Things You'll Need:
- Scrapbook or binder 12 x 12 inches or preferred size
- Archival protector pages
- Scrapbook paper, plain and decorative
- Journaling template or ruler
- Archival pen and adhesive
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Step 1
Let your child select decorative paper and a scrapbook or binder for the project.
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Step 2
Help your child write out a series of questions on pieces of plain scrapbook paper. The pieces should be 1/4 the size of the main pages. Use a ruler or journaling template to make lines for the child to write comfortably.
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Step 3
Set up the interview time with the child and grandparent. Be sure to take a photo of them together.
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Step 4
Have your child ask the questions on the journaling papers. For instance: What did you do with your grandmother? Did you ride the bus to school? Questions should encourage the grandparent to share childhood memories, games played, school favorites, etc.
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Step 5
Adhere photos and journaling papers with preferred adhesive to full scrapbook pages or layouts.
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Step 6
Encourage the child to decorate the layouts with simple rubber stamped images, die-cuts or stickers.
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Step 7
Attach the recording button to a layout. Cover with a die cut or other embellishment. Place the photo of the grandparent and child on the same page.
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Step 8
Cut a small rectangular piece of scrapbook paper to make a title piece for the page. Apply letter stickers or let the child trace a title on to the rectangle with a stencil.
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Step 9
Place the memory pages into the page protectors. Insert pages into the Grandparent's memory book.
