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Memory Scrapbook
This is something I've started doing with my eldest son (who is nearly 3). He loves cutting and sticking, painting and photos so it is a great ongoing craft project for him and I love the fact that I have a record
of how his artistic skills are developing, and also of where we went and what he enjoyed at this age.
It could also be a good craft project for school age children who can keep a daily record of what they did during the school holidays.
Below is how we are doing our scrapbook, to give you inspiration.
You may need:
A scrapbook
Scissors
Glue
Art materials (pens, paint, crayons, etc)
Scrapbooking materials (sequins, stickers,etc)
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The first thing you will need is something to create the scrapbook. It can be a sketchbook, proper scrapbook, pad of paper - whatever you have available.
You could also just use normal paper and use a hole punch and ribbon to create your own book.
I've started scanning my son's artwork onto the computer, with the intention of getting a photobook printed by Photobox.co.uk as a permanent record of his artwork (and potentially making a cute Christmas present for daddy and the grandparents!).
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We are documenting my son's likes and dislikes - the example on the left is a cutting and sticking picture he did of his favorite film (Aardman's 'The Curse of the Were-rabbit').
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We also use the scrapbook to create reminders of days out. This is a picture he did of a parrot and some butterflies to remind him of his trip to Tropical Wings.
You could also stick in tickets to the zoo, etc, and other souveneirs of days out.
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My little boy is obsessed with photos, so I have bought him this camera for his birthday. The pictures he takes will also form part of his scrapbooking!
I hope this has given you some inspiration to help you get started!
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