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Deciding What to Keep for Memories
Asked by S. from Dallas
on August 20, 2008
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This may be a funny question, but I am trying to figure out what kinds of things to keep from my children's babyhood and childhood as keepsakes. There are certain piec...
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- You simply must make a memory quilt. You can have it made at a quilt shop if you dont sew. Also, make sure you store everything in acid free containers. If you do...
- I'm saving some of my daughter's special clothes to make a quilt out of some day. I've kept her coming home outfit, some of the favorite outfits that she wears all th...
- My mom kept everything of mine for me. But, my DD has a TON of toys!!! It is not practical for me to save everything. So, I am keeping all her NB items that she ca...
Ex-husband Won't Give Back Son's Favorite Toy
Asked by M.H. from Los Angeles
on December 12, 2008
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My ex-husband had his visit w/my two kids this summer. Unfortunately, I trusted him to bring all the kids stuff back and did not check the luggage before he left afte...
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- M., It will never end...you just have to be the bigger person and let it go. Once you've explained your side and the importance of the stuffed animal, your ex shoul...
- Please just let this issue go. Yes, it was not nice of your ex to keep the toy, but speaking from experience (as the child) you need to really let this go. For YEARS...
- Hi Wow, I can't believe he would intentionally do that to his own child. I dont know if you want to invest the time to fight about this with him. You could probably...
Another question...kinda Silly...
Asked by A.D. from Kansas City
on July 15, 2009
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Sorry to be Miss-20-questions these days...but I have a silly question. I had planned on having "baby brother" give our toddler daughter her very own new baby doll fo...
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- A., you are sweet to care so much and hormones may be helping you out here... but yes, you are overthinking it!! You are obviously a wonderful mom and everything wil...
- It doesn't matter. I worried about the same thing for my daughter. I kept looking for the perfect boy doll, and then just said forget it and I ended up just buying h...
- I think the Bitty Baby makes a boy doll...they used to anyway. They were "twins," a boy and a girl, but I don't think you had to buy both. You might check. Otherwis...
Preserving Keepsake Kiddie Artwork
Asked by B.P. from New York
on March 26, 2009
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Hi Moms & Caregivers,
I have a daughter who will be completing preschool soon and over the last two years have collected a mountain of her school art-work/projects et...
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- I agree with the digital photo idea everyone has talked about. I also have the frames from the improvements catalogue and they're pretty good although you do have to...
- I saw once on an organization show that a mom kept her kids things in pizza boxes. She would buy them from the pizzaria and only had one per child per year so that sh...
- Hi B., If you can take digital pictures of her artwork you can upload it to snapfish.com or mypublisher.com and have a 'professional' book made for her. You won’t...
Baby Shower Ideas
Asked by J.H. from Denver
on May 14, 2008
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I am hoping some of you ladies can help me gather some ideas for a baby shower I am throwing for my sister in a few weeks. What I am looking for are ideas for a keepsa...
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- This is a lot of work and requires sewing, but have you considered a quilt? We did this for a friend, and each person made a square and then they were all sewn togethe...
- I don't know how talented everyone may or may not be in terms of knitting or crochet, but a new idea in baby showers I read about is buying yarn in various "baby" colo...
- At the last baby shower I attended, the host gave us each a disposable diaper and a sharpie pen. We were asked to write the expectant parents a piece of child-rearing...
Holiday Tradition Ideas Needed
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on December 6, 2008
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I would like to start a "family tradition" of buying my son some sort of keepsake item every year for Christmas. I am at a total loss for ideas. The only thing I can...
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- Hi A., My husband and I , have gotten one special ornament each year, (we always get them from Hallmark) we have been married for 9 years. And as soon as my firs...
- Hi A., I think you idea is a great one! I wish that I had thought of it. There are little porcelein boxes made. Some are pretty expensive, like Limoge. They are m...
- We do the Christmas ornament every year because then when they move out, they'll have a lot of ornaments to put on their own tree. Each is meaningful because it refle...
Keepsake for a Boy
Asked by J.H. from Milwaukee
on May 9, 2008
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I am looking to start a collection for my son and would like some ideas. I am collecting charms for my daughter's charm bracelet... and would like to do something for...
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- You have a lot of great ideas here. The one about the patches on the sweatshirt is a neat idea, but I found that buying a twin size blanket and embrodering my sons na...
- one idea i had heard was a charm on a Christmas stocking. otherwise, Christmas ornaments?? hm. trucks? trains LOL.
- When my brother was younger my parents would buy him patches of places we'd go...and then my mom sewed onto a sweatshirt. I always thought that was a cute idea.
Embroidery a Special Gift!
Asked by C.O. from Dallas
on May 27, 2008
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My daughter is graduating high school in a couple of weeks. One of the gifts I have made her was a really nice blanket, which she has been wanting. However, my proble...
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- I like the Bible verse idea a lot! I was at my GYN's office last week and her daughter had taken a portion of "Love you Forever" book and painted it on a piece of w...
- Have you thought about doing the blanket in her future college colors? She'll be able to use it for years beyond her education. B.
- Wow it sounds like she has reached for the stars and held on tight. Congrads there are really not many words to express that much joy hu?
1St Birthday Ideas
Asked by L.W. from Knoxville
on February 18, 2008
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I am planning my child's 1st birthday party and would like some ideas for games and keepsake items.
Thanks!
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- First, I would make sure anything you do isn't a choking hazard for the children. We also usually would send home a little activity book that goes with the theme of t...
- Being your child first birthday in life of so many adventures. Read to him. Show him your love and caring ways. A child don't need all that materialism. Give your chil...
- Hi L., We just celebrated my grandsons first birthday and it was a success. One of the memmorable things we did was get a favorite shirt from his dad (make sure its o...
Ideas for Keepsake
Asked by R.W. from Cincinnati
on May 9, 2008
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I am wanting to take my children's baby bed comforter and make a keepsake for all three of my kids using it. I considered making small pillows, but wanted other sugge...
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- A small plush toy? You could look online for heirloom preservers. I know there's places out there who can turn wedding dresses into quilts. Some place similar might be...
- cut it into squares, mix with squares from other sentimental or pretty cloth, then make into a bigger, new quilt that'll fit them for longer.
- R., could you cut it into pieces, frame it along with a picture of each of them in bed with it and write something about how each of them slept or how they woke up?? ...
