Year-End Scrapbook

Our daughter is about to finish 5th grade and enter into the abyss (aka Middle School.) To commemorate said occasion along with her class, I made scrapbook kits for the students...

Putting the kits together went quickly. I decided on a Kraft colored 6x6 album for everyone (made by Darice). Each album contained 10 pages/20 sides. I cut the paper to size, so the process would go faster. There are 23 students in her class, so I set up a folding table in my morning room, and went to work.

The opening page looked like the photo above. Everyone got a die cut (25 for $1 at the Dollar Store), and 4 print-outs (made by me in MS Word).

Throughout the year, I have taken pictures of the students in her class. I kept them all in an envelope in my kitchen, knowing I'd use them for this project. It helped having a variety when we put it all together...
I was able to include 3 collage shots of the students. Those are my favorites. The photos taken at the beginning of the year look a lot different from those I shot last week...
Of course, no book would be complete without he words. I made it as easy as possible and gender neutral, so that everyone just filled in the blanks. One sheet was called "All About Me" with facts about them right now. This one was on Favorite Things. Another was called "School Stuff," and it asked them to reflect on the past 4 years there.

I took time to take a few random shots of the school itself. I also made a visit during recess to snap photos of the children having fun. The job was easy--and they were cooperative participants.
The patterned papers in each kit varied. I explained that to the students when I passed them out. They were so into it--and no one complained (thankfully.) As I packed the kits, I made sure that each student had a few head-shots of just them, a few with friends, and a few general (school, teacher, classroom, group collages). The girls got the girl group shots, and the boys got theirs...

I even included a quote here and there...

Last but not least, I had to do an autograph page. I encouraged each student to use the inside back and front covers in addition to the page, and some did just that.

Thanks for letting me share with you today. Feel free to lift the idea and make it your own!