Memories of growing up – Giveaway!
One of my biggest reasons for blogging is, quite simply, to record our memories as the children grow. I love that one day, when I am old and grey and the children are parents themselves, we will have all of these memories to look back on, and that in itself is invaluable.
So when I was introduced to Memories of growing up, a gorgeous on-line gift shop whose focus is on creating unique ways to preserve childhood memories, it was right up our street. Camilla Warren, a London Mum of three, first came up with the idea of a portable, roll-up height chart after two friends were moving house. They were so sad to be leaving behind the memories they had made on the walls, marking their children’s heights as they grew, that one actually took the doorframe with her! After years of research Camilla launched her very first TallTape which is now one of Amazons best sellers world wide!
Over time Camilla expanded into other keepsake gifts such as the Memories Stick – the contemporary answer to the scrapbook. It comes preloaded with folders and ideas for storing childhood videos, pictures, milestones and even school reports.
The Memories Stick is the perfect way to document your child’s journey from birth to adulthood on one safe, portable and universal device. Beautifully packaged in a white presentation box with gift tag, this compact white leather and chrome hi-speed memory stick comes with masses of storage capacity.
Available in two sizes – 16Gb and 32Gb, priced at £23.99 and £29.99, it really does make the perfect gift. You can even record your own personal video message and add it to the USB to surprise a loved one.
You don’t just have to take my word for it, the Memory Stick recently won a silver award at Made for Mums which speaks volumes!
This is the kind of gift that I would have loved to receive when I had the children, far more than any number of baby rompers, and the perfect present or the Grandparents, loaded with photos of the children.
We have one Memory Stick to give away to one lucky reader! Simply enter via the link below. The winner will be announced on Sunday 28th May! Good Luck!
Aw this is such a nice idea and it would make a beautiful keepsake! I’ve certainly entered! X
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This idea is so cool because none of us really remember all of our childhood!
Definitely, and it’s so handy to have all of the pre-made folders too, such a good idea!
This seems like a great idea. I can definitely relate to the height chart – my parents always made me stand there while they drew a line on the wall to mark how much I grew (or in my case, didn’t grow lol). This memory stick is a great idea in this time of technology and innovation!
Its great idea to store memories as nothing else can be captured except memories.
Hope to get you giveaway 😉
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This is splendid! Best way in today’s day and time to keep track of all those precious moments 🙂
I agree, Ive already been filing mine! xx
Such a lovely idea for keeping memories safe (so you don’t have to destroy the house to take them with you when you move!). I also blog to keep my memories fresh, though for me it’s stories of my travels x
Hahah yes! Way easier than dismantling your door frames! xx
This sounds so lovely. I like how it comes with ideas for organisation 🙂 x
Me too! I am so unorganised! xx
awwww that’s lovely idea for keeping memories I don’t even remember my childhood that much lol
Im the same. I love that my children will have so many memories! xx
What a lovely idea, lets hope memory sticks don’t go defunct in a few years like other storage methods have 🙂
I know!! I have so many video tapes that I have no way of playing! xx
I don’t know what I would do without my memory sticks, I store all our family pictures on them and nicely categorised so we preserve the memories and can carry them with us
I never thought of doing it before, they are all on the laptop but all over the place! xx
This is a lovely gift idea. I will be doing this for the kiddies.
Isnt it just! I love the idea! xx
I have so many happy memories of my childhood and have tried to recreate some of them with my own children
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Aww, I love this idea. It would be perfect as a special baby shower or christening gift 🙂
Louise x
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All 9 of us PACKED into the car for our 3 week adventure to Ireland -was always great fun
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That sounds like a really lovely idea. It’s nice you can add a personal message to give little ones something to look back on as they get older.
It’s a great idea, I’d have loved this as a gift! xx
That was one of the main reasons we started blogging too! Recording memories is a great present and this stick is such a fantastic idea to give to loved ones.
It’s lovely to have this record of our lives when the children are young! Good luck! xx
Ahh what a great giveaway! LOVE the tall tape idea – we currently rent and so it would be perfect for us. Fingers crossed for the memory stick though.
I love the website Holly, they have some gorgeous little gifts. The talltape is such a fab idea, no more taking doorframes from house to house, hehe! Good luck! xx
What an awesome idea. This will make a really good gift too! Memories are always worth recording.
I would love to receive this for a gift! xx
A kindred spirit. I’ve said too that I blog so one day my children (and now grandchildren) will be able to look back and know a bit more about me. The things I thought about and the people in my life. Also, there will be family recipes, because so many good stories are told (and retold) around the dinner table. Love the idea of a memory stick too .. what a wonderful gift to give to friends and family
Yes! I think our blogs will be an invaluable part of our legacy, hopefully for many generations to come to read and learn a little more about their Mum, their Grandma, or their Great Grandma! xx
I love this memory stick. What a cute and clever idea! Thanks for the great giveaway 🙂
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This is such a lovely idea hun! This is also one of the reasons I started blogging 🙂
Making memories is so important but remembering them is equally important! I would have loved to read my Mums blog, if she had one! xx
My favourite memory is rock pooling with my parents on holiday, we go to the same place ever year and find lots of shrimps!
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What a fantastic giveaway! I would have loved the memory stick when I was younger but I like the idea of filling it with memories for future children x
Me too, it’s a lovely gift! xx
I have an 11 month old (rainbow baby) Hannah and this would be a fantastically handy gadget for us. I must have at least 1000 photos of her already & have even had to make her own (very private) Instagram page just to store them and leave some memory on my phone lol.
Fingers crossed to win so I can keep making memories for her to look back on and enjoy 🙂
Oh and my own favourite childhood memories are of my grandmas metal biscuit tin box that all her old family photos where kept in. I loved to look at them with her and listen to all her stories of our family and the journeys they took through life. Gifts and toys are fun but memories like that are priceless
Seeing my baby girl for the very first time xxx
What a great way to keep track of early, such a cute USB as well!
It makes such a lovey gift too Whitney! xx
This is such an awesome idea! I love these and would love to do something similar for my kids. Thanks for the awesome giveaway as well.
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My favourite memory will forever be holding my precious daughter for the first time after years of miscarriages and infertility holding her was a dream come true. I retell her that story many times and we both get so happy! The memory stick is such a beautiful and useful idea.
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putting all my money together with my friends and having a picnic which basically consisted of sweets good times.
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My youngest son first birthday with all the family there
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Being on my dads shoulders when i was around 3/4 feeling on top of the world!
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The best memories always include my husband, my children or the city of Chicago. And music. And food.
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Favourite memory so many, many are the simple things in life , like the last time I climb Pendle Hill and looked at the fields of green
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Climbing Ben Nevis with my parents when I was around 10, I felt like I could do anything.
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My memory is pretty hit and miss so I’m all for things like this that can remind me of special moments and special times. I find that certain smells and times of the day…like early evening in summertime trigger my favourite memories – like playing with my brothers in nanny and grandads garden waiting for mum and dad to come to collect us. x
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Going to the park and playing on my scooter
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i have so many althouguh on e of my favourite is camping as a kid, it poured down with rainand my dad locked himself int he car!
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This would be fantastic to give as a christening gift.
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My favourite memory is my daughters being born
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What a great new baby gift! One of my favourite memories was my eldest meeting his younger brother, would have loved to have that image captured one of these!
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The day we discovered a Malteser Tree in the woods on a walk (my dad had sneaked on ahead & hung packets off of tree branches)!
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My blind date with the man I married 47 years ago 🙂
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spending time with my Nan and Granddad
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Its one of my first memories of being in a dog bed with a nursing mum and her pups
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great idea , i keep trying to organise my photos but never get far with it .
favourite memory is my oldest meeting his brother for the first time so sweet.
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My all time favourite memory has to be my first camping holiday with my family it was good fun and even though we had a few disasters on the trip it was still fun.
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Going to Mauritius for the summer holidays when we were younger and spending quality time with family that live there
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Being with my family in Mozambique as a child; playing on the beach and roller skating and catching crabs.
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not sure, days out I think. We used to go to the beach for a treat a few times a year in dad’s ‘new’ car which was ancient! How odd isn’t it that you often remember the awful things that happen but forget the really good times when you are really little?
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I have a lovely childhood memory of rock pooling at the seaside on a beautifully sunny day with my dad and brother.
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My favourite memory is the day my first born was born. Changed my life
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Births of my girls 🙂
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Me and my daughter at Kemp town carnival. I can’t explain it. I saw her grow up that day <3 xxx
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