momentousangel Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 While not knowing what to do and dying of boredom since her best friend was away for a few days, my dd came up with an idea to use cereal boxes to make her a special scrapbook. I had extra posts for a postbound scrapbook that she surely put to use with this. She used cereal boxes doubled together for the front and back cover, used plain white printing paper for the pages (She prefers drawing and painting on her pages for backgrounds), She used the posts from a postbound scrapbook that were extras, to hol dit all together. Then she took her time going through all the fabrics I have, and when she didn't find any she really really liked, she did become sad so to make it really special for her, I sadly dug through a box of her baby clothes I had saved from when she was a newborn, and she used one of the dresses I had saved (and made her wear alot) to cover the front and back. Before adding the recycled fabric, we added some batting to the cereal boxes, and on the front we included a hole cut big enough to show a photo of her wearing the dress. Which came out really neat. I had no clue she was making it to give to her friend, or I would have photographed everything she did as she did it, lol, and scrapped it all. Then she added photos of her as she has grown, wrapped it up using a paper bag as wrapping paper embellished with stamps and ribbons, and gave it to her friend no sooner than she pulled into the driveway. On the inside of the cover she wrote a short note, "We haven't been friends for our whole lifes yet, but already you are my best friend. These were the years I didn't know you, Put together for you to finish until the end." I had to copy that down because I thought it was just soo sweet. I found out later after asking her if I could copy that down, what exactly she meant by the end. After asking her about their friendship and if she thought they weren't friends anymore because her friend had left for a few days. "the end" I found out meant the end of time, not when they are in heaven and are angels, but "the end" as in after there aren't any more angels. She wrote what the end meant on the last page of the scrapbook, so when I saw that, well, of course it made the words she wrote on the inside of the front cover even more special, (and made me cry, how do children at ten years old come up with such beautiful things to say? It makes me wonder each day for sure. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeeZee Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Sounds absolutely beautiful!!! Wow, isn't it incredible what kids can do, and what they can express! Great idea for an album too. She's one smart cookie (just like her mama!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Sounds wonderful! I can't believe you didn't get any photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gauchogirl Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 love this story! how sweet of her and how wise! t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roxanna Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I am wondering if this was done and if there are pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katzkidz1dog Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Holy cow...what a story! I have an almost 11 yr old daughter and it [b]is[/b] amazing, the things they come up with. TFS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roxanna Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I'd still love to see a picture of this.. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cropnpix Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 What a beautiful story! That made me get tears in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentousangel Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 My dd is plotting and planning to make another one of these, this time for my dm, if only she'd hurry and get started I could hurry and get pics this time around, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lisaedson Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 That is really lovely! Makes me miss my sister so much, she's 9 and constantly thinks up new things like that - I never did at her age so I reckon these young starters are going to be super scrappers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cropnpix Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 LOL - Seriously Lisa! As a kid, we pretty much had construction paper, Elmer's glue and regular old scissors. And if your mom was a seamstress and you could sneak her pinking shears, THAT was some fancy tool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roxanna Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 [quote name='momentousangel' date='Mar 15 2006, 01:38 AM']My dd is plotting and planning to make another one of these, this time for my dm, if only she'd hurry and get started I could hurry and get pics this time around, lol. [right][post="36132"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Yay... Tell her to get started sooner than she plans too... ehehee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lisaedson Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 [quote name='Cropnpix' date='Mar 15 2006, 10:52 PM']LOL - Seriously Lisa! As a kid, we pretty much had construction paper, Elmer's glue and regular old scissors. And if your mom was a seamstress and you could sneak her pinking shears, THAT was some fancy tool! [right][post="36189"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] LOL my Mum was nowhere near a seamstress! But she did buy me one of those recycled paper scrapbooks and some glue with stickers hehe, never let me near her precious photos though - wise woman I'd say as we didn't have a scanner and PC to back them up hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjimum Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 This is such a sweet story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentousangel Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Her planning on making another has been temporarily halted due to being sick and out of school for a while. She's just now starting to feel better, so we are hoping to go shopping in the next few days. I usually buy cereal in bags, lol, so we have to go buy a few boxes of it just for her. She's been raiding my supplies for things she would like to use and has been doing alot of sketching of ideas. I can not wait for her to get started on this either, This time around I am taking photo's, as many as I can until she kicks both me and the camera out, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BonnyJean Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 lol what a great story! she's a smart cookie and so creative!! great job in making her that way! hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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