| After every vacation it's great to have pictures and
small souvenirs that bring back memories of your vacation. One fabulous
way to create these memories is by making a scrapbook on your family
vacation. While eliminating, "Honey, where were we again when this was
taken?", it also gives your children (toddlers and up) something to do
on a rainy day.
To start out with, get your children in the habit of saving one thing
from each place you visit. It can be anything from a napkin to a
restaurant, postcard from a national park, or your children's drawings
of the theme park your family has just visited. Another great tip is
bring along a disposable camera for your children. It's a great
inexpensive way to allow your children to feel included, at the same
time getting their point of view of the trip.
On a rainy day (hopefully you won't have any of those) or a night
where you and your family want to take it easy, start putting your scrap
book together. The essential elements that are needed can easily be
brought with you: photo-album or scrap book, scissors, glue,
construction paper, stickers and markers. If you feel really ambitious,
take the film that has already been used to a 1-hour film-developing
center.
Now that you have all the materials ready, it's time to begin. Here
are a few suggestions that can help make the craft session run smoothly:
- Let each child have their own page to work on
- Let them be as creative as they want
- Keep all the materials in the same area so it is easier to keep
track of
- Have your kids SHARE all the materials
- Try to avoid one child monopolizing the red marker for too long
- Divide up the pictures
- Once the film has been developed, the child who took the picture
should have the option to use it first. This means that each child
should have the same amount of time with the camera. Or you can buy
each child its own special camera. Enjoy your new scrapbook! The
memories will last a lifetime.
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