1200+ Keepsakes for each child?
A recent study found that the average parent has nearly 1300 keepsakes form each of their kid’s childhood. If you find yourself overwhelmed when it comes to keeping and organizing those precious memento’s, Lisa Woodruff has 3 questions to consider from her blog, Organize360.com.
- What do THEY want?
- What do YOU want
- WHEN do you each want it?
Photographs 964
Videos/home movies 34
School art projects 29
Childhood books 28
Drawings 26
Childhood toys 26
School awards or certificates 25
Baby/childhood clothes 23
School report cards 22
Paintings 22
Other artwork 21
School essays or assignments 20
Sports trophies, awards or ribbons 20
Sketchbooks or notebooks 17
Sports jerseys or club t-shirts 16
Total number of keepsakes: 963.94 + 34.34 + 28.73 + 28.19 + 25.82 + 25.57 + 25 + 23.47 + 22.44 + 21.55 + 20.67 + 20.27 + 19.72 + 17.06 + 15.91 = 1292.68
Art projects: 5.19 per month x 9 months of school = 46.71 a year.
(content courtesy of SWNYKEEPSAKE by Marie Haaland, New York office – 646-873-7565 / usnews@swns.com)