Parenting poll: What do your kids collect?

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  Posted by Mimi-pz Fri Nov 7, 2008 5:19am PST

  Everything... I'm not kidding....

  Pokemon Cards are pretty popular, but now they wants Bakugon cards (??) and if there is a "card" involved, they want it: Baseball, Bella Sara (yes, the horse cards for girls).

  They both have Webkinz and lots and lots and lots and lots of cars, trains and Legos/K'Nex.

  But... what has been consistent and even with my seven year old, has not changed to this day... their "Collections" are rocks, twigs, leaves, acorns and various other "nature" things. They actually go outside and say, "Oh, this is good for my Collection."

  Luckily they don't really notice when I throw bits and pieces back outside.

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  Posted by Dana C Fri Nov 7, 2008 6:05am PST

  We have a 5 year old son. He collects rocks, boxes, toilet paper rolls, empty plastic bottles, tools, I could go on and on but I won't! Anything that could be re-used but is normally trash. Not aormal kid I think! haha

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  Posted by MochaMama42 Fri Nov 7, 2008 6:36am PST

  Let's see...where do I begin? lol

  When my son was younger, it was Pokemon cards....that was early elementary school. Hot Wheels cars. Legos.

  Now, he's in Middle School. It's Naruto comics, and he buys all sorts of comic coffee-table books ; Fox Trot, Mutts, Pearls Before Swine and Gary Larson, Calvin & Hobbes - - he's a budding cartoonist/comedian.

  My daughter, age 9. She collects hotel samples - - soaps, shampoos, body wash. Her Dad travels alot, and that is an easy collection. She doesn't use them, generally likes the containers.

  Otherwise, she is fond of snow globes, sea shells, & beads . She likes to do crafts.

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  Posted by mom of 3 Fri Nov 7, 2008 7:33am PST

  My daughter collects Barbies Dolls of the World and Princesses, coins and stamps and anything of Egyptology. My oldest son collects baseball, basketball and football cards, coins and viintage Hot Wheels and specific Lego sets. My youngest son collects basketball and football cards, coins and Star Wars Legos. We also have our share of Beanie Babies that the kids collected when they were younger.

  We have a family collection of rocks that we have found on our camping trips and vacations.Have a few very cool fossils - kind of a geeky family.

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  Posted by Chana C Fri Nov 7, 2008 8:40am PST

  Rocks. I love the fact that it costs pretty much nothing unless I buy him a crystal or carved stone. That is really rare though because the joy of rock hunting is finding them on your own. He approaches it with a kid's mind though, so any somewhat interesting rock finds it's way to our house. I find myself stepping on pebbles in my stocking feet, cleaning them out of my washer after washing his jeans, and negotiating how many little rocks he can bring home instead of the boulder he's rolling to the car.

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  Posted by Angie74 Fri Nov 7, 2008 9:14am PST

  Junk for me to clean up and step on!

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  Posted by Disgruntled Fri Nov 7, 2008 10:09am PST

  My son used to collect Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. He still has them but doesn't really play with them since he's in high school. He had close to 300 at last count. I have to admit, I like finding unusual ones so I have a tendency to still buy them for him even though he's really too old for them. My son has everything from a Porshe Cayenne to a hearse.

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  Posted by impatientmom Fri Nov 7, 2008 5:02pm PST

  Our special needs son collects toys. Stuffed animals mainly, next comes cars and trucks, and a variety of noisemaking toys.

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  Posted by sweatpantsmom Fri Nov 7, 2008 5:27pm PST

  We're just leaving the manga collection stage, THANK THE GODS.

  At around $9.99 per book, we have a collection here that is probably worth more than the Gutenberg Bible. Although equally hard to understand.

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  Posted by HotCrossBuns Fri Nov 7, 2008 6:38pm PST

  Kid1 collects rocks and buttons.

  Kid2 couldn't care less about collecting anything.

  Kid3 collects hot wheels and used car parts. Seriously, he has his own storage area in his Papa's secondary garage.

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