Great Keepsakes for Kids

What kind of things should you keep for your kids? Are there keepsakes your child would like? What stuff would be fun to look through in the future? What things would you always cherish? Childhood is precious yet easily forgotten. Keep reminders of times that you shared. For great keepsake ideas all parents should have see my list of suggestions below.

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Pictures- Still pictures and videos are very important. They really help capture the moment. Label pictures with full names, locations and dates. It's amazing how much you forget!

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Handprints/Footprints- There are so many ways you can captures kids prints. Getting messy with paint can be fun. Bake a mold out of clay or try stamping with ink. Frame their prints to hang up on the wall!

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Artwork- It's fun to look back at the pictures kids draw. Write descriptions and dates on the back. Special crafts can be saved for your office or room. Lamination can help them to last!

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Special clothes/toys- Keep special toys and clothes for your grandkids to use. Pass things down to the next generation. What toys do you wish that your parents had saved? Did you grandmother knit any sweaters?

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Yearly favorites- Write a list each year of your kid's favorite things. Did they have a favorite food? Did they have favorite friends, books, movies or colors? Record dreams and aspirations!

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Creative Writing- It's fun to read stories you wrote as a child. It reminds you of who you were. It can give you a glimpse of your childhood thoughts. "I had a imagination?"

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Diaries/Journals- Keep kids diaries or journals until they are adults. It's fun reading kids thoughts and emotions. What is important to children is funny to adults. "I was scared of a worm at recess?"

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Calendars- Buy your kids a calendar to mark special events. "I remember that Halloween dance!" It can help you to picture your life as a child. "I played soccer twice a week?"

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Medical information- Height and weight is recorded in all baby books. As kids age parents usually forget. Compare growth chart information with future grandkids. "You were six feet when you started grade eight?"

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Funny sayings/stories- Who was your child's first crush? What were their favorite sayings? "I fell asleep during Thanksgiving dinner?" Write down a few of your favorite stories. Use your list for the wedding speech!

It's okay to be a pack rat when it comes to your kids. Pass things down to the next generation. Telling your kids stories from their youth helps them know who they are. Keep their artwork and special toys. Buy kids a calendar or journal to record big events. Take an insane amount of pictures. Time goes quickly and children grow up way too fast. Start collecting those keepsakes today!