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Preschool Pocket Treasures is a photographic archive of the tiny magical objects found stuffed in the pockets of my son after each day at preschool. I have always been drawn to photography’s capacity to suspend moments of transition and change. These occasions are often overlooked or forgotten, left only to be sensed when a memory is triggered.
This project was born out of a desire to capture the magical moments of his boyhood and his development as he transitions from a toddler into a little boy; creating a visual journal of this chapter.
I photographed the objects on our kitchen table at the end of each day.
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#1
Final score:
114points
Jasmine Chen 8 years ago
How can your son keep them so well in the pocket? Mine always turn into mush
Laura Ford-Everett 7 years ago
Oh I love this! My daughter ALWAYS had trinkets that meant the world to her....LOVE LOVE
teddy bear 6 years ago
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oscar goytia 8 years ago
This kid had a phaser gun, a communicator, a tri-corder, a survival knife and five tribbles in his pocket must be a star trek fan xD
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#2
Final score:
87points
8 years ago
I use to have loads of fake gems stuffed in my pockets to trade with other kids :PPP
#3
Final score:
62points
sarahmations 8 years ago
these kids have such interesting stuff in their pockets the only things i have are pocket lint and an old gum wrapper haha
Jasmyne Le 8 years ago
Twine most likely, or the waxy sticks (I think it’s called wiki sticks) at restaurants
#4
Final score:
54points
#5
Final score:
52points
Just a Purpler 8 years ago
The fact that this comment was posted 11 months ago though XDDDD
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Sky 8 years ago
It's a preschooler that probably has no idea about gothic culture.
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#6
Final score:
49points
Rebecca Risch 8 years ago
I stole one of those teddy bears and thought I'd get in huge trouble
#7
Final score:
40points
Kristel Bijnen 7 years ago
I love the combination of the shiny gemstones and sequins and a dinosaur toy!
Kristel Bijnen 7 years ago
I read a lot of comments about how many people had those 'gemstones' as well. For me (I am Dutch) this is totally unfamiliar
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Nadine Ducca 8 years ago
What's that little stick? It looks like those feeder sticks for plants.
#8
Final score:
39points
Emily Fraser 8 years ago
Once someone in my class brang in a REAL SCORPION! It was not even like, bring in a pet day!? We don't have that.
Emily Fraser 7 years ago
Back in year 4, A boy brang a scorpion into school. We sat down and he pulled it out of his pocket and placed it in his hand. It actually ran away and somehow it ended up ON THE TEACHERS DESK and the boy who brang it in couldn't keep an eye on it but my teacher was in hysterics and threw it in the bin!!!
#9
Final score:
32points
#10
Final score:
30points
#11
Final score:
21points
#12
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21points
Kristel Bijnen 7 years ago
Coat pocketS. Not as tight, can fit more stuff
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Beth Arriaga 8 years ago
Those beads. Such memories. Post surgical child entertainment. Mom! Iron my beads please! Yes son... I'll do it right now. They decorate an entire tree now, those post surgical fuse bead ornament things.....
#13
Final score:
20points
Kevin Keller 8 years ago
that is a card game crazy 8's. dont assume the worst. Its quite fun sort of like uno.
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#14
Final score:
17points
#17
Final score:
14points
Andrew Keane 8 years ago
I love how these pocket collections can have a theme going, like they were really fascinated with a certain colour that day.
#18
Final score:
13points
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13points
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#22
Final score:
10points
Chloe 8 years ago
The color coordination of these is making me suspicious...
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#24
Final score:
10points
#25
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9points
brandon sat 8 years ago
oh the applesauce top...i find those all the time in my girls pockets...and of course mine too :-)
#29
Final score:
8points
#30
Final score:
6points
#33
Final score:
6points
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
"Er, yes, Mr....Pennywise? Yes, we need you to come pick up your son..."
#35
Final score:
5points
#40
Final score:
4points
#41
Final score:
4points
#46
Final score:
2points
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What do you think ?
Kevin Keller 8 years ago
reminded of the scene in Amelie where she comes across mementos of a boy.
Kevin Keller 8 years ago
you keep some of those in a shoebox for when they are old to be flabbergasted.
Luis Villarreal 8 years ago
The kids rocks!! It's amazing the innocence, how important is a paper clip, a twig, a pice of cord! Those are treasures, sometimes founded below a bench in the park, and how they imagine how important is that! Melt my heart all the pictures! Make me remember when I️ found thinks like that in my children's pockets when make the laundry!! Great post!
Zori the degu 8 years ago
A list of all things I'm carrying around in the pockets of my thick lilac winter jacket: At least 3,50 BGN in coins, a city transport card, a white pine cone, a pen, a pencil, a rubber, a red pencil sharpener, a 5a black scetch book, two bottle caps, a bottle cap ring, a button, a phone, keys, old handkerchief, several old receipts, wafer wrapper, wooden frame magnifying glass(I use it to set fire on dried leaves. But of course, there's definitely enough sun in the winter to achieve this, hem, hem...), pine needles that are so old they partially turned into dust, forgotten dog biscuits, pumpkin seeds(a treat my degus love) and a single dried bean. Yup, this jacket is hell heavy. But, as all pocket contents, it's pocket contents reveal a lot about the owner.
Echo 8 years ago
I have a box of random objects I found growing up that I thought was interesting. Apparently I started when I was 4-5. To this day there are things I can't remember why they were in there. Like an unopened pack of Wrigley's Double Mint Gum. A very over sized quarter. Other things that are not really uncommon that I placed in there when I was just a little kid. My parents kept it and gave it to me. Now I have a larger box with all those items and more that I have added and that i have memories attached to them. I have done the same for my kids. I love my box of little things.
Raquel Bacardi 8 years ago
I love the innocence of these. Everything he finds is a treasure to him!
Daria B 8 years ago
Sweets' life is too short to reach the pocket of a little kid once they put their hands on it. ♥
Load More Replies... Agnes Jekyll 8 years ago
I can't tell you how much I adore this project--and how can I choose which pocket day I like more? Ah. This is great.
Kevin Keller 8 years ago
reminded of the scene in Amelie where she comes across mementos of a boy.
Kevin Keller 8 years ago
you keep some of those in a shoebox for when they are old to be flabbergasted.
Luis Villarreal 8 years ago
The kids rocks!! It's amazing the innocence, how important is a paper clip, a twig, a pice of cord! Those are treasures, sometimes founded below a bench in the park, and how they imagine how important is that! Melt my heart all the pictures! Make me remember when I️ found thinks like that in my children's pockets when make the laundry!! Great post!
Zori the degu 8 years ago
A list of all things I'm carrying around in the pockets of my thick lilac winter jacket: At least 3,50 BGN in coins, a city transport card, a white pine cone, a pen, a pencil, a rubber, a red pencil sharpener, a 5a black scetch book, two bottle caps, a bottle cap ring, a button, a phone, keys, old handkerchief, several old receipts, wafer wrapper, wooden frame magnifying glass(I use it to set fire on dried leaves. But of course, there's definitely enough sun in the winter to achieve this, hem, hem...), pine needles that are so old they partially turned into dust, forgotten dog biscuits, pumpkin seeds(a treat my degus love) and a single dried bean. Yup, this jacket is hell heavy. But, as all pocket contents, it's pocket contents reveal a lot about the owner.
Echo 8 years ago
I have a box of random objects I found growing up that I thought was interesting. Apparently I started when I was 4-5. To this day there are things I can't remember why they were in there. Like an unopened pack of Wrigley's Double Mint Gum. A very over sized quarter. Other things that are not really uncommon that I placed in there when I was just a little kid. My parents kept it and gave it to me. Now I have a larger box with all those items and more that I have added and that i have memories attached to them. I have done the same for my kids. I love my box of little things.
Raquel Bacardi 8 years ago
I love the innocence of these. Everything he finds is a treasure to him!
Daria B 8 years ago
Sweets' life is too short to reach the pocket of a little kid once they put their hands on it. ♥
Load More Replies... Agnes Jekyll 8 years ago
I can't tell you how much I adore this project--and how can I choose which pocket day I like more? Ah. This is great.
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