What to do with my now grownup daughters dance trophies

Phew. There are advantages in having children who never won an award for anything after all.

We stored sports trophies for our AC until we moved. After many opportunities for them to sort through their belongings we held a family garden picnic one sunny afternoon. Their belongings were brought down and offered once more.

The whole lot went in the bin.
Same story with their school work/college notes/ any other memorabilia.
They each ‘rescued’ one soft cuddly toy. No way would I have guessed that!

I didn’t want to be the one who threw their things away, but I had to push both AC to the precipice to overcome their inertia!

TheSunRisesInTheEast

We had a box of old trophies in the loft from our sons' school days - football, rugby, cricket. Neither of them wanted them so I stuck my granddaughters' names on them and if they have running races in the garden or singing/dancing 'competitions' in the conservatory, they get a trophy, which they love. They're 2 and 4 years old, it's just a bit of fun for them 😀.

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I did/do that with my granddchildren too, TheSunRisesInTheEast , except with medals.

Boast alert - I have a box with dozens of gold, silver and bronze medals, and when the DGC race up and down the garden, I award them on a red ribbon! The only problem is they all have my (maiden) name engraved on them, so it's all a bit confusing!

I agree with Monica too

If you don't have room to store them then what Monica said.

I’m with the ‘pack them in boxes and let the AC decide’ team! Either take them to their homes or put the boxes back in your loft and the AC will have the responsibility of ‘disposal’ when clearing out your home.

Put them in boxes, sorted by daughter, and give them to them and insist they dispose of them. That is what we did last year with DD's collection of dolls in national costumes and DS's childhood books.

When we visited AC, we walked in the door holding boxes, put them down in the their halls and left them there.

We had a box of old trophies in the loft from our sons' school days - football, rugby, cricket. Neither of them wanted them so I stuck my granddaughters' names on them and if they have running races in the garden or singing/dancing 'competitions' in the conservatory, they get a trophy, which they love. They're 2 and 4 years old, it's just a bit of fun for them 😀.

I d put them in a tub /box whatever ! with her name on it and put them in the attic/ spare room/ loft/ garage whatever
But Charleygirl won’t they have their names in them ?

I'd photo them all

and keep samples say 6 for each daughter, for your own happy memories.

If the girls don’t want them I suppose it is best to get rid of them. Only if they have children of their own ,they might like them. Point that out to them! Or just give them to them anyway and say they can do what they like with them.

If your daughters dont want them I would photographt and bin.

Before you dump, are they of any monetary value? Maybe google to see if anybody is interested.

Given that they may change their minds, pack their trophies away then they will be the ones to decide what to do with them.

If your daughters don't want them - dump them! Sounds harsh , they hold sentimental value I recognise that but they have served their purpose ! They are of no use/ value to anyone else. Photograph them if that helps then dispose of them. Once you have done the deed you will wonder why you didn't do it earlier ! Be brave and just do it.

Photograph and bin is probably what we will do. I understand the charity shop outlet.
CrazyH I wish my daughters would want to this, but they dont. They also have loads of their own children's trophies now on display.

Photograph and bin.

My youngest son had a lot of Taekwondo trophies - gave them all to him when he bought a house and he has proudly displayed them in his study.

What is the metal content of the trophy’s
Some charities collect scrap metal. Sorry to be blunt but several of these have passed through our charity shop and that’s all we could do with them.