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Creative Homemade Scrapbooking
JournalingJournaling We’ve all looked through scrapbooks before and find us reading aloud to ourselves the captions and short journal entries that accompany the photos. ..... Creative Homemade Scrapbooking
Children bring home papers almost everyday during their school years that their parents just can’t bear to throw out. Why not save them in a scrapbook' They are fun to make and allow a great opportunity to spend quality time with your child.
Creativity is the key to everything. You will need scissors, construction paper, notebook, markers, and glue. You may want to also include pinking shears, laminating paper or clear contact paper, pictures, stickers, etc.
Decorate the outside of a three-ring notebook. Include stickers, pictures from a favorite magazine, or pictures of your child cut into fun designs, like a heart or star. Old scraps of wallpaper can also be used. Just cut out patterns and glue on.
If you have a school age child, be sure to preserve any papers you choose to keep, such as first test, awards, or artwork by laminating them. This can be done using laminating sheets or contact paper. Both protect from tears, while contact paper tends to be less expensive. You can either laminate the paper separately, or glue it on to pieces of construction paper. After you have laminated, punch three holes, and add into the binder as a page.
StencilingStenciling Scrapbookers are always searching for the special ‘extra’ to make their scrapbook special. Try using a stencil in all different ways .....
Pictures are a great addition. If you don’t want to worry about keeping up with awards, just take a picture of your child holding the award. Cut the picture out and glue to construction paper. Consider allowing your child to write a description of the event, which will be a personalized addition. Add several pictures to one page, along with stickers, stamps, or cutouts to add more color.
Another unique idea is to add an autograph page. Take a class or team picture and have it copied onto a piece of paper. Have your child take it to school and have friends, teammates, coaches, and teachers sign the page.
Pocket pages are great for items you wish to keep but might not be large enough to add as a full page. Decorate the pocket with yarn, sequins and markers. Just use paper or poster board and some glue to make a few of these special pages.
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