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| The decorated cover of my doll scrapbook. I covered the surface with an acrylic sealer after the adding the ribbon trims. |
"Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of a scrapbook. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, and artwork. Scrapbook albums are often decorated and frequently contain extensive journaling. Scrapbooking is a hobby commonly practiced in many parts of world."
A doll's scrapbook is certainly a novel way to promote literacy in the lives of little people. It is a book in which they may be encouraged to write, to express themselves and also to record the daily events of their very first and best friends, their dolls. So gather your child's art supplies, pull out your camera and put on your thinking cap; our journey is ready to begin.
Select a type of scrapbook that may be adapted to the habits of it's creator. I recommend beginning with a large binder when working with very young children for three important reasons. A binder affords the opportunity to insert and remove content as you go. There is nothing more frustrating to a child than defacing something they have a growing affection for. They make a mark and discover it to be a disaster. "Never mind", you might say and the wailing begins, "It's a mistake! I don't like it!" the child pouts. Well, all children are fearful in the beginning. So it is best to keep a journal for the final, satisfactory pages. A large three ring binder is the preferred choice of those who change their minds frequently.
Also, if your child wishes to play with the contents of their scrapbook, they will be able to return that paper scrap eventually. I keep all kinds of printable materials in my binders. It is so much easier to take things in and out of a binder for scanning and printing extra copies when you need them.
Protected plastic covers for your memorabilia can be easily added to scrapbook binders. Small hands may flip through their creations while eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and one must anticipate the wiping down of an occasional sticky accident!
Select a type of scrapbook that may be adapted to the habits of it's creator. I recommend beginning with a large binder when working with very young children for three important reasons. A binder affords the opportunity to insert and remove content as you go. There is nothing more frustrating to a child than defacing something they have a growing affection for. They make a mark and discover it to be a disaster. "Never mind", you might say and the wailing begins, "It's a mistake! I don't like it!" the child pouts. Well, all children are fearful in the beginning. So it is best to keep a journal for the final, satisfactory pages. A large three ring binder is the preferred choice of those who change their minds frequently.
Also, if your child wishes to play with the contents of their scrapbook, they will be able to return that paper scrap eventually. I keep all kinds of printable materials in my binders. It is so much easier to take things in and out of a binder for scanning and printing extra copies when you need them.
Protected plastic covers for your memorabilia can be easily added to scrapbook binders. Small hands may flip through their creations while eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and one must anticipate the wiping down of an occasional sticky accident!
A scrapbook should first and foremost reflect the person and agenda of whoever keeps it. Help your young person personalize the cover of their journal with pictures and words that describe either themselves, their doll's personality, or their relationship with the doll.
As you can see, my sample doll scrapbook is decorated with paper dolls. This is because I will be keeping many samples of paper dolls in my scrapbook. But your child may keep more personal photos of their playtime activities, or perhaps more little songs and poems that they like to sing and recite before nap time or at school. The scrapbook should inevitability reflect the personality of it's owner.
Scrapbook Page Themes:
As you can see, my sample doll scrapbook is decorated with paper dolls. This is because I will be keeping many samples of paper dolls in my scrapbook. But your child may keep more personal photos of their playtime activities, or perhaps more little songs and poems that they like to sing and recite before nap time or at school. The scrapbook should inevitability reflect the personality of it's owner.
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| The doll scrapbook in progress. First I wrapped a large three ring binder in white butcher paper. Then covered it in paper doll costumes and doll. After this, I doodled a black pattern, with a permanent ink pen on the surface of the white butcher paper. |
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| Left, I applied a bit of hot glue ribbons and ribbon flowers to the paper doll's head. Right, I also lined the inside of the recycled three ring binder with a black and white figured wrapping paper. |
Scrapbook Page Themes:
- Sign a Birth Certificate For Your Baby Doll
- Animated Baby Gifs for your Cyberspace Birth Announcements
- Tumbles with teddy scrapbook page
- Bringing baby home scrapbook page
- Eating habits scrapbook page
- The Clothes-Pin Dollies by Camilla J. Knight
- Sick days scrapbook page
- The "Baby's Layette" scrapbook page
- Stork "Birth Information" page for a doll scrapbook
- Good habits scrapbook page
- First pets scrapbook page
- First doctor's visit scrapbook page
- Bath time scrapbook page
- Color "My Doll's Birth Certificate"
- Hugs and kisses scrapbook page
- Pink and blue birth certificates for your dolls
- Learning to walk scrapbook page
- Naps scrapbook page
- Potty training scrapbook page
- The Little Prince Baby Clip Art Page
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