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Moderator Posts: 3811 (10/10/09 04:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None so as I am going through and organizing the kids school mementos from preschool onwards I am finding it very difficult not to be attached to every single piece of work!! All the teachers comments about 'great job', 'outstanding printing', etc are hard for me to throw out. I am trying to be hard on myself and only keep the 'best' stuff'!! Am I the only one with this problem?! What do I even plan to do with 12+ years worth of school memories I have no idea but the kids even love to look through the stuff now from the last couple years so I think it will be fun for them to have. Have any of you got stuff from your school years that you treasure and enjoy looking at as adults or am I saving all this for nothing?
CaileesMom06		#1	[-]
Moderator Posts: 1244 (10/10/09 07:57 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I have a small tote with school work and photos from each school year. I even have birthday invitations in there from parties I was invited to and such. I like to sit down and browse through it now and then, probably on a yearly basis. It's also neat to look through now that DD is growing up, 'cause she can see my work and I can "compare" it to the things that she's doing.
cre8memories		#2	[-]
Moderator Posts: 125 (10/10/09 09:32 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I just rediscoverd my tote from my school years...I love looking at it. I think that is why I am so keen about memory preservation, it gives you insight as to who you are and lets you reflect on what is important to you. So, get a tote..make some scrapbooks and call it an evening . Melissa Harris. Mom to 3 boys! Consultant with Creative Memories and *digital scrapbooking addict!* www.thecropperscircle.blogspot.com and products at www.mycmsite.com/cre8memories
BHX3		#3	[-]
Moderator Posts: 3811 (10/10/09 10:43 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	well I think I may have to go through them every 6 months or so until I weed them down to a bare minimum b/c right now I have a a bankers box full of just stuff from preschool to grade 2!! and that is just for one of the kids ... I have 3 of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL If I go through them after the sentimental value of each piece of work fades a bit then maybe I can cut back a bit. I did get rid of a bunch today but still there is sooooo much that I just can't seem to part with. :P
mamabeers		#4	[-]
Posts: 1473 (10/10/09 11:15 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I have a box too that my mom kept and love looking through it. Maybe only every 5 years or so, but it's neat to have. I could never find the time to scrapbook it for my kids, but right now just have a folder for each of them and weed through it every few months and get rid of some of it. DS2 and I went through his folder the other night and he loved it. A bankers box for each already though... uh oh, time to purge I guess Bonnie!
artboys2girls		#5	[-]
Posts: 2361 (10/11/09 01:03 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	What I do is keep all the handprints pictures...but I do keep a picture out of the entire year so that way it's not over-piling. I just pick the most special ones and also keep the cards over the years. Hope this helps.
BPsmommy		#6	[-]
Posts: 168 (10/13/09 09:18 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I heard of people taking photos of there kids art projects and school work and making them into photo albums that way its more organized and you still get to see everything! I know I will do that but I will also keep the very very special stuff in a box for them! I have Boston's first drawing framed, and his hand prints all in a box!
kdsmummy		#7	[-]
Moderator Posts: 1030 (10/13/09 01:28 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	You could also scan your favourites and make a cd of the mementos. And also get it printed into a hardcover book.
SnowBimbo		#8	[-]
Posts: 3139 (10/13/09 08:11 PM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Scan what is needed, take a picture of artwork and crafty projects! We have kept a couple art pieces, the rest have been photographed and recycled. We have kindy and grade 1 stuff to whittle down, and I will be scanning a few things from each subject, then recycling it all. It is also one of those things that I really really need to start a scrapbook for!
BHX3		#9	[-]
Moderator Posts: 3811 (10/13/09 09:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	oh, scanning and making into a memory book that is a great idea. part of the reason I have such a big amount is that for kindy and grade one the teachers have made memory binder/books for each student which takes up a lot of space in the box. Then my MIL has made each of the kids their own school memories scrapbook for me to put their picture and a few pieces of work from each year. So you'd think with the books the teachers made and a couple pieces that would be enough!! I must get this under control!! LOL

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