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Fridge magnets

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Mollygo Tue 06-Feb-24 14:03:34

I have these from all over the world, but I really don’t want to put them back on my new appliance. I do like them for the memories they bring, and my younger DGC like to look, rearrange and ask about them.
Any suggestions for keeping them? (DH suggested the bin).

Babamaman Thu 08-Feb-24 11:57:19

My daughter bought a stainless steel board and put it on the wall and then stick all the beautiful (& even the tacky) ones on the board!
Everyone will love it

Sarahleigh Thu 08-Feb-24 11:57:20

*cat ones on the front.

MissInterpreted Thu 08-Feb-24 12:03:38

I'm another who loves our fridge magnets - I love the reminder of all the places we've visited and brought them back as souvenirs.

Tee1 Thu 08-Feb-24 12:10:02

I have about 300 magnets covering fridge/freezer, frame of cooker and magnetic boards. Thank you Parsley3 for mentioning magnetic paint. I hadn’t heard of that and I shall try that as I am really out of space. I do love my magnets, collected over some thirty years from all parts of the world. Some have really sentimental value such as the Australian ones collected on visits to my, now deceased, brother.

Mallin Thu 08-Feb-24 12:12:44

I used to make fridge magnets. Selling them at a now defunct Sunday market held at Blackbush, as well as other venues. One of my best sellers was a plain little square, with “Boring Women have tidy Kitchens “ engraved on it. An idea I pinched from a tile maker who designed tiles for designer kitchens.

grandtanteJE65 Thu 08-Feb-24 12:18:34

Paint a board with magnetic paint and put it up somewhere with your fridge magnet collection.

Casdon Thu 08-Feb-24 12:27:07

I’ve only got one, it came from a teenage magazine of my daughters about 20 years ago, and it’s David Beckham’s head with some separate speech bubbles you can write on. It’s on the boiler in the utility room and has seen plenty of cryptic messages in its time.

kittylester Thu 08-Feb-24 12:43:49

Mallin, I have one of those magnets.

11unicorn Thu 08-Feb-24 13:34:21

You can buy magnetic boards and put them all on there, then you can take the board out or away whenever you need to.

polomint Thu 08-Feb-24 14:22:39

That's a good idea to use magnetic paint for fridge magnets

Saggi Thu 08-Feb-24 16:17:11

Love fridge magnets …stick allsorts under them …photos ….sppointments….messages….
what’s NOT yo like !

suelld Thu 08-Feb-24 19:12:52

kittylester

I love my fridge magnets.blush

Ditto. My son lives in Japan, and when we visited in 2001 his brother was after one to bring home - as Japanese is not an easy language he asked his brother (who is fluent) what the Japanese for Fridge magnet was - It’s Fridge Magneto !!

Witzend Thu 08-Feb-24 19:17:38

We have loads of colourful fish magnets, acquired by dh when he was based in Indonesia for a while.
Older Gdcs used to love rearranging them, and the youngest (4) still does.

Of the others, this is my favourite, though!

cc Thu 08-Feb-24 20:23:17

I don't really have anywhere to put magnets as my appliances are integrated, but the outside of my metal rubbish bin would work.

Milest0ne Thu 08-Feb-24 21:57:46

Fridge magnets and souvenir T shirts are my holiday memories. My favourite magnet is " Grandchildren spoiled while you wait." although it is now GGC

Mollygo Thu 08-Feb-24 22:56:21

Thanks for all the ideas. I’ve never heard of magnetic paint, but I do have a wall that I could arrange them on. If we painted it has just suggested that he makes a recessed frame with a glass front-abut like the mini room settings I have.

4allweknow Thu 08-Feb-24 23:39:21

I have a plain white metal board on a kitchen wall for all my memory magnets. Also use it for my magnetic backed shopping pad, box for holding pens and pencils.

Gundy Fri 09-Feb-24 03:24:37

A metal cookie sheet that can hold the magnets, be tucked away in a closet and brought out when the kids come over. Can be carried from room to room for play.

Use another cookie baking sheet for them to have a clean canvas to start creating pictures, separate into groups, design motifs, etc.

00mam00 Sat 10-Feb-24 21:57:51

I hate the things, (duck) my family know not to buy them. I am not a minimalist, but can’t stand the clutter on my white wares. I know where I have been and can look at the photos as a reminder.

SeaWoozle Wed 14-Feb-24 02:04:34

Buy a magnetic board which GC can use when they come and see you? They can stay on there and the board can be kept in a safe place until the next visit? X

dotpocka Wed 14-Feb-24 02:31:34

had an old table top 4x3
babies love to play

Lovetopaint037 Wed 14-Feb-24 03:49:31

Just had a new fridge freezer delivered and I realise that my magnets have to go back. I hadn’t realised just how many I had until I took them off. Took me much longer than I thought. Places we have been, art gallery magnets, lovely quotes etc etc

Freya5 Wed 14-Feb-24 09:09:00

I love them, not many, but a daily reminder of all the lovely places and people I've met throughout the years.

MissAdventure Wed 14-Feb-24 09:13:51

I used to have Shakespearian insult fridge magnets.

They were fun, but a pain to take off or clean round, so I decluttered them into the bin

MissAdventure Wed 14-Feb-24 09:15:01

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