Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Ring-Bound Books

Put together a scrapbook on the road with loose-leaf rings, and make the drive as much fun as the destination. Bring some supplies, such as a hole punch, along for the ride. Kids can draw vehicles they see on plain tags with prepunched holes and record the day's highlights on postcards from every stop, creating picture-perfect pages. Or tuck souvenirs from a multicity trip into envelopes color-coded by town: Have your child mark each city with a sticker on a map, and add a matching sticker to the envelope.

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Pocket Books

Mini books can speak volumes about a child's favorite things. Items such as postcards, wrapping paper, and magazines make unique covers; fold them over white paper so there's a place to write. Staple in center. Clear-plastic pocketed sheets, made for baseball cards, will protect and show off each book.

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Books Within a Book

Kids can create small albums for their scrapbook, each with a story to tell -- the ones here are devoted to family and summer friends. Stiff paper covers along with paper spines and corners give them a fancy hardcover feel. The book on top has a closure made with a paper fastener and string.

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Treasure Chests

Collections are easy to enjoy and store when they're glued to folded pages in a box. Accordion-fold a strip of paper, and glue the first and last pages to the inside of the box's lid and bottom. Keep some pages empty so the collection can grow.

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Travelogue

A travel scrapbook can showcase photographs from a recent trip as well as printed ephemera gathered along the way, such as business cards, cafe napkins, and sightseeing scraps.

Make the Travelogue

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

School Days Scrapbook

Summer is a perfect time to organize -- and proudly display -- the steady stream of photographs, artwork, awards, and other keepsakes that accrue during a child's school years.

Make the School Days Scrapbook

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Birthday Memory Box

Have kids fill a box with birthday mementos to savor a special birthday.

Make the Birthday Memory Box

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Summer Scrapbook

When you're young, summer seems to fly by so fast that it becomes a blur. A nice way for you and your children to capture those special summer memories is by making an album together.

Make the Summer Scrapbook

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Kids' Scrapbooking Tips

Here are some tips for scrapbooks that children can easily make by themselves or with a little help from you.

Get the Tips

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Collected-Memories Book

Older kids and teens can compile "remember when" mementos in an album and present them to a friend as a gift.

Make the Collected-Memories Book

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Add-On Envelope Books

These envelope books keep coins, stamps, and other small collections in order, and they expand easily.

Make the Add-On Envelope Book

Summer Scrapbooking Projects for Kids

Essential Scrapbooking Tools and Materials

Learn more about some of the essential tools and materials used in scrapbooking projects.

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