Memory boxes, boxes that hold our most precious keep sakes for our little ones, and for us to look back on and think aww that's his 1st hat, his hospital band, things from his 1st birthday, etc.
I'm a hoarder! So these boxes apeal to me, but I think I now have a problem, most people have 2 or 3, harry, age (nearly) 2 has 9!!! 9 boxes filled to the brim with memories. The poor chappy, when he's older he's gonna think why the hell has my mother kept all this
All the boxes have differnt themes,
Birth and pregnancy
All the things he wore in hospital, his hospital band, copys of all his scans and 20mins 4d scan dvd.
Cards and papers
All the cards we got sent for his birth, helium balloons and a paper from the day he was born
Christening
Cards, keep sakes, pictures, christening blanket, christening jewellery from his big day
1st birthday
All his cards, and decorations from his 1st birthday
World cup
His 1st personalised england strip, a paper with his picture in for the world cup, royal mint world cup coin
Days out
Things we collect when we have days out, like leaflets and gift shop trinkets
Stuff from me and gareth for Harry
Like gazs lamb from when he was little, a book that has my published poem in, and all my world record stuff
Letter box
All letters that we have ever had addressed to harry
Odds and ends
Like hand prints and random things that don't go into any other boxes
Tad excessive? Hubby thinks so but every item bring back good memorys, and I've properly kept them for myself more than harry but I'll love to sit and talk him through them when he's older
Do you have memory box or boxes?
I wish I had more space for memory boxes, they are the best! I do keep everything, but it's mostly in random places around the flat :( I must get more organised!! xoxo
ReplyDeletewe have a bedroom full of boxes lol, any excuse for a memory box and il buy one (if i didnt id blinking lose everything as im a bit rubbish like that) x
DeleteI love memory boxes! I have one with all my favourite things from my childhood, including old diary's, notes my mum and dad wrote to me, a few animal polly pocket toys, my favourite sylvanian family rabbit toy, a heart charm keyring I got one holiday and many other little bits and pieces!
ReplyDeleteI also have one full of letters, My uncle used to send me lots as he worked out at sea so I have letters and postcards from around the globe and many from old pen pals!
Hehe I could go on about these things forever! I think its a lovely idea especially to keep some for your child to look back on one day, I'm a hoarder too! xxx
aww how lovely all those things x i love looking through them and smiling thinking about all the memories x
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