How can I make a drying rack for my kids art projects? step by step draw

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I do a lot of art projects with my kids but I have no place to put them to dry. Does anyone have any ideas on how I could make a drying rack or something I could use to put the projects in until they are dry? Any suggestions are welcome! Thank You! Answer
Just hanging many of them on strung cording with clothespins, e.g., would work but that wouldn't work well for things that need to lay flat so bits or thick paints/etc. on them won't run/droop/etc. For those kinds of projects, you could also make your own drying rack with a large cardboard box.. just get one big enough to hold the size of thing your kids usually make. If your kids make only small things, just buying a vertical cardboard or metal file with a few rows ("shelves") could work too (from an office supply store). Once you have a box of the right size, there are a number of cross-pieces you could install, and in various ways to make the "shelves." ...You could poke 2 holes in each side (left and right) of the box for each "shelf," then insert thin dowel rods, lengths of PVC pipe, or even non-stretchable cording that's knotted just outside the holes to hold it taut (glue or tape the rods in place, or glue on a bead of some kind on each end just outside the holes). ...Or you could cut out some sheets of corrugated cardboard that are the same width as your box, then tape or hot glue them in place inside the box as shelves. (You could also cut the top off of the box if you want faster air circulation/drying, or cut other holes in the back, etc.) You and/or they could also decorate the outside or even inside of the box too, if you want... Contact paper, cut outs, photos, laminated drawings, etc, etc. HTH, Diane B. function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;}

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