How to Make a School Memory Book
If you make school memory books, both you and your kids will treasure them for years to come. This project may help you to finally have a place for all of the artwork lying around the house and even inspire you to reconnect with old friends. Here is how to make a school memory book.
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Things You'll Need
- Scrapbook
- Photos
- Paper
- Decorative scissors
- Gel pens
- Page protectors
- Artwork
- Acid-free gluestick
- Scrapbook stickers
Instructions
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Make a School Memory Book
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Keep a journal throughout the school year. This will give you plenty of blurbs to use in your school memory book and remind you of what you were going through and how you were feeling. Writing is a way to help you express emotions and reference your friends so that you can remember their names decades later. Someday your kids may ask about your school experience and you'll have stories ready to tell them.
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Document everything. You will probably think that you'll never forget who your prom date was, but you might not remember every detail later. Keep your school schedule so that you'll always have the names of your teachers and even what classes you took. If you are making a school memory book for a small child, write down their explanations. Their abstract artwork might have touching or funny meanings that you won't want to forget.
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Add in a signature page. This will make your school memory book interactive. On the last day of school, send your child to school with a blank page or small notebook. Their friends will be able to wish them well and children will love signing their autograph.
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Choose the best works to include in the memory book. You can acquire stacks of paper throughout the school year and then sit down with your child at the end of the year to sort through it all. There are some pieces that you'll want to save and some that your child will covet, whereas other pieces might not be as important. You can even create two scrapbooks: one for you and one for your child. This way when your children go off to college, you still have memories to leaf through.
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Use more than just pictures. School memory scrapbooks can contain report cards, essays, some of your child's art and valentine cards. If a piece is too big to fit in a page protector, scan the item or take a picture of it so that your scrapbook is organized and closes neatly.
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Assemble the pages. Page protectors will help preserve your memories so they don't fade or get dusty. If a piece is a standard size, just slide it in the page protector. You won't even have to worry about all of the scrapbooking stickers, which can seem intimidating and expensive. If a piece is smaller, affix it to a standard page and include a journal tag.
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Go virtual. Once you have your school memory scrapbook complete, it's time to share it. Scan the pages, then use clip software to easily create videos and add music. This can make all family members near and distant feel more like a part of your lives. You can even post the memory book on your school reunion website, because classmates will enjoy seeing pictures from their school days as well.
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Tips & Warnings
Assembling a school memory scrapbook can seem like a daunting task, but make the memory book an ongoing project so that the work never piles up. Keep sheet protectors handy so you can add another page when an especially important piece comes in.
Resources
- Photo Credit Trent Bigelow
