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Scrapbooking Children's Favorite Memories
Countless memories are built during the formative childhood days. If there's an excellent means to record them down in some way, it’s with scrapbooking. True, we can't possibly capture every single event, but we can definitely scrap those more memorable ones onto pages. If you've decided to scrapbook with your child, besides guiding them with little prompts on the journaling, you'll probably need some neat ideas to pull in those best memories.
Here are some various hot-selling "stories" that you and your child can scrapbook about:
1) Story of the Birth of Baby
Kids love to read stories about themselves as babies. Having pages surrounding your child's birth will make him or her feel how much he or she is wanted by the family.
- Photo of mommy pregnant with the baby.
- Who waited for the birth?
- Who came for the hospital visit?
- Weight, length, doctor, hospital details.
- Feelings of parents about the birth of your child.
- Funny stories that happened.
- Documenting baby milestones.
- What are your child’s favorite bedtime stories?
- Photo of your child’s favorite toys.
Related to the birth stories, another idea is for your child to do a page on his or her name and birthday. Record your child’s feelings about his or her name. Why did you and your husband come up with such a name? What's the meaning of the name? Find out what famous people share your kid's name. Find out what famous birthdays share your kid's birthday. What's the best birthday party your child had?
As there's a chance that there are no photos taken during the birth, a good alternative would be to do a page on significant or historical events that happened on the day or year of your child’s birth. Visit the dMarie Time Capsule to pick up such data.
2) Story of Family
Family members are among the most influential people that influence a child during the growing years. Having your child scrapbook about the family will reinforce the importance of family connectedness in his or her life.
- What does your child like about each family member?
- Does your girl or boy like being part of the family? Why?
- Does your child like being the first-born, middle-born, in-between or baby of the family?
- What does your child like about his or her grandparents?
- What are the family chores that your kid handle?
- Does your child have a favorite pet? What does your child like about the pet? Get him or her to draw a picture of the pet.
- Funny incidents that took place in the family.
- Typical day at home. What are the daily activities that take place?
- List of fun things your child did with the family like sporting events, camping, and picnics.
- Favorite family vacations. Where did you go and what did your child do?
- What are your child’s most memorable memories about the family?
- Record the cultural heritage of the family.
- Suggest that your child draw a family portrait.
3) Story of School Days
School is where the child will improve his or her fine-motor, language, art, math, problem-solving, expanding ideas and social skills. Many unforgettable memories will be formed here and your child would want to scrap these days.
- Favorite subject at school. Why?
- Favorite teacher. What does your child like about this teacher?
- Describe a typical day at school.
- Describe the items in your child’s backpack. Take a photo of those items.
- What does your child like about his or her school?
- Where does he or she usually hang out?
- Lst of fun things your child does with his or her classmates.
- What extracurricular activities or clubs do you child join? Since this is a personal choice, why did he or she choose it?
- Who does your child usually sit with at lunch?
- Who are your child’s favorite classmates? What does your child like about them?
- What are the memorable field trips?
4) Story of Friends
Friends are crucial in the development of a child’s growth. By scrapbooking the theme of friendship, he or she will learn the importance of friends, and to dwell on the positive aspects of friendship.
- Who are your child’s best friends?
- What does your child like about them?
- What do your kids usually do when they are together?
- Where do your children like to hang out with their friends? Why?
- What qualities does your child admire in his or her friends?
5) Story of Dreams and Aspirations
Children have the amazing ability to daydream, imagine and dream big! You might want to encourage your kid to explore all the different possibilities. You'll probably have to give more guidance about journaling future jobs, things they want to achieve, homes and the lifestyle they want to lead.
- What does like your child want to become when he or she grows up? Why?
- What are the duties included in the job?
- Who are the famous/ordinary people with the career your child admires? Take a photo of these people.
- What are the qualities of the people with the career your child dreams of?
- What kind of home your child want to live in the future? Draw a picture of the dream house.
- Does your child want to be married in future? How many kids does he or she want to have? What are the qualities your child looks for in his or her partner?
- List of top ten things your child wanted most to do in his or her life.
- What does your child imagine he or she will be doing during free time?
- If your child could have one superpower, what would it be? Why?
- If money is no object, what would you child want to do with the money. Why?
These are some of the common themes you and your child can cover in a scrapbook all about them. There are many more, but these ideas will be a leaping pad to get you started.
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