To begin any project such as this, the best place to start
is with the general idea or theme. The ABC concept may
seem quite simple, but the greatest way to pull it off
is to establish a list. Each page in your book will represent
a different letter of the alphabet (and a different moment
in your child's life), so you want to get the framework
down before you start cutting and pasting.
The next step is gathering all of your materials. While
the creation of your scrapbook may be daunting, the
challenge will intensify if you leave out an important
picture or memento. Browse through all of your pictures
and decide which ones will fit best into each page of
your book. This might also help you if you were stuck
on page ideas! To keep everything organized, you can
easily label Ziploc bags with each letter of the alphabet
and store the items for each page in a bag. That will
prevent confusion and help ease the whole ordeal.
Once you start attaching items to your scrapbook pages,
think consistency. Because each of these pages will
eventually go into one large book, you want to make
sure that the side-by-side pages will match (lay them
out next to each other, match the paper, etc.). You
also want to be sure that your pages are all attached
to one major theme: your child. If you're putting a
large letter to represent the alphabet on one page,
put it on every page. The same goes for any special
writing or description. Putting a pattern into your
design will give the book a more professional look -
and will be beautiful to look at!
The final step is to go with your heart. After all,
this is a project that will be cherish for years to
come. And, if you're child is old enough, let them join
in the fun by creating artwork for the pages.
ABC scrapbook Page Ideas
A- Animal Time
B- Bath Time, Birthday
C- Cuddle Time, Copy Cat
D- Diaper Duty, Dance Time
E- Easter, Entertainer
F- Fun Time with Friends
G- Grandma and Me
H- 1st Haircut
I- Itty Bitty, I Love You
J- Jack in the Box, Jumping Bean
K- Karaoke Time, King (baby's name)
L- Larger Than Life, Learning to Read
M- Mommy and Me, 1st Meal
N- Newborn, Nursery Rhymes
O - Oh Baby
P- Papa and Me
Q- Quirks and Quips, Queen (baby's name)
R- Reading Time, Rub a Dub Dub
S- Snack Time
T- 1st Tooth
U- Unique You
V- 1st Vacation, Valentine
W- 1st Words
X- XS Package, XMAS
Y- Yummy in My Tummy, Yuck (Foods baby doesn't like)
Z- Zoo Trip, ZZZ Bed Time
About the Author:
Tracy Ballisager is stays at home mum. To read more
about gardening tips and idea go to www.babyscrapbooking-ideas.com
