| How can you give a gift that will go on | | | | each child in the class a page to make for |
| giving long after it is unwrapped, lauded and | | | | your Christmas scrapbooking idea. |
| put away? If you are considering making a | | | | |
| personal scrapbook for some of the special | | | | •Teenagers and pre-teens are a more |
| people on your list, check out some of these | | | | difficult group per se, as their ideas are |
| Christmas scrapbooking ideas listed below. | | | | constantly changing with the different fads |
| (You may have to concentrate on a few people | | | | and trends. Two weeks from now an adored rock |
| if you are pressed for time. Next year, you | | | | star may well be a thing of the past, and |
| can do the people you missed this time | | | | thus, developing Christmas scrapbooking ideas |
| around.) It's no small job, and will require | | | | for this age group can be a challenging |
| planning on your part, but when you are | | | | venture. Consider a "friends" scrapbook for |
| finished, your Christmas scrapbooking idea is | | | | your Christmas scrapbooking idea with |
| sure to be the talk of all the family this | | | | pre-made pages for photos, addresses, phone |
| holiday season. | | | | numbers, email (and MySpace) addresses for |
| | | | each special friend. |
| Think of yourself as the FBI and that maniac, | | | | |
| J. Edgar Hoover. Keep secret files (photos, | | | | • One simple Christmas scrapbooking |
| etc.) just like he did on everyone who is the | | | | idea for grandparents should involve photos. |
| subject of your Christmas scrapbook idea. | | | | Try to get everyone in the family involved. |
| Only work when inspired. It will show | | | | For different grandparents, you can duplicate |
| otherwise. Gather photos and ephemera | | | | pages to make multiple scrapbooks. |
| enthusiastically. Use only those items that | | | | |
| make you laugh, cry or seriously reflect on | | | | • Special, unexpected touches to your |
| that person, or you with that person, or | | | | Christmas scrapbooking ideas can include the |
| something along those lines. Sort the wheat | | | | kind of trappings you use to decorate your |
| from the chaff (but not necessarily in that | | | | unique Christmas scrapbooks. Save pieces of |
| order). If you are ambivalent about including | | | | wrapping paper to use for the picture |
| pieces in your Christmas scrapbooking ideas, | | | | backgrounds of your Christmas scrapbooking |
| they probably don't belong. | | | | ideas. Use the ribbons from your Christmas |
| | | | gifts for decoration by tying bits and pieces |
| Decide on the type of scrapbook you want to | | | | along the spine of your Christmas |
| make. Here are some thoughts on that. | | | | scrapbooking ideas. Have the children write |
| | | | letters to Santa and save, scan or reduce |
| • If you want a recipe album, | | | | them for use as embellishments for your |
| concentrate on a few recipes that are | | | | holiday pages. |
| especially meaningful to the subject of your | | | | |
| Christmas scrapbooking idea. Follow the | | | | • If you are really strapped for time |
| course of history for the particular family | | | | like so many of us are but are determined to |
| member as connected to that recipe or recipes | | | | execute your homemade Christmas scrapbooking |
| (photos eating, making, transporting, | | | | idea nonetheless, consider purchasing some of |
| enjoying, etc). Considering the levity of the | | | | the many bound hard cover digital photo books |
| occasion, focus on desserts for your | | | | that are available on photo Websites. You can |
| Christmas scrapbooking ideas, if you can. | | | | still be the captain of the desired design |
| | | | with your own digital photos, albeit online. |
| • Christmas scrapbooking ideas for | | | | This Christmas scrapbooking idea can be very |
| young children | | | | cost-effective and you can order multiple |
| | | | copies for several people on your Christmas |
| ABC scrapbooks are the perfect Christmas | | | | scrapbooking idea list. |
| scrapbooking ideas for kids and they are very | | | | |
| easy to make. Devote each page of your | | | | • Finishing touches for your Christmas |
| Christmas scrapbook idea to one letter of the | | | | scrapbooking idea can include a last section |
| alphabet. Use photos and other ephemera to | | | | that includes your thoughts, feelings, plans |
| illustrate each letter in a personal way. For | | | | and hopes for the years to come. |
| example, A is for Aunt Betty, etc. | | | | |
| | | | Start working on your Christmas scrapbooking |
| • Teachers appreciate homemade gifts | | | | ideas now while there's still a bit of time. |
| from students. For your Christmas | | | | A rush job always shows and if you organize |
| scrapbooking idea, consider helping your | | | | yourself, you can get these Christmas |
| child make an album for a special teacher on | | | | scrapbooking ideas completed in plenty of |
| your gift list. If you really are organized | | | | time for Christmas. Celebrate your memories |
| and start early enough in developing your | | | | and give them a way to live again and again. |
| Christmas scrapbook idea, you might even be | | | | They are the gifts that last. |
| able to coordinate a "group gift" by sending | | | | |