Graduation makes a great theme for scrapbooking. When to start planning your scrapbook is up to you; it could start a month or even years before the graduation. Recording the school memories as a long-term project would make the most comprehensive book. You might involve your child in the creation of this book, or just make it your own special project. Your scrapbook could be created as a traditional scrapbook or you could make a digital scrapbook.
Your child will love looking back on all these memories. Recording the trials and tribulations, as well as the special moments along the way will help make this a treasured memory book.
Scrapbook paper companies have lots of themed papers, including graduation themes. Use clip art or other pictures by printing them for use as embellishments. It’s essential that you use the best, archival safe or photo safe glue or adhesives to prevent damage to your scrapbook’s contents.
The most personal things you can add make the album more interesting such as: iinformation about your child’s participation in clubs and hobbies or news articles about your child – and even a personal note about something you remember about them. Copies of achievement certificates and report cards are useful items to add. Personal notes or photos from friends and teachers make nice additions. Also, any personally written notes about your dreams and wishes for them are nice to include. Scanning items such as these would be ideal if you plan to make a digital scrapbook.
Graduation scrapbook organization ideas: Make separate pages for each year of school with the school photos and the year as a title on the page. Prom or other school dance mementos. Other elements to use could include graduation-themed stickers. Dedicate a page for each year, such as: freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. Die cuts can be used to add interest to your pages. Die cuts are shapes and pictures made of paper or chipboard that can be glued into a scrapbook. These can be bought at art, craft and scrapbook supply stores.)
Save pages for photos of all the graduation events, parties and the ceremony. Keep room in the scrapbook for any invitations to the graduation ceremony or announcements about the event. Under the photos, add captions or other descriptions and notes.
Pick out a nice binder or scrapbook album to keep the graduation scrapbook pages in. Report cards, awards, school photos and/or certificates will need to fit in your album; be sure to buy one big enough.
After graduation, when the diploma arrives, you might include a copy of it in the album. It’s worth remembering, so plan your graduation album and keep it up-to-date. A graduation memory book with all the personal items, photos and notes wil make a gift that is treasured. These are the memories of your child’s most important years you’ll want to remember and share.