How to Make a Hanukkah Scrapbook

Hanukkah is a time to gather with friends and family to celebrate traditions, old and new. Such memory-filled moments beg to be captured and the perfect way to so do is to make a Hanukkah scrapbook. What's more, every Hanukkah scrapbook you make equates to one more family heirloom to be shared with future generations. Relive those special Hanukkah memories every day by learning how to make a Hanukkah scrapbook.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Photo or scrapbook album
• Decorations (optional)
• Pen
• Digital camera

Learn How to Make a Hanukkah Scrapbook

1. Create a festive atmosphere for Hanukkah so that your scrapbook will be filled with the spirit of the miracle of the season and not just reflect how your home and family appear to look at any other time. So clean the house, get out the decorations and spruce up the family's holiday attire.
2. Plan to take plenty of photographs during Hanukkah so you'll have a varied selection to choose from to fill your scrapbook. Using a digital camera eliminates the need and expense of running out to get your pictures developed. It also ensures that you only keep the pictures that come out right.
3. Label the photographs you choose to put in your Hanukkah scrapbook with names and dates. There's nothing more frustrating or likely to start a family debate than trying to remember how old children were when the picture was taken.
4. Collect mementos from dinners and gatherings with family and friends for your Hanukkah scrapbook. Scrapbooking is not just about photographs. Include things like matchbooks or napkins from restaurant outings, a sprig from the Hanukkah wreath, a child's handmade drawing, or a few special Hanukkah cards that arrived in the mail.
5. Embellish your Hanukkah scrapbook with charms, stickers, bits of ribbon, scalloped edged picture tabs--the works. A visit to your local craft or sewing supply store should inspire you.
6. Consider using a scrapbooking kit from Natural Designs to make your Hanukkah scrapbook (see Resources below). The kit contains everything you need. As an added bonus, it comes with a Hanukkah cardmaking kit too.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid taking too many group pictures. You want your Hanukkah scrapbook to reflect spontaneity, not a series of stale portraits. To that end, this is your opportunity to observe, wait for the right moment and snap that candid photograph in a sneaky flash.