Grandparents: Treasured Pages about Treasured People

Grandparents hold a special place in many a heart, and so they should in your scrapbooks. You may want to document your own grandparents’ lives – heritage style – for future generations to remember them by or you might want to capture special memories of your children’s grandparents while they’re happening.

Begin by collecting photographs of the grandparents from different periods of their lives. You may already have some or may need to collect them from the grandparents themselves or other family members, if they are no longer alive.

Once you have the photos, here are some ideas for grandparent-centered pages:

• Have your child’s grandparents write a note to your child telling him what makes him or her special and include the note on a page, along with a photograph of them together. Some questions to consider: Do they see any part of themselves in him or her? What have been some of the favorite times they have spent together? What makes their relationship unique?


• Journal your own memories of your grandparent or your child’s grandparent. What are the things you experienced first-hand that you’ll always remember about this person – sights, sounds, smells, taste? What influence have they had on your life? What do you admire most about them? What are some special memories you share?


• Create a layout focusing on a grandparent’s career. What was his first job out of college? How did his career progress? What was his salary? Did he enjoy his job? Why or why not? Who were some of his mentors? Include any photos of the workplace or of the grandparent in uniform, if available.


• Visit http://www.blogthings.com to find out what was going on in the world the year each grandparent was born, or http://www.dmarie.com/timecapsule for a specific birthday. Then create a layout featuring a list of the various happenings, top TV shows, songs, books, etc. of that time.


• Tell the love story of your grandparents. If you’re lucky enough to have a wedding photo, it would be perfect for this page. In your journaling, include: How did they meet? What have been the secrets to their long marriage? What do they love most about each other? What advice can they give future generations about love and marriage?


• Create a layout featuring photos of each grandparent as a child. Then either ask them to write some journaling about what their childhood was like or interview them and do the journaling yourself. If your child is old enough, she might even do the interview. Things to ask: Where did you grow up? What was your family like? What were your favorite things to do? Where did you go to school? What activities did you take part in? Who was your best friend? What was your most memorable family vacation?


• Create a scrapbook for grandparent and child to work on together. Include a family tree to be filled in, lists of questions for grandparent and child to answer, and space for photos and memorabilia from special events.


• If your parents or grandparents are no longer alive, interview older members of your family and family friends for their favorite stories and memories. Include these stories, or parts of them, as your journaling.

In addition to the satisfaction of preserving memories for future generations, be prepared for a bonus when creating pages about grandparents. Inevitably, if you ask, you will hear stories you’ve never heard before and learn things you never knew. You may just find yourself wondering why you didn’t do this sooner.

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