@jonsblond Although this reminds me of something. My daughter, now 16, has been on a swim team since she was 8 or 9. For the young kids they give participation ribbons and heat winning ribbons, and this ribbon and that ribbon. One of her daughter’s friends made a hula skirt out of all the ribbons and it’s sort of a running joke.
In a city wide swim meet my daughter got 15th place in breast stroke and she actually got a ribbon that says, “15th place”. She says it’s her favorite ribbon because it’s so ridiculous.
She was also in a debate tournament once and got a trophy that is no bigger than a minature hamster. I have a picture where her hand, not large, dwarfs the trophy. It’s pretty funny.