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Kelly
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I've always thought that collections are a great way for children to learn organizational skills, and to really dig into a subject, or simply allow someone to have a whimsical interest. That started me thinking about what---if anything---do we collect?
One of my brothers has a (don't laugh) barbed wire collection. Really! He also collects and restores Gravely Tractors. This is a very erudite guy, which makes it all the funnier. Another brother, a corporate lawyer, no less, collects...Funny Names! He actually keeps a file of clippings about funny or unusual names. On a more traditional note, my dh has a rock collection, and collects old bonds. I collect icons and santos. Several of my children collect coins. One of my dd's has a very informal rock collection (not labeled or anything). Then there's the ds who collects bottle caps and another who collects dinosaur cards. My little girls haven't started collecting anything yet, but won't it be interesting when they do? 
So, what do your children collect? How organized are your collections, and do you use these enthusiasms in their schoolwork???
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Rocks! We have had to implement the rule to keep them outside b/c they taking over the house. Ds loves loves dinosaurs so we have been talking about rocks in conjunction with the earth and fossils. I never had a collection so it is fun for me too.
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Katie collects snow globes. My mom started bringing them home for her whenever they traveled and now we have started getting them on our travels. She has quite a lot now.
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The Girls:
Doll house furniture and accessories
Stamps (my aunt started them on this, and they love it)
Miniature Madame Alexander dolls
Books
The Boy:
Cars
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Ummm.....stuff....
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My boys collect LOTR figures... pricey, but that's what they get for birthdays, Christmas, learning Latin vocabulary perfectly for twelve weeks in a row...ditto with Religion Memory Questions. My parents convinced them to save the boxes, too; they said they're going to be worth alot of money one day. (They watch too much Antique Roadshow.)
They also collect stamps. I used to be a rural carrier and I don't mind helping out the postal service. That's got to be one of the hardest jobs around... physically, mentally, and emotionally... I never would have thought... don't forget to thank your mail man! (And pray for him, too.)
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Real ones...or matchbox? ![]()
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Real ones...or matchbox?
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My oldest[8yo] collects stamps and feathers.
The 5yo collects coins, postcard artwork and paperclips.
4yo collects postcards and old hats.
I started a collection for my 2yo daughter of dolls from around the world and vintage aprons.
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We have been collecting everything we can find lately-sticks, rocks, bugs, empty water bottles....my car looks terrible! 
I never collected anything growing up so this has been fun for me too!
Marybeth
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Young Boys-
feathers, bugs, butterflies (they freeeze them in the freezer and pin them in a cigar box), foreign coins, old missals/pryer books, holy medals, baseballs,
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