Brings joy
While your child ’ s collection may look like a dust collector to you , it likely brings your child happiness . When I really think about it , I have my own collections that bring me joy . A stack of books by my nightstand , my grandmother ’ s china , more lipsticks and nail polish than I truly need , and enough kitchen gadgets to fill two kitchens . I don ’ t need these things but I have collected them over the years and they bring me joy . Your child ’ s collection brings them a similar happiness and it is important to remember this .
A child ’ s treasured collection may seem like a trash collection to a parent but try to foster their interests and encourage what is important to them . Provide a shelf to display items or a special box to store their items in . Many valuable lessons can be learned from collecting items and it seems to be human nature to want to gather items and start a collection . •
Life Lessons Learned from Collections :
SCIENCE AND NATURE * rocks , shells , leaves , flowers , bird nests , bugs
HISTORY coins , stamps , fossils , arrowheads or artifacts
BARGAINING cards - card collecting is a common childhood collection and encourages trades and bargains
MATH sports cards , counting items , sorting , and saving money to purchase items they would like to purchase
CREATIVITY Kids will need to use creativity to display their items
* For items that you don ’ t want to keep in the house - encourage your child to take photos of some of these items and give them a place to collect and display their nature photos