What are general mn opinions on the school giving the children a souvenir of the jubilee

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I don't want to influence results with my opinion. yet

I wouldn't care much either way. DD would probably decline the offer of a souvenir if she could do so gracefully (she avoided the queue to be given a Royal Wedding commemorative mug, though in the end the HT went round and found all the children who didn't have one so they didn't miss out, so her anti-royalism didn't go very far!)

If they gave her one I imagine it would either get passed on straight away or get stuck up on the top shelf with spare mugs to be used when we have lots of people round (along with the royal wedding one).

If it is PTA funds (I think there was a donation to the Town Council that covered the wedding mugs here) then I agree with the poster above that a bench for the school grounds or something of that sort might be nicer.

I think it would be a lovely idea, I wouldn't put my opinion of the royal family one way or another onto DS so I think its nice for him to be given a commemerative gifts as it will be part of his history and he can make a decision how he feels about it when he's old enough.

My DS2's pre-school had a royal wedding garden party in their yard, the children dressed up as princess and princesses and it was lovely. They were quite excited about it and one of the children asked a member of staff who had just got married if that meant she was a princess now!!!

My eldest 3 were given mugs. I think they were paid for by the parish council not the school. They were given to all under 11s in the village to commemorate the royal wedding. I have packed them away with their Nat West piggies. IMO these things are a waste of money. A set of stamps would be more use. Those that like collecting can keep them and those that don't can stick them on a letter.

Lovely idea to have a forever souvenir- I still have my Coronation mug :-)

I got a Silver Jubilee mug when I was 8 or so. I have no idea where it is - I gave it to my grandma who was interested in the royal family in a way that I wasn't even at 8. And I really don't think this is history - it doesn't affect our world in any significant way at all. I think it's a waste of money. If something commemorative must be undertaken (and I honestly cannot see why it should be), a bench or other large item for the playground seems like a lovely idea and a lot more use than a mug or coin. I would not wish to donate money to the PTA to cover something like this - would far rather give some money to cover costs of school trips for those who can't pay or something. If the queen wants to pay for it herself, I haven't got a problem with it.