The significance of making homemade fridge magnets
- Family interaction and emotional bonds
Parent-child activity: Making clay fridge magnets together with children is an excellent time for companionship. The solemn display of children’s works is the highest recognition of their creativity.
The message system among partners/family members: A self-made small arrow pointing to “Delicious food inside” or using letter stickers to form “Come on” is a warmer form of internal family communication than wechat messages. - The most prestigious gift: Condensing one’s time, creativity and thoughtfulness into a small entity and presenting it to others. The recipient understands that there is only one such item in the world and it cannot be appraised. The message it conveys is: “I am willing to spend time for you and share a corner of my world with you.”
- Endow the ordinary with a sense of sanctity: Transform the daily repetitive act of opening and closing the refrigerator into a small encounter with beautiful things. By decorating this highly functional household appliance, the corner of daily necessities like firewood, rice, oil and salt has been transformed into a showcase of life aesthetics.
- “Miniature Landscaping” and Storytelling: A miniature scene can be set up on the refrigerator – a small garden, a starry sky or a story scene. It is a miniature projection of your inner world, ready for you to wander freely at any time.
- The wisdom of sustainable Living: Cutting off the logo on a milk tea cup, breaking the beads on jewelry, worn-out buttons… Turn waste into treasure and create unique fridge magnets. This is a rediscovery of the value of “old things”, and it is the most simple philosophy of environmental protection and cherishing things.
It has an extremely low cost, but a very high emotional value. It is tiny in size, yet it is large enough to carry heavy memories. In an era where everything pursues efficiency, quick success and standardization, making a fridge magnet by yourself is a gentle rebellion – it reiterates the joy of “creating with your own hands”, defends the importance of “personal traces”, and surrounds the center of your home with a warm and story-filled clutter.
Ultimately, that magnetic little space is not filled with menus and memos, but with evidence of our love for life.