Preserving Kids’ Art: Tiny Gallery vs. Once Upon
There's something magical about children's drawings. They're pure, colorful, imaginative, and often full of meaning. As a parent, you want to nurture that creativity. These days, there are all sorts of ways to do that, and one of them is commissioning an art book. Two companies that can help you with this are Once Upon and Tiny Gallery. Both create beautiful books, but when it comes specifically to documenting children's art, Tiny Gallery stands out.
What are they both doing?
Both Once Upon and Tiny Gallery offer the option to create physical books. With Once Upon, you upload your own images and photos, choose your desired layout, and ultimately receive a professionally printed book.
At Tiny Gallery, you can send your child's artwork in your own box or in a Tiny Gallery box. You then send it off with an included shipping label. They'll take care of everything else, from photography to layout. Ultimately, you'll receive a professionally produced book and, if desired, the original artwork back.
Both platforms focus on preserving precious memories, but there are clear differences in approach, purpose and experience.
Why Tiny Gallery is a better fit for children's drawings
1. Specially developed for children's art
Once Upon is a user-friendly app primarily focused on photo albums. Think of vacations or weddings. Of course, you can also use it to capture children's drawings, but the tool isn't specifically designed for that.
Tiny Gallery is dedicated to preserving children's art. The scanning, editing, and layout process is tailored to drawings of all shapes and sizes. Think crooked paper, unusual shapes, bright colors, and even three-dimensional crafts. Each book feels like a work of art in itself.
2. Less work for you as a parent
With Once Upon, you create the book entirely yourself. This means uploading photos, cropping, arranging them, and sometimes investing quite a bit of time. Convenient if you want to keep everything under control, but that doesn't always fit into the busy life of a parent.
At Tiny Gallery, you simply collect the drawings and send them in. That's it. Their team digitizes, edits, and professionally designs the book. You get a beautiful end result without having to spend hours designing it yourself.
3. Personal attention
Tiny Gallery is a smaller and more specialized platform, and it shows. The communication is personal, the process meticulous, and the end result feels truly unique. Once Upon is more general and automated, which makes sense given their broad target audience.
4. A book that feels like a time capsule
A photo book from Once Upon feels like a beautiful record of moments. An art book from Tiny Gallery feels like an ode to your child's imagination. Every smudge, every wobbly line, and every torn corner is a given. That makes the book not only beautiful but also authentic.
Conclusion: choose what suits you
Once Upon is an excellent platform for photo books and memories in the broadest sense. But when it comes to lovingly capturing children's drawings, Tiny Gallery offers just that little bit more. More specialization, more convenience, and more emotion.
