Things You'll Need:
- Small scrapbook
- Stickers
- Photos
- Scissors
- Scrapbook paper
- Scrapbook adhesive
- Pens, markers and crayons
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Step 1
Choose a theme. Great themes for a memory book include a pregnancy journal, a newborn baby's month by month growth, a vacation, a special birthday party or other monumental even in a child's life.
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Step 2
Smaller scrapbooks are a great choice.Buy a memory book. The scrapbook aisle at the craft store will have smaller books, usually with pages about 6 inches by 6 inches.
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Step 3
Plan your pages. Since memory books are smaller, they usually have a limited number of pages, unlike larger scrapbooks, which allow for expansion. Sketch out what you would like to put on each page. For example, a pregnancy journal could have a two-page spread for each month of the pregnancy, highlighting the important moments in that month.
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Step 4
Gather your pictures, stickers and other supplies. If you are doing a memory book of each year of school for your child, find the school picture taken each year. Look for stickers that have school themes, like ABCs and apples.
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Step 5
An example of a journal page.Put together your pages. This is the fun part, so get creative. Do whatever you would like with the pages. Add journal entries if you choose--they can be handwritten, or typed out and glued into your memory book.
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Step 6
A memory book page should capture the excitement of a special moment.Share your memory book. The worst thing you can do with a memory book is stick it on a shelf and never show it to anyone.
