A Little DIY

The end of the school year is around the corner, and I thought the girls would like to put together a little scrapbook to remember 2011-2012 by.

Since I wasn’t sure  this was something they’d like to do, I didn’t want to go out and buy a bunch of materials, so I looked around our place to see what I could use.  A few pieces of computer paper, a hole punch, rings, and the backs of coloring books for sturdiness did the trick.

Hadley and Harper were game for a l’il crafting.

They both work so differently.  Hadley wants to know exactly what it is she’s supposed to do while Harper has no problem coming up with how she’ll set down her pictures. Hadley notes which picture she’s on, “I’m on my second picture. What picture is Harper on? Is she ahead or behind me?” Harper sings songs she makes up, “I’m stayin’ in the lines today, yeah! I’m stayin’ in the lines all day!”

I’m not sure who Drew is. Or what he’s doing.

After awhile Hadley wanted to write her own caption to each picture.

And Harper likes to write her name on everything she creates.  Seems like a good habit to get into.

Harper decided she wanted to draw her own picture.

I think those guys belong perfectly in her scrapbook, as does the dinosaur.  This page will probably be her favorite to look at as she gets older.  And Hadley will get a giggle over the fact that she wrote “sticker” under the Dr. Seuss sticker she put on one of her pages.  We will also probably have a conversation about why she wrote the name “Drew.” She didn’t tell me why on this day but I bet I’ll learn more of the story in the future.

That’s what’s nice about writing down memories.  We can go back and see more from what we wrote down in the first place.