| A child's scrapbook is among the most prized | | | | moments that seemingly slip away so quickly. |
| possessions a parent can own. Whether you | | | | |
| have only one child, or several, it is likely | | | | As your child gets older, construct an album |
| you will want to capture many of those first | | | | that will include numerous art projects, |
| time memories forever in an album that will | | | | drawings, and stories your child has created |
| preserve them for many years to come. There | | | | to give it that personal touch. Be sure to |
| are several ways to do this, and you may even | | | | photograph important moments such as |
| consider starting a separate album for | | | | graduations, special parties, or any other |
| different segments of your child's life. | | | | important occasions. Encourage your child to |
| Below are tips that will help you chronicle | | | | become involved in the scrapbooking process |
| those precious moments so you can view them | | | | by choosing pictures and suggesting ideas. |
| over and over again. | | | | This will add personality and really make it |
| | | | one-of-a-kind. |
| Begin with a baby book. The baby book will | | | | |
| include items such as baby pictures, locks of | | | | Lastly, create a scrapbook chronicling his or |
| your baby's hair, cards you received before | | | | her junior high and high school years. Here, |
| and after the birth, and various journal | | | | include pictures taken at school functions |
| entries made by you, the proud parent. You | | | | and family events, providing appropriate |
| can begin making these entries during your | | | | captions for each. While this part of the |
| pregnancy as a way to express to your unborn | | | | process may not be appreciated while it is |
| child how happy you are about his or her | | | | taking place, it may be something to look |
| impending birth. You can also include when he | | | | back on when your children have offspring of |
| or she began to walk, talk, and memories of | | | | their own. |
| the first birthday. | | | | |
| | | | Present your child with these albums at a |
| Begin a toddler book. Since most children are | | | | time you deem appropriate. If he or she has |
| quite active during this stage, you will | | | | taken an active part in the process over the |
| probably accumulate a variety of photos to | | | | years, it is likely these albums will have |
| fill this album. Continue making journal | | | | been viewed many times, and may be a |
| entries that help the pictures tell a story | | | | requested keepsake. If you wish to keep |
| in such a way that anyone reading it can | | | | copies of these albums, consider duplicating |
| easily imagine being there. Write down | | | | each album as it is created. After all, your |
| particular words or phrases spoken by your | | | | child isn't the only one who will wish to |
| child as a way to preserve the adorable | | | | look back on all the special times. |