Scrapbooking For Generations

Generation scrapbooking is a wonderful way for different
generations of your family to bond and share your family
history. Spend some time to get everyone in the family involved
in creating scrapbooks. Not only will you share pictures and
stories, it will be a wonderful bonding experience as well.
 
Scrapbook For Your Child
 
Start a scrapbook for your child and get him or her involved in
creating the pages. You can create a new book each year together
with your child. Include artwork, homework as well as current
pictures of your child and friends. Ask your child to help in
creating layouts, choosing embellishments and adding
descriptive titles and text. Depending on your child’s age, you
may even want to let her do most of the scrapbooking and writing
with a little assistance from your of course. You’ll be
surprised how much you will learn about your child’s life
outside of your home. The two of you will get to spend some
quality time together and create a memento to remember it for
years to come.
 
Scrapbook Your Family History
 
Record your family history in a scrapbook. Put your family’s
story on paper for future generations. Create a special
generation scrapbook that tells the story of your own
childhood, teenage years, or how you and your spouse met. When
your children are grown, they will appreciate being able to get
a glimpse of what your life was like back then. Keep adding to
the scrapbook over the years and get everyone in the family
involved in deciding what should be added. You will create a
book that everyone in the family will cherish and pass on for
years, maybe even generations to come.
 
Share Old Photo Albums
 
Go through old photo albums that have been in your family for
decades. Spend some time with older family members to look
through these albums. You will gain an appreciation for your
family history and the life your family members lived long
before you were born. You may also want to discuss options to
preserve these old pictures.
 
If you would like to incorporate some of these pictures in your
current scrapbooks, have copies made, or scan the pictures in
your computer, edit them and then print. You can correct faded
color and even some small tears and nicks with modern photo
editing software. Plus you will have a digital version of the
picture that will last long after the original photo
deteriorates.
 
Grab that fabulous scrapbook that you bought months ago and
saved for a special occasion and start generation scrapbooking
today about yourself and your family. You will enjoy the
process of creating that special book just as much as being
able to share it with family members once it is finished.

About The Author: Vera Raposo has been scrapbooking since her
oldest child was 5. With tons of scrapbooking tips and ideas,
Vera is now sharing some of her best scrapbooking ideas on her
radio show at http://www.scrapperstalkradio.com