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The "A.B." in ABCreations stands for Anmarie Bowden, that's me! My favorite ice cream is Mississippi Mud from Baskin Robbins, altho I'm partial to Oreos crumbled on top of Vanilla Bean ice cream too! I was born on Super Bowl Sunday. I have been digiscraping since 2000. I live in beautiful sunny California. I am married to my soul mate and we have two gorgeous children. My favorite saying is, “If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart!”

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Scrapbooking Coach: May


May's Question: My kids are always in my scrapbooking stuff, so I rarely scrapbook. I want to scrapbook more often, any suggestions?

May's Answer: Get the kids involved! 
I know it's a little bit scary to think about the kiddos with your favorite stickers, good papers, and fancy scissors. But our most precious memories come from the ones that we love. For most scrapbookers, our albums are filled with the memories of our children. To see their progress and growth over the years is wonderful, but we tend to forget to include their perspective. All of the photos include them, but their voice is rarely included. Here are five ways to involve your children in your memory keeping:

1. Include their artwork in your albums, even if it is just a photo of the artwork. Record them telling you the story of the artwork. Just ask them to tell you about it. You'd be amazed what they come up with, lol! For the older kids, have them tell you why they chose that particular animal, flower, color, etc. Let them explain the process of how they created their artwork from start to finish. Then you can transcribe the video and include the story, along with the artwork in your album. Most importantly, transcribe the story word for word, even if it’s complete gibberish. It’s their story to tell and the memory of how it was told will be priceless.

2. When the kiddos are old enough to write, have them fill out a journaling card after certain events or activities or celebrations. For example: their first day of school. Let them document how they felt about their school, teachers, classes, etc. Seeing their progress through the years will be a source of pride and a means to have them see how they’ve grown and matured. Their school years are more than posed photos and report cards. Their own words will speak volumes over time. And this means less journaling for you!

3. At the beginning of each year, or at the end of each year, or on their birthday have your children make a list of things they want to accomplish in the coming year or before their next birthday. This will give them a set of goals to help them see the future and also maintains a record of how certain things will shift in importance. Toys and games will become clothes and cars sooner than you think. Our children grow up way too fast. We need these records of their growth and vision more than we’ll ever know!

4. Include some top ten lists. Favorite TV shows, favorite books, best friends, favorite colors, favorite stuffed animals, favorite foods, etc. These lists will be a valuable source of information, not only as a memory of their favorite things, but also a record of the time period. And a great reference list when grandma asks what to buy for the holidays!

5. Last, but not least, have them take pictures.Hand your children the camera and let them take pictures of things that they see as wonderful in their world. Their perspective of things will astound you. Letting them capture life from their level is a gift that will keep on giving to all of us for many years to come. I bought my son a cheap little camera to carry around and take photos with. Some of them are blurry images of his favorite TV show, lol, but others are shockingly brilliant!

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