People Are Sharing The Sweetest Things Their Parents Did To Make Their Childhoods Magical, And I Definitely Shed A Few Tears

05 Oct 2024, 12:16 by Kelley Greene · BuzzFeed

I am a sucker for a sappy story, so I was thrilled when I recently came across this tweet by journalist Molly Wadzeck Kraus. Kraus asked people to describe something that their parents did that brought magic to their childhood:

I saw a TikTok recently about little things parents did to make childhood magical. Things adults remember now with such fondness and clarity. I can’t find it again so I’m opening it up here. What’s something your parents did that brought magic to your childhood?
— Molly Wadzeck Kraus (@MWadzeckKraus) August 23, 2024

Twitter: @MWadzeckKraus

And the responses were, as expected, adorably sweet. Here are 26 of people's best childhood magic memories:

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5. These parents who created a special birthday game:

On birthdays we'd play 'Follow The String' — you'd wake up and find a long piece of string/wool tied to your doorhandle, then unhook it and start winding it up, following it as it led you all over the house, finding presents along the way. As a parent, I continued the tradition. https://t.co/cFd5ughkBs
— Ben Stephens (@stephens_ben) August 26, 2024

Twitter: @stephens_ben

6. This parent who surprised their daughter on St. Patrick's Day:

Twitter: @ARosePozzi

7. This mom who made lunchtime special:

Twitter: @JoannaInNY_MPH

8. This dad who had his timing just right:

On Easter, my dad took my brother and I out for breakfast donuts. When we came back, the Easter bunny had hidden eggs all over the place.

I was very upset that we missed the Easter bunny by minutes 😂 I was totally enveloped in the magic. https://t.co/9mczN6sUDs
— ツ Hunterprobss (@HunterProbss) August 26, 2024

Twitter: @HunterProbss

9. This mom who just kept on driving one night:

Twitter: @likethepotomac

10. This mom who made sure the tooth fairy had her own special handwriting:

Twitter: @JKB0000000

11. This parent who made adorable fairy gardens where their child found gifts:

Twitter: @NJSimmondsbooks

12. These parents who made sure their kid got a chance to pursue their interests:

I was obsessed with animals when I was a kid, and my parents did a lot to help foster that interest. Getting a UW zoology prof to let me interview him, taking me to a wildcat rehab sanctuary, asking the vet if I could see the back of the clinic, etc. thanks parents https://t.co/37lx5J2udS
— fifty-four (@Unum__Solum) August 26, 2024

Twitter: @Unum__Solum

13. This dad who still stays up half the night to make sure no one knows exactly where the Christmas gifts came from:

Twitter: @pocohh3

14. This dad who kept the magic going even after his child went to college:

My dad used to bring me back toys and stuff from conferences. My first year away at college, he sent me a little stuffed animal of a stork. When I called him up to ask about it, he said he won it at Dave and Buster's at a work meeting and wanted to send it to me. 😭 https://t.co/6vOQAmZN1S
— ®️achael "Trademark Clippy" Dickson™️ (@TudorsAndTMs) August 26, 2024

Twitter: @TudorsAndTMs

15. This dad who invented "monster spray":

Twitter: @niigaanbinesi

16. This grandpa who made his grandkids feel all-powerful:

Twitter: @gracejoyvictory

17. This busy dad who made time to be a pen pal:

Twitter: @ZoeInTheory

18. This dad who made a special morning meal:

Twitter: @V_G_Plus

19. These parents making a surprise late-night ice cream run:

Twitter: @kittensnotkids

20. This dad who fudged the details of his day job:

Twitter: @BellaEnglebach

21. These parents who made thunderstorms fun:

Every time when there was a thunderstorm we went into my parents bed room, build a fort and they brought us a popsicle calling it stormsicle so we had a positive experience while thunder and lightning. https://t.co/W55k0fjZg1
— Mari 🩷🦋 (@timelapse127) August 26, 2024

Twitter: @timelapse127

22. This mom who had a special secret ingredient:

Twitter: @theregoesCarly

23. This dad who said he could receive hugs through the air:

Twitter: @keoraborealis

24. This dad who created a special kind of fruit tree:

Twitter: @Lysistratify

25. This mom who passed notes from a "dragon":

Twitter: @WithLoveTee7

26. And finally, this dad who created special Tooth Fairy dollars:

Twitter: @kit1049

These stories are so lovely. Now I have to know — do you have any amazing memories from your childhood, or is there anything special you do for your own kids to keep the magic alive?

People Are Sharing The Sweetest Things Their Parents Did To Make Their Childhoods Magical, And I Definitely Shed A Few Tears

I am a sucker for a sappy story, so I was thrilled when I recently came across this tweet by journalist Molly Wadzeck Kraus. Kraus asked people to describe something that their parents did that brought magic to their childhood:

And the responses were, as expected, adorably sweet. Here are 26 of people's best childhood magic memories:

1. This dad who named everything after his daughter:

2. This mom who made sure her kids experienced a winter wonderland:

3. This dad who made getting a treat a whole experience:

4. This mom who made her child's imaginary friend turn real:

5. These parents who created a special birthday game:

6. This parent who surprised their daughter on St. Patrick's Day:

7. This mom who made lunchtime special:

8. This dad who had his timing just right:

9. This mom who just kept on driving one night:

10. This mom who made sure the tooth fairy had her own special handwriting:

11. This parent who made adorable fairy gardens where their child found gifts:

12. These parents who made sure their kid got a chance to pursue their interests:

13. This dad who still stays up half the night to make sure no one knows exactly where the Christmas gifts came from:

14. This dad who kept the magic going even after his child went to college:

15. This dad who invented "monster spray":

16. This grandpa who made his grandkids feel all-powerful:

17. This busy dad who made time to be a pen pal:

18. This dad who made a special morning meal:

19. These parents making a surprise late-night ice cream run:

20. This dad who fudged the details of his day job:

21. These parents who made thunderstorms fun:

22. This mom who had a special secret ingredient:

23. This dad who said he could receive hugs through the air:

24. This dad who created a special kind of fruit tree:

25. This mom who passed notes from a "dragon":

26. And finally, this dad who created special Tooth Fairy dollars:

These stories are so lovely. Now I have to know — do you have any amazing memories from your childhood, or is there anything special you do for your own kids to keep the magic alive?