When we change our place of residence, over and over again we carry with us various items that we consider memorable and valuable - an old set inherited from a grandmother, or a button accordion from a grandfather. These things are associated with certain events in the lives of our loved ones. What 10 things are worth keeping in order to pass them on as a memory of yourself to the younger generation?
1. International passport
This document is not a boring attribute, but a reminder of the numerous travels I made in my youth. Looking at the stamps left in it, the kids will imagine with a smile how their parents discovered new exotic places and countries. And you yourself will find such memories pleasant.
2. Old documents
Be sure to leave your old documents to the children, even if it seems that they are no longer relevant. Studying such papers is not only interesting. Your old documents will help the children arrange the necessary documents for themselves.
3. Paper photos from your wedding
Nowadays, you rarely meet families who, when meeting friends, look at old family pictures in the album. This tradition is almost forgotten - digital photographs, stored on flash drives or on a computer, have replaced paper photos. But the printed photographs have a special aura - they seem to have a soul. Give your children printed photos from your wedding or other memorable photos. Be sure that your son or daughter will keep them for many years.
4. Souvenir from grandparents
It is worth giving the children as a memento some small item that once belonged to elderly relatives. If your children knew their great-grandmother personally, they will treat such a gift with respect and awe. It is not at all necessary to inherit an old sideboard or samovar; it can be a brooch or antique earrings, a book, a photo frame. The value of such items is much higher than money - they keep the memory of our relatives.
5. Decoration associated with memories
The watch that you got for graduation, or the earrings for the eighteen year old. The value of these things is in memory, not in value.
6. Check with the date and amount of purchase
How would you feel if you found now a check from a store twenty years ago, where the price of bread is indicated - 20 kopecks? Surely, memories of the past would bring a smile to your face. Leaving your children a check for a purchase will give them the same emotions many years later. Buy a toy for your baby on his birthday and keep the receipt.
7. Memorable photo with a baby in her arms
Tears of affection will cause a photo where dad holds his son or daughter in his arms for the first time. These pictures include the captured moment of the first bathing of the baby. Let these photos become a family heirloom and give pleasant memories to already matured children.
8. Children's creativity
As adults, we would like to see our children's drawings, cone crafts, and collections of candy wrappers. Do not deprive your child of these emotions. When he grows up, he will begin to sort out with great interest his compositions of maple leaves, watercolors, coloring books, school certificates and awards for success and achievements.
9. Items related to pets
For kids, their pets, with whom they spent their childhood, mean a lot. Save everything that may remind you of them - a collar, a tag, a medal, a picture of your dog sitting proudly at the gate. These things must certainly be passed on to your children.
10. Favorite songs of parents
Many years later, a son or daughter will ask you - what kind of music did you listen to when you were young? How did you dance? In such a case, it is better to download your favorite songs to a USB flash drive in order to answer the children's question in the future. And it will be very pleasant to listen to the songs of youth ourselves.
