What made you feel loved as a kid? Think about it. Maybe you remember rollerblading with your parents on holiday? Being helped with homework? Or just telling them what you thought was a really big secret? There certainly is a time and place for big presents and gestures but very often, it is the small things that count.
Turns out, quite a few of them end up on the Internet, too. And we at Bored Panda did our best to collect them. Below you will find a wholesome series of posts where kids celebrate their parents' signs of affection. Whether we're talking baking cookies or 3D-printing a little anti-stress elephant, these moms and dads went the extra mile for their kids, and even if some of them weren't executed to a tee, it's the intention that matters.
Continue scrolling to enjoy the entries and check out our interview with Vicki Broadbent, a writer, director, broadcaster, and founder of an awesome parenting blog called Honest Mum.
#22 This Mom Who Belted Out A Classic Song In Public Just To Cheer Up Her Kid

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#23 This Dad Who Overnighted Mangos To His Daughter Because She Forgot To Pack Them

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#26 My Dad Has Been Peeling Oranges For My Lunch Since Kindergarten & On My Last Day Of High School I Got This Instead

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#28 My Mom Found My Book In Her Local Library And I Can’t Get Over How Proud She Looks

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#29 My Mom Sent Me This Picture Of Her And Our Family Dog Showing Their Pride. It Made Me Smile To Know They Support And Love Me And The Lgbt Community!

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#34 Dad Builds A Stage Right On His Driveway To Host College Graduation For His Daughter

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#37 This Dad Who Praised His Daughter's Makeup Look

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#38 My Mother-In-Law Set Up A Sweetheart Table For My Fiancée And I On What Was Supposed To Be Our Wedding Day

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#39 Wholesome 100!! Dad Made Custom Controller For Her Specialy Abled Daughter So She Could Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

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#40 This Dad Who Was So Proud To Walk His Son To School No Matter His Son's Age

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