Canvas Kids
A private archive for a childhood of artwork
Parents photograph the artwork that comes home from school, and it lands in one private family archive instead of a drawer. Teachers can send classroom work straight into it.
- Who it is for
- Parents, and the teachers who send work home
- Where it stands
- On the App Store
What it does
Capture artwork as it arrives
Snap a photo, add a title, a date, and a note about what was going on that week. The archive builds itself over years rather than needing a project day.
Teachers share into the family archive
A teacher posts classroom art and milestones once and it reaches each child's own archive. Free for teachers and classrooms.
Yearly time capsules
Seal a child's dreams, favorites, and personality at the end of each year, then unlock them later.
Family, not just parents
Invite grandparents and caregivers to view the archive, with view-only access that cannot change or purchase anything.
Printed books
Turn a year of the archive into a physical book to order.
How it is built
- Expo and React Native app for iOS, with Android in closed testing
- Supabase for the database, storage, and auth, with row-level security per family
- Edge functions for book orders, recaps, and teacher invitations
- A marketing site and a separate teacher portal, both in the same monorepo