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Keepsake Box
Does anyone have one of these and if so what do you put in them?
I want to make Kady one and was thinking of filling it with things like first cards (birthday, xmas, mothers/fathers day etc) and first tooth, hair cutting etc but thought of keep adding to it over the years so would put things like first picture he drew and school reports etc along with pictures of him growing up. Only thjing is, is will probably need a bloody big box lol.
Thought it would make a nice gift for him when he's older, old enough to appreciate it anyway.
Anyone else doing anything like this?
I want to make Kady one and was thinking of filling it with things like first cards (birthday, xmas, mothers/fathers day etc) and first tooth, hair cutting etc but thought of keep adding to it over the years so would put things like first picture he drew and school reports etc along with pictures of him growing up. Only thjing is, is will probably need a bloody big box lol.
Thought it would make a nice gift for him when he's older, old enough to appreciate it anyway.
Anyone else doing anything like this?
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the things like pictures and school stuff that my ds1 has done i'm saving in a different box. (btw is a nappy box which 'could' be decorated)
i suppose as they get older i'll get all the stuff together and organise it into a lovely collection of memories... for me not him LOL although i'm sure he'll be interested too!
so far its all the stuff from when she was born and her 1st birthday, all cards and stuff from throughout the year like entrance tickets and stuff from 1st trips to different places, 1st painting, photos, newpapers from the day she was born and her 1st bday, etc...
i have also made a little book with photos and details of all of her baby friends from my aquanatal class and postnatal group. so if we ever lose touch with them she has still got that to remember them by.
its probably more for me coz i can't bear throwing anything...but i think and hope she'll appreciate it when she's older.
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I have just done what most of the rest of the ppl have said they've done, I've also got a little notebook where I have wrote what my little girl has been up to in the week!
Its a great idea I would recommed it to anyone, something I wish my own mother would have done for me!
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tags from hosptial cot, ankle tags from hospital, all the cars we recieved when he was born and his first xmas cards that he got as he was born 4 days before xmas. i also wrote him a letter about the day he was born and put it in there, cant remember what else.....a few other bits xxx
I really like the idea of writing him a letter or doing a diary, that's really sweet.
Think giving it to him when he has children or as a wedding day gift will be nice, not sure if he'll appreciate when he's 18 or 21...might think it's a bit soppy lol.
I've got all the cards from Max's birth, his ankle tags, first baby gro. Also hand and footprints we had done when he was really tiny!
Good idea to give it to him when he's a daddy, too. So could be another 30 odd years yet! I don't know if I can wait that long!
I think if I give it to him on his 18th, it'll have to be when he's on his own. Surrounded by mates, he'll probably laugh in my face! :roll: