Scrap Your Funny Bone

Nothing can brighten my day or change my mood faster than a good laugh. We record birthdays, field trips, memorable moments, but have you thought to scrapbook your sense of humor or the sense of humor of your loved ones?

My good friend Tammy has always disliked the color of her kitchen floor. Since the floor was in good shape, she had no good reason to tear it up and replace it. That is until the day the hot water line broke in the foundation! Workers had to come in, trench the foundation from the kitchen to the garage, cut through some drywall, and pull the whole line out! During that time every object in her house was adorned with a delicate layer of white dust, and she had to resort to cooking meals in her bathroom! What a trooper she was, and the whole family had such a great sense of humor about the whole mess! This was a perfect opportunity to scrapbook an event that they will definitely look back on and laugh about.

Capture your sense of humor on your pages:

• What makes you laugh? Do you have a favorite picture, comic strip, joke or memory that puts you in stitches every time you think about it? Journal about it and make it into a memory that everyone can share.


• What situation happened that you will look back on and laugh? Maybe it wasn’t so funny at the time, but you know that after time goes by, you will all laugh at the memory.

Of course, kids provide us with plenty of opportunities to scrap humorous events. Does your little one like to make silly faces or tell jokes? What about the things they say or words they use? Write it down and scrap it. Many times my kids blurt out the funniest things when we’re just going about our daily routine. My son provides the greatest laughs in our family. I love to see how he thinks and views things about the world. His comments continually cause me to smile!

Catching your kids’ funny side:

• Capture their silliness in pictures---dress-up, silly faces etc.


• What funny sayings or concepts do your children have?


• What funny jokes, riddles, or stories do they tell you?


• What makes them laugh? Why?

You can add humor on your pages by:

• Using a play on words in your title or journaling.
  


• Recording a funny conversation or story. Use details to describe the situation.

Describe the smells, textures, tastes, sights, and sounds. Paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Using metaphors and similes can help describe the event. Just don’t go overboard with comparisons.

 

Metaphors: a figure of speech, where a comparison is made between two seemingly unrelated objects without using "like" or "as". For example: His laughter was sweet music to my ears.

 

Similes: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as. For example: His appetite was like a bear devouring everything in sight.

 

• Capturing the event on film. If you are fortunate enough to have your camera handy when a comical situation occurs, snap away! For a layout on silly things my son has said, I took a distorted picture of him by using my wide-angle lens and moving in closely. This resulted in a comical picture that went perfectly with my journaling.

Some quotes about humor:

So the next time you find yourself laughing, write it down and create a page that will evoke laughter and smiles from your family for years to come!