tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post7688239582193878822..comments2023-10-26T02:13:29.118-07:00Comments on Simply...This. That. And The Other: {Childhood} Memories in a BoxThepearsonfamileehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08668483784899463107noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-26783119692462658052010-07-07T19:42:33.053-07:002010-07-07T19:42:33.053-07:00What an amazing idea. As we speak I have a pile o...What an amazing idea. As we speak I have a pile of J-boy's Kindergartens sitting on my dining room bench. They have been there since school ended. I've been trying to figure out how to sort the kids papers!! (I have good intentions with scrapbooking, but never do it!)<br />I absoulutely love this idea. I'm gonna go get me some file boxes!! Thanks again!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748067347594325862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-62280911564207165422010-07-07T10:50:02.291-07:002010-07-07T10:50:02.291-07:00This is a GREAT idea! You know I am not the best ...This is a GREAT idea! You know I am not the best at organizing but this is something I can probably pull off :) I'm also planning on turning our family blog into a book every year in place of a more traditional scrapbook (though this assumes my blog is caught up!) Thanks for sharing your awesome ideas!Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/08951690197563518054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-21170345742894835562010-07-05T21:26:29.719-07:002010-07-05T21:26:29.719-07:00just had to let yo know that I thought this was pr...just had to let yo know that I thought this was pretty neat-oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-66295916536112681792010-07-05T19:27:16.562-07:002010-07-05T19:27:16.562-07:00That is a wonderful thing that you have done for y...That is a wonderful thing that you have done for your children! I guess what I most kept were the kids' writings. It's fun now to read the stories and thoughts they had when they were young.<br /><br />Your idea of a box as a gift is brilliant. Too often we think of those things later, after years have gone by. Thanks for bringing this great idea to our attention!Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-91878599409492495982010-07-05T19:06:55.674-07:002010-07-05T19:06:55.674-07:00I have our sons in many weird boxes. One for each...I have our sons in many weird boxes. One for each grade. Your idea sounds much more concise. I need to do this soon since this is our senior year coming up. It will save a ton of space in my closet!Judy @ A Meek Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657954828484026711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-65109793791054362062010-07-05T18:31:32.649-07:002010-07-05T18:31:32.649-07:00I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one k...I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one keeping all these little odds and ends. The only problem...Ryder's box is already full and he's not even in the first grade yet. Yikes. I'm in BIG trouble!!!<br /><br />By the way, I absolutely LOVE the idea of giving a box as a baby shower gift. SO FUN!! They have cute, fun colored, archival boxes at The Container Store (and Ikea) that fit regular file folders. That's what I use - each kids get their own color!<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the fun post. Can't WAIT to see you on Wednesday. Love you, friend!!.kim.h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02511584112923859671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-12741975526794163852010-07-05T16:44:46.533-07:002010-07-05T16:44:46.533-07:00I don't even know how I found your blog-lol......I don't even know how I found your blog-lol...I was just flipping around from one blog to the next. Anyway, I did the same thing with all 4 of my kids papers, etc. I have never scrapbooked either (sorry to say). About 5 years ago I took all the boxes (which are almost identical to yours) and gave them to the kids one Christmas afternoon. They had such fun going through them. I did put together photo albums for them too though. One with each of the 8x10 pictures from K on and another album of "siblings of yours"..and then one devoted solely to them. They were not grand productions either. Just laid them out by years and stuck them in albums. Each kid got 4 or 5 albums altogether.<br /><br />The other "trick" I had when my kids were growing up was to just jot things on a daily calendar-you know. first step, first tooth, etc. I then made copies of the calendars and gave them to the kids in their "box of memories".NanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790455187678422376.post-67135097666153856242010-07-05T15:32:28.562-07:002010-07-05T15:32:28.562-07:00They are on the top of my shelf in a growing pile....They are on the top of my shelf in a growing pile... I like your idea! We do scrapbook but it's only one running family album and I don't put a ton of papers, cards and memorobilia. I'll have to start doing more of that. Thanks for the great ideas. Keep 'em coming!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540512478156494208noreply@blogger.com