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How to… make your own Scrapbook/ Artwork Calendar

31 December 2010 28 Comments

This isn’t a proper tutorial as such, but more a little idea to get your crafty with your children and throughout the year: start the year with making a personalised Scrapbook with your children AND start collecting art for a Calendar to give to Granny and Grandpa in Dec 2011!!

Firstly the calendar:

The idea is simple: each month, make sure you set aside one of your children’s pieces of art. If it is 3 dimensional, take a photo of it. Make sure you note what month you made it in. I particularly like it if you make it seasonal – e.g. a flower in spring or a strawberry in summer. In Dec, then either print out a calendar for 2012 and add your artwork or buy ready made blank one from the shops. (of course, if you are quick, you can still make one for 2011). Just remember that you may need “smaller” pieces of art - depending on the size of your final calendar…

The calendar becomes

a) A nice focus to help you craft once a month

b) A great way to “save” and cherish that art

c) A great gift

The Scrapbook

Simple scrapbooks are usually unattractive. Attractive ones are usually expensive. So buy a simple one and “tart it up”:

Materials: a scrapbook, ribbon, brown paper, paints (but you can decorate it with stickers, draw in it, add photos..)

1) I found it easier to stick the paper and ribbon on first and then to cut it down to size.

2) Paint – we used the “cotton bud and clothes peg” technique – just remember a young child will start off fabulously and then descend into “brown mush chaos” – so give them 2 colours + white and when they start “mashing it all up” – finish painting and give them extra paper to let out their energies on.

3) Done. Start collecting those lovely crafts!

Enjoy and cherish.

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Kerry said:

These look fantastic will be doing this next year xxx

# 31 December 2010 at 9:27 am

fabmums said:

Thank you for the lovely idea, we have not done much in the way of scrapbooks yet but I am planning lots for next year and the thought of a calendar one is very appealing. Red Ted’s calendar scrapbook looks great!

Have a great end to 2010 and a fabulous start to 2011:)

Mariax

# 31 December 2010 at 2:07 pm

Chris at Thinly Spread said:

What a fabulous idea, clever lady! x

# 31 December 2010 at 5:12 pm

Jude said:

Love this idea – if it’s OK with you I’d like to feature it sometime!

# 31 December 2010 at 5:30 pm

Red Ted Art (author) said:

Jude – I would love you to feature this – many thanks!!

Maggy

# 31 December 2010 at 6:27 pm

To Sew With Love said:

What a great project for kids! I should really try this with my kids! thanks for linking up at Crafty Saturday at TSWL! happy new year!

# 1 January 2011 at 8:08 pm

Mary said:

Hi, I found your blog at My Romatic Home. I love your scrapbook idea, too cute! I would like to invite you to post this over at my new link party, Masterpiece Monday, at my blog, Boogieboard Cottage. The link is already up. I hope you can join the party!

Happy New Year,
Mary

# 3 January 2011 at 12:04 am

Carrie said:

I love kids crafts! What a great idea to creat a kids scrapebook.

I would be honored to have you add it to my blog party

Amaze Me Monday Blog Party

# 3 January 2011 at 1:22 pm

Aly said:

Will be doing this for sure.Thanks Maggy

# 3 January 2011 at 6:03 pm

P K Glitz, Inc said:

What a really sweet idea.

# 5 January 2011 at 3:17 pm

Jennifer @ Life with the Lebedas said:

I love to scrapbook and this would really give my girls something to do! Thanks for sharing & linking up to craftify it thursday!

# 6 January 2011 at 2:42 pm

Audra said:

How fun!

# 7 January 2011 at 2:53 pm

Carrie said:

You “AMAZE ME”! Thank you for linking up to the “Amaze Me Monday” blog party!!

# 9 January 2011 at 5:01 am

Luschka @ Diary of a First Child said:

Definitely bookmarking this one! Thanks!

# 12 January 2011 at 8:11 pm

Michelle Willow said:

Feturing this post on this week’s High paw linky! Stop by and add your new posts: http://best-toys-for-toddler.blogspot.com/2011/01/high-paw-show-us-your-best_14.html

# 14 January 2011 at 4:46 pm

Red Ted Art (author) said:

Oh thank you!! Have linked up!

# 14 January 2011 at 5:32 pm

Deb Chitwood @ Living Montessori Now said:

Great ideas for calendar gifts and personalized scrapbooks! I love the idea of saving an art project each month for a very special calendar for the next year. I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow

# 14 January 2011 at 11:59 pm

Gwen @ Gwenny Penny said:

This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing! This is a great way to see the progression of your child’s artwork throughout the year. Visiting from The CSI Project.

# 20 January 2011 at 11:24 pm