Emily Shwake

You and your nieces and nephews have made some great memories this summer! With Aunt Camp, you’ve done everything from a nature walk to scribbling with chalk. Make a summer scrapbook with the kids this last and final week of Aunt Camp using the artwork they’ve made and pictures you’ve taken together.

1. Take pictures: If you haven’t captured the Aunt Camp moments, snap a shot of the kids holding the projects they have made. They will feel pride for what they have accomplished. Have fun and turn it into a photoshoot. Maybe recreate their face paint from last week….

2. Stock up: Head to your local craft store for the items you need to make your scrapbooks look great. Invest in cardstock with lovely designs, stickers, stamps, and decorative scissors. Plan with your niece or nephew what you want each page to look like ahead of time so you know what you need for each page. You can subscribe to Michaels email list for coupons and deals.

3. Incorporate their art: Either paste some of their best projects in the book or allow them to color on the page. Careful around the photos, though!

4. Layouts: You can keep it simple and special or get wild by collaging and layering. Use magazines, Pinterest or this website dedicated completely to scrapbooking for ideas.
 
5. Write about it: Attach little envelopes to each page so that your niece or nephew can write about each activity. They will be interested to see what they wrote ten years down the line. You can write one too so that nothing is forgotten.

Thanks for sticking around! We hope you all had a great summer at Aunt Camp! We know we did.   

Photo: Emily Shwake
Published: August 16, 2015