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