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How to re-use sentimental birthday cards?

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PTAProblems · 13/06/2023 14:26

My husband is approaching a milestone birthday. A few weeks ago when sorting out the loft I found birthday cards that his Mum and Grandma sent him for his last milestone 10 years ago. Sadly they have both now passed away. I'd like to use these cards in some way to give him this birthday but can't think how. Maybe cut out the greetings parts and then put them I'm another card? I don't know. I know he'd love to see them on his birthday. Can anyone more creative than me help please? 🙏🏻

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trampoline123 · 13/06/2023 14:28

Not sure if it's what you had in mind, but with cards I didn't want to throw away like new baby cards I put them together like a book.

Hole punched them and thread them through some ribbon.

Rae36 · 13/06/2023 14:30

Don't cut them up!

And be totally sure he'll want to see them on his birthday and they won't upset him. Clearly I don't know him at all so you'll know best.

You could do a memory box of things that have happened in the past 10 years and put them in there?

JenniferBarkley · 13/06/2023 14:31

I'd be a bit careful - I wouldn't like to get a card "from" a dead relative, and I wouldn't want anyone to be cutting the ones from the past up either. The book idea is a good one.

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nnamechangee · 13/06/2023 14:40

Take photos of them and add them onto a large moon pig card

purplecorkheart · 13/06/2023 14:43

I probably would not want something done with them if they were my cards, certainly do not cut them, glue them or alter them. Maybe the moon pig pictures but to be honest I would just leave it.

Lemevoir · 13/06/2023 15:33

Leave the old cards as they are. Don't cut them up.

PTAProblems · 13/06/2023 16:26

I know he'd like it. I love the moonpig idea and also the memory box one so may do the box with the card inside like a postcard style. He hadn't stored them properly, just threw them in a bag and the front of one of them has been damaged so it'd be nice to have the writing part preserved for him in a photograph in case the damage gets worse.

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Isthisexpected · 13/06/2023 16:35

I'd be upset if you touched them to be honest. Photos would be fine.

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