| It seems like Christmas comes earlier and earlier | | | | with pre-made pages for photos, addresses, |
| every year. At least it sure looks that way in the | | | | phone numbers and email addresses for each of |
| department stores. Have you started your | | | | their friends. |
| Christmas shopping? Consider making scrapbooks | | | | 5. Photos are a welcome gift for grandparents. |
| as Christmas gifts. If you get started now, you're | | | | Any scrapbook made for grandmas and grandpas |
| sure to have some unique, personalized gifts for | | | | is sure to be appreciated. Try to get everyone in |
| everyone on your Christmas shopping list. Here | | | | your family involved. Your children and spouse can |
| are a few ideas for Christmas gift scrapbooks. | | | | make pages to contribute to the book as well. |
| 1. Recipe albums are a new trend in scrapbooking. | | | | Don't forget you can duplicate pages to make |
| Make an album of family favorite recipes for | | | | multiple scrapbooks for different grandparents. |
| anyone on your Christmas gift list. You could even | | | | 6. Pre-made scrapbooks save time for people |
| limit the recipes to holiday favorites or just | | | | with busy schedules. A wedding album already |
| desserts. | | | | designed with places left open for photos makes |
| 2. ABC scrapbooks are easy to make for young | | | | a lovely gift for a bride-to-be. Also, consider |
| children. Each page of the album is used for one | | | | making a baby book for a mother-to-be. |
| or more letters of the alphabet, depending on | | | | 7. Completely pressed for time? Check out the |
| how many pages you want to scrapbook. You | | | | digital photo books available online. Many online |
| can make the album even more personalized by | | | | photo websites offer bound hardcover photo |
| using photos that are meaningful to that child for | | | | books that you design online with your digital |
| each letter. For example, A is for Aunt Jenny, B is | | | | photos. These can be very cost effective, and |
| for Bobby, C is for cat with a picture of the child's | | | | you can order multiple copies for several people |
| cat. | | | | on your gift list. |
| 3. Teachers always appreciate homemade gifts | | | | Start working on your Christmas gift list now. |
| from their students. Have your child make an | | | | Scrapbook albums make wonderful gifts for |
| album for her teacher. You could also coordinate a | | | | nearly any time of the year, but especially at |
| group gift by sending each child in the class a | | | | Christmas. This holiday season, be creative and |
| page to make for the scrapbook. | | | | design a personalized, homemade scrapbook |
| 4. Finding gifts for teens and pre-teens can be | | | | album for someone on your list. |
| challenging. Consider making a "Friends" scrapbook | | | | |