https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:28:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240260 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 18:14:52 +0000 FannyMae 2240260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>get them to decorate a shoe box, and put them in there for them? they can keep it under the bed or in the wardrobe? that way they can decide what they want to keep in their box of achievements, and when/if its full they can get rid of some themselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240245 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:24:02 +0000 Dandelion 2240245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll probably find a way to display them in their room, if that's what they want. We tend to toss stuff like that after a while. We haven't encountered anything "real", though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240244 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:22:47 +0000 BoogieBea 2240244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They keep them in their rooms. We don't have too much and they've "earned" the ones that they got so far - meaning even though they received them for just participating, I'm proud that they've accomplished even that at their age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240240 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:04:30 +0000 looch 2240240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we'll let our son decide. My mom let me keep my field day ribbons, lol. I had them so proudly displayed on a bulletin board in my bedroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240223 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:15:49 +0000 Boogs 2240223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: @ALV91711: I figure kinda like artwork, can't keep it all. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240190 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 14:30:52 +0000 ALV91711 2240190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not there yet, but I think keep them in his room, either in a bin or on a shelf. Then he can decide what he wants to do with them. </p> <p>I also think any legit ones we would display in the main area for a bit before moving it to his room. </p> <p>I like your idea @Boogs: of taking a photo with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240168 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:29:01 +0000 Greentea 2240168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't quite relate (yet)? But I would probably keep them for the kids. I had a mother who kept NOTHING. I also grew up in a different time/place, I guess? My first trophy was earned at age 9, a legit trophy from riding in a horse race. </p> <p>@Grace: I agree!</p> <p>Eventually I gave them to my dad and he has passed but they are still there. I guess I appreciate he was so proud. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240152 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 12:36:43 +0000 Anya 2240152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: what a good solution! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240150 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 12:24:50 +0000 Boogs 2240150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would talk my kid into taking photos with them. Then the medals would disappear. If it's legit ones I would have no problem keeping and displaying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240140 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 12:06:42 +0000 Truth Bombs 2240140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This will probably be a battle between my husband and me. He likes to keep EVERYTHING (he legit has a binder with every one of our daughter's daily sheets from her first year of day care). I'm not very sentimental and would only want to keep the medals and trophies that were legit achievements and not just "participation" or made up awards. I'm really against this move towards the idea that everyone is a winner. Real life doesn't work like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240127 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:21:23 +0000 ShootingStar 2240127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate keeping junk like that around so I'd probably make it disappear at the earliest opportunity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240113 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:39:14 +0000 LilSprinkles 2240113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use medal displays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240103 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:18:12 +0000 Grace 2240103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They belong to my kid, so it's up to them what they want to do with them. I think mine were in shoebox in my room. If I get crafty and they want to, maybe we'll make some sort of frame for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240092 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 09:50:57 +0000 anonysquire 2240092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kepp everything. I'm a hoarder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-the-trophies-and-medals-that-your-kids-bring-home#post-2240090 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 09:42:53 +0000 mrbee 2240090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids are in summer camp, and the camp gives out medals every week for things like Most Selfless, Karate Kangaroo, etc. The medals are plastic but painted gold and silver, and my kids are so proud of them. So we've kept them in a drawer so far.</p> <p>The medals are kind of piling up though, and I figure they'll keep "winning" them (this is America after all, the land where everyone is a winner). I was considering keeping the ones from this year, and getting rid of the ones from previous years. But actually my eldest hasn't been winning medals this summer and took solace in his medals from last summer. We still had them lying around, which worked out nicely. But maybe we shouldn't be saving stuff like that. Not sure.</p> <p>My initial take is: if you win a true achievement and a real trophy, then we will hold onto it until you graduate from college. If it's a plastic medal, then maybe we hold onto it until the kids are old enough to realize that it's not worth much. Still thinking it through though.</p> <p>What are you going to do with all the trophies and medals that your kids bring home? </p>