Hi all.
Has anyone made/started a memory box to leave for their child/children? Can i ask what you have put in it or want to? Thanks x
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Yes, so far mainly photos, cinema and theatre tickets, which Ive taken them too. Picture framed seashells which we have collected, wrote on the back date with Nana. Made clay items at our local tile museum, inscribed date with Nana. Again mostly photos I’ve taken when with them. I was given a christmas present “Book of awsome adventures to do before you grow up” it comes with a memory box. Www.yippeeadventures.co.uk just tick off what you do with them, take a photo or something as a momentoe. Hope this helps.
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Yes I’ve started 1 2 years ago for my son he was 16 then and because I was diagnosed then I was finding it difficult to get my head round it that I was dying.
My head is a bit better now so I really need to crack on with mine. I’m doing 1 for my son, mum sister and cousin. I’ve bought special little photo albums and a fancy frame for each 1 then guna put all the pictures I have of each of us and get loads printed out. I’m going to write a few special little memories I can remember of each and funny things I remember.
Iv started buying little presents like 1 I got my cousin it’s a pot love heart with writing on which you hang on your Christmas tree or if u Want hang it somewhere else.
Anyway you get my drift… I got my memory boxes from TK Max they have beautiful ones there. I’ve 4 so far will probably buy more lol. Anyway I’m enjoying doing mine even though it’s for a sad thing I’m just remembering good times. I do hope it won’t be too bad for you, sending you lots of love and a hug xx
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Thank you this is helpful. And that book sounds fab x
Thank you. Yes it is a very hard thing to think about doing. My daughter is 5 so i definitely must do one, it’s just knowing what to put in it for her. I have bought a writing set to write some letter’s for family memebers too x
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Hello
My darling friend a few years back did this for her 2 sons
As well as photos, she put letters for their 18th and 21st birthdays, their first day of college/ University and wedding days, mementoes, toys, tickets, football programmes, circus stuff from a trip, poster from a show etc.
She also did a short video so they had her forever, that took her a while as you can imagine
She did lots of small photo albums of special places, their homes, holidays and joint memories from childhood so things like walks they did together, day trips from the past, going on the train, going on a bus for the 1st time etc
She also told them about her wishes and hopes for the future without her and to work hard, be successful and that she would be watching them
I send you many virtual hugs, blessings and kind thoughts
Take care xx
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Have a look at Winston’s Wish. I got a load of really good stuff from there. Would be nice regardless of what was going on. I wrote a book that had prompts on favourite memories.
I’ve got younger children and one suggestion was for all your family to draw around your hands (on paper overlapping each other) and then when you’re not around they can put there hand on top and think of you. I thought it was a nice idea. I’ve also heard it’s really important to record your voice as they will miss that.