Book Description

The Ultimate Guide to Scrapbooking with Children is written for teachers, homeschoolers, group leaders, scrapbooking instructors and parents--basically anyone who works with children of any age, preschool through high school. And, no worries if you have little or no scrapbooking experience, a helpful Beginners Guide to Scrapbooking is included, which also serves as a handy reference for teaching the basics to others.Inside youll find everything you need to know to successfully integrate scrapbooking into ongoing activities, whether you are in a school, home, store, or club setting. There are also over 36 hands-on projects and 24 activities.Included in the projects are a wide variety of books that can be made to hold thoughts, pictures, memorabilia and learning materials. The ideas are practical and often inexpensive, such as the zipper-top baggie book, paper bag books, wallpaper border book, foam shape books, accordion books, and envelope books. There are also directions for completing 10 layouts for a more traditional approach to scrapbooking. Every project is accompanied by several ideas for ways to use it with children and tips for altering the project, making it easier, or using it with different age groups.Author Lynn Baker has a degree in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education and several years of teaching experience with students from preschool through adult level, as well as several years of experience as a scrapbooking instructor. In addition to developing a curriculum book that was a self-published predecessor to this book, Lynn conducts workshops for school districts, parents, scrapbooking instructors and group educators. She also has two websites, www.scrapbookingintheclassroom.com and www.scrapbookingkids.com; moderates an online discussion board, Teaching Scrap; and owns and edits an online magazine, The Scrappin Class E-zine.