PREORDER Make New Friends, Keep the Old Patch

📦 PREORDER ITEM- Expected to ship in late Sept. This item will ship as soon as it arrives. Ship dates are estimates.

There’s always room in the circle for one more friend.

The Make New Friends, Keep the Old Patch celebrates friendship in all its forms, from the excitement of making a brand-new connection to the special friendships and memories we carry with us through life.

Making new friends can take courage. It means introducing yourself, including someone new, asking questions, finding common ground, and sometimes being the first person to say hello. At the same time, the friendships we’ve already made deserve to be celebrated too.

Not every friendship will look the same or follow the same path. Friends may move away, change schools, join different activities, or simply see each other less as life changes. That doesn’t erase the friendship or the memories created together. The people we meet along the way become part of our story, even when our paths eventually take us in different directions.

Friendship also isn’t about having one best friend or fitting into one perfect group. We can have different friends for different parts of our lives, welcome new people into our circles, cherish longtime friendships, and remember fondly the friends who shared an important chapter with us.

The familiar saying “Make new friends, but keep the old” is a reminder that our hearts have room for both. New friendships bring new experiences, while the friendships we’ve already made give us memories, lessons, laughter, and connections worth treasuring.

This patch celebrates the courage to reach out, the kindness to include others, and the friendships—new, old, near, or far—that become part of who we are.

It’s about opening the circle, cherishing the connections we’ve made, and celebrating the friends who leave their mark on our story.

Ways to Earn This Patch:

• Introduce yourself to someone new
• Invite someone new to join a game, activity, or conversation
• Practice conversation starters and ways to find things in common
• Learn what it means to be an inclusive and thoughtful friend
• Participate in friendship-building games or activities
• Do something thoughtful for a longtime friend
• Create a keepsake or memory for a friend who is moving away
• Celebrate a friendship before moving, changing schools, or beginning a new chapter
• Discuss how friendships can remain meaningful even when circumstances change
• Celebrate the different kinds of friendships in your life

Patch Details:

• ~3" embroidered patch
• Iron-on backing for easy application

Make it a Meet in a Box!

🤝 Suggested pairing: Friendship Foundations Meet-in-a-Box Activity Bundle (Digital Download)

👉 Get the Friendship Foundations Meet-in-a-Box here!

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