Scrapbooking For Kids by Dawn Stegall
As a homeschooling mom of 4 girls, scrapbooking for kids has been on my mind alot lately. Let me back up a bit. My 4 year old was quietly playing one day with a roll of stickers. Afraid I was going to later find a bunch of stickers caught in the carpet, I asked her what she intended to do with them. She pondered for awhile and then said, “I am going to put them in a scrapbook. Mom, can I have my own scrapbook?” For some reason, this caught me by surprise, as I thought how wonderful of an experience this could be! So, I started thinking about it more and have come up with some tips and ideas to share with you on scrapbooking for kids.
First of all, I will admit, I am cheap! I wasn’t sure how excited I would be at the thought of my 4 year old and her sisters cutting up my beautiful papers and glueing everything down in sight! I immediately thought of our local dollar store. They have albums that would be perfect for showcasing their creations in for the time being. The dollar store also offers scrapbooking supplies in the form of kits, stickers and embellishments. We have a reward system in place, where the girls can earn a trip to the dollar store to purchase their own scrapbooking supplies to do with as they please. This alleviates the desire to “mess” with my stash while instilling a sense of responsiblity to earn thier reward!
Here are a few more cost saving tips:
*Have too many pictures to scrap? Let the kids scrap the leftovers.
*When developing photos, get double prints. Let the kids scrap with the doubles.
*When you complete a project, put the leftovers and unused scraps in a container for them to use. They can create their own embellishments with the scraps. You will be amazed at what they can create!
One thing I do want to mention, when you scrap for the first time with your children, be prepared to help and guide them. Don’t expect to get much done on your own pages until they start to get a feel for what they want to do and accomplish in their own scrapbooks. Now that they are ready to scrap, what should they scrap? Here are a few kid layout ideas:
*Have them scrap a page all about their favorite things at that particular age. (then repeat it for each year and see how their favorites have changed or stayed the same)
*Have your kids scrap about their favorite activities or sporting events they are involved in. I’m sure you have plenty of photos!
*Turn it into a learning experience and have them interview the subject of the photo. This would be great for older generations.
*If there aren’t enough photos, have them draw pictures of people. Then watch how their drawings progress. Each one of my girls have a specific style of how they draw family members. It is interesting and fun to look at.
What about incorporating their artwork and creations? I am very blessed to get cards, pictures and artwork on an almost daily basis from my girls. But what do you do with all of them? Here are a few ideas:
*Hang on the refrigerator for all to see. Then once the fridge is full, take a picture of your child in front of their artwork and scrap the photo. You can also incorporate their artwork into the layout.
*Color copy and reduce the drawings/projects and use as photos in your layout or as embellishments.
*Are you near the end of a roll of film? Use up those last couple of shots of your child’s artwork.
*Use pocket pages to “hold” your child’s artwork.
*Create a “brag” book and give to grandparents or other family members as a special gift!
Even though I can be anal at times, I still want to incorporate my girls work into my scrapbooks as well. Afterall, they aren’t really my scrapbooks but for all to enjoy! Here are a few more ideas:
*Use child’s drawings as a background paper.
*Use their creations as embellishments. You’ll be amazed at what they can create with some paper, scissors and adhesive!
*Interview them. Ask them questions about the photo, layout, their mood. This would make for some awesome journaling!
I hope the above tips will give you some ideas on scrapbooking for kids!
Dawn Stegall is a homeschooling mom of four girls and owner of http://www.FaithfullyYours.net a Christian scrapbooking site. She is also a regular contributor at http://www.ThatScrapbookSite.com
Article Source: http://www.earticlesonline.com/Article/Scrapbooking-For-Kids/21262
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