Creating a Scrapbook Your Child Will Cherish

Scrapbooking is one of the fastest growing and most popular craft of our day. It is a great one. What better way to invest your time, money, and creativity than in preserving your families memories? Most scrapbookers desire that the finished scrapbook will be passed down to their children and grandchildren. They hope that the scrapbook becomes a family heirloom that generations will enjoy looking at. To preserve and share family history is a wonderful goal. Scrapbookers devote lots of time and money creating the perfect scrapbook pages to be enjoyed. It would be a shame for the finished product to not be a cherished one. Avoid common pitfalls with these tips and create a scrapbook that is sure to be enjoyed by generations to come.

Tip #1 Be Picky

Be choosy about what makes it in to your scrapbook. As mother's we delight in (as we should) all the things our children do. All of the pictures are cute and we love all of their creations. We are faced with an overwhelming amount of material to choose from. It can be tempting to try to use every photo and document every detail. The result are many, massive scrapbooks. This will be overwhelming to a child and others who would otherwise enjoy the scrapbook. Creating such scrapbooks brings about feelings of intimidation rather than enjoyment. To keep this from happening you need to be picky and carefully choose what is included in your scrapbooks. Creating pages from Little Johnny's birthday? Why not limit it to a two page spread? Use only the best photos and other memorabilia. Choose items that capture the spirit of the party as whole. Rather than photos from every football game, use the best from one season. Be ruthless and only scrapbook the most important memories or they will add up very quickly.

Tip #2 Journal