Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The younger sibs would like to get their sibling something when he leaves for college. We were looking at maybe a photo collage poster of some photos from vacations and other adventures together....is that too cheesy? They want to get him something that will remind him of them when he's gone (they're all quite close).

Any good ideas?

That's lovely! I vote for photo pillow (basing this on input from my college senior DD, youngest of three, an excellent shopper and gift-giver, and heading toward a future in spending other people's money

I respectfully disagree, PP. Your DD may have loved the photo pillow, but my DS would have HATED it. I couldn't even get him to take a decorative pillow for his bed with him to college.

My DS would leave at home a photo pillow, too, and he also would leave at home a lovely photo collage like another poster mentioned. This is so personal! Op, I think the collage or pillow are great ideas if you think your son would display them, if not they are just more junk. I do think the photo book is an interesting hybrid in that they don’t have it display it but can look at it when homesick, but again I suspect my own DS would not even bring it with him (we have a loving family relationship by the way, haha, he just does not like “stuff”). What about an experience gift before your son leaves for college - he and his brothers could go to a Nats game together or on a kayak day trip.

My cousins did a poster of one of those word collages and included things like their names, inside jokes, pet names, names of places where they have good memories. It was really nice. Something like this: https://wordart.com

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The younger sibs would like to get their sibling something when he leaves for college. We were looking at maybe a photo collage poster of some photos from vacations and other adventures together....is that too cheesy? They want to get him something that will remind him of them when he's gone (they're all quite close).

Any good ideas?

That's lovely! I vote for photo pillow (basing this on input from my college senior DD, youngest of three, an excellent shopper and gift-giver, and heading toward a future in spending other people's money

I respectfully disagree, PP. Your DD may have loved the photo pillow, but my DS would have HATED it. I couldn't even get him to take a decorative pillow for his bed with him to college.

Anonymous wrote:The younger sibs would like to get their sibling something when he leaves for college. We were looking at maybe a photo collage poster of some photos from vacations and other adventures together....is that too cheesy? They want to get him something that will remind him of them when he's gone (they're all quite close).

Any good ideas?

I sent my DS off to college with a 24" by 18" collage of photos of him and our family, dogs and friends at various points in his life, including some baby photos. I made it on Shutterfly. It's very easy, and I was very happy with the finished result. You scan and upload any photos that are printed (his baby photos were taken on film). The digital photos are simple to upload from your camera or computer.

MY DS hung it on his dorm room wall all four years of college! He really liked it. It reminded him of home, I'm guessing. He left it at home when he went to grad school.

Anonymous wrote:The younger sibs would like to get their sibling something when he leaves for college. We were looking at maybe a photo collage poster of some photos from vacations and other adventures together....is that too cheesy? They want to get him something that will remind him of them when he's gone (they're all quite close).

Any good ideas?

That's lovely! I vote for photo pillow (basing this on input from my college senior DD, youngest of three, an excellent shopper and gift-giver, and heading toward a future in spending other people's money

Anonymous wrote:We used the Ink app to send photo postcards to my parents. Not a parting gift, but maybe a nice idea for while he's at school. I think each postcard is about $2.

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I like this idea! It's nice to get mail from home.

We gave ours a photo pillow of the family dog. Big hit.

Anonymous wrote:I told my kids to figure it out themselves. I think it takes away from their closeness if mommy is giving them gift ideas.

Ok. Well you have a much more advanced 6 year old than I do, I guess.

I like the book idea. Or a milk crate full of favorite nonperishable snacks.

I told my kids to figure it out themselves. I think it takes away from their closeness if mommy is giving them gift ideas.

We used the Ink app to send photo postcards to my parents. Not a parting gift, but maybe a nice idea for while he's at school. I think each postcard is about $2.

Photo blanket or pillow from Shutterfly. They are super easy and fast - and we love ours!
They could also send them mail - esp during that first year, to receive handwritten notes in the mail is a treat

Digital photo frame loaded with favorite pics
Signed photo mug

Maybe go with a Snapfish-type book of photos rather than something he may not want to hang on the wall? He can always look at it when he's feeling homesick...

The younger sibs would like to get their sibling something when he leaves for college. We were looking at maybe a photo collage poster of some photos from vacations and other adventures together....is that too cheesy? They want to get him something that will remind him of them when he's gone (they're all quite close).

Any good ideas?