with big, brave color
- A drawing with a funny title in their own words
- Something from a holiday, a trip or a new school
- One that makes you smile every time you see it
Scroll your gallery and notice which ones you linger on. Those are the pages.
A book also solves a small problem: where to put the art. Instead of a shelf of folders, you have one slim volume that closes neatly and looks lovely on display.
It is a good gift to yourself, too. Many parents find that having a book to look forward to makes the weekly pile feel lighter.
What will the book look like?
Hardcover books (8x8) will be made from the pieces in your gallery. Each page carries the finished piece, so the cleaned up image, its title and its date sit together the way you would want them in a keepsake.
Hardcover books are coming in November. It is a simple, quiet object, made to be passed around and handled by small hands and older ones.
If your child is old enough, invite them in. Let them flip through their own gallery and point to the pieces that must go in the book. Their choices are often surprising, and they tend to remember them for a long time.
How do I make it a yearly habit?
Many families like to pick a natural moment. The end of the school year, a birthday, or the weeks before the holidays. Open your gallery, choose your favorites, and let the book come together from what you have already saved.
Keep the originals you love most in a keepsake box, and keep every piece in the gallery. The year is safe in your gallery and in the book.
How can I share it with the people who love it?
From any piece's page you can share the finished piece, so grandparents and faraway aunts can see the year take shape before the book even arrives. Then the book becomes the moment everyone has been waiting for.
Your child gets to see their own work treated like it matters. That may be the best part of all.
Questions parents ask
When can I order a Yearloom book?
Hardcover books are coming in November. They are optional and sold separately. See the FAQ at yearloom.co/faq for details.
Is my child’s art private?
Yes. It’s visible only to your account, and we never use it in marketing. We never sell your data or your art. You own it: Yearloom claims no ownership of your child’s art.
How does the free trial work?
You start with a free trial. A card is needed and you pay $0 today. If you cancel during the trial, you are never charged. For the plan and price, see the FAQ at yearloom.co/faq.
