25 precious poses of baby for your scrapbook, Part 4
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Tip number 16: Messy eater
Capture your cutie taking his first bites of baby food.
Scrapping idea: Save some labels from his favorite jars of food to make a border for your scrap page.
Tip number 17: Playtime
Snap shots of your baby playing with her favorite toys, such as her exersaucer, the kick and play, or a favorite stuffed toy. If you can set it up, a great shot would be a reflection of baby looking into a mirror on one of her toys.
Scrapping idea: Accent the page with silly songs you sing and nicknames you call her. You'll forget them soon enough, so it is nice to document them here.
Tip number 18: Reading time
Get pictures of you and your spouse taking turns reading to baby -- whether it is his favorite book or the Sunday paper.
Scrapping idea: Finally, a use for junk mail! Cut out pictures of children's book covers from those kid's book club brochures that come in the mail and use them to embellish the page. Another nice edition is a book list of your little one's current favorite books.
Tip number 19: Making cookies with mommy
Ok, so your baby may not be actually helping you make cookies quite yet, but you can still get a great picture. Prop her up in a bouncy chair and put a bowl of cookie dough on her lap and a wooden spoon in her hand.
Scrapping idea: To embellish this page, make a paper cookie with a bite out of it, or use cardstock to create a bowl of dough with a spoon in it.
Tip number 20: Peek-a-boo
It's just about every baby's favorite game, so take some shots of baby playing peek-a-boo.
Scrapping idea:
Nora has a fabulous idea for a peek-a-boo page. She says, "I had
captured lots of pictures of my daughter playing peek-a-boo around
corners, under chairs, behind the couch, etc." So she made a spread
with flaps that opened. "The flaps each had a letter and together they
spelled out 'peek-a-boo.' When you lifted each flap, it was one of the
pictures of her playing peek-a-boo."
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About this author:
Kristina Springer is a freelance writer and writing instructor at
DePaul University in Chicago, IL. She also received a Master of Arts in
Writing from DePaul University. Currently, she is working on a Young
Adult fiction novel as well as a number of nonfiction articles. She
lives in a west suburb of Chicago with her husband Athens and two
children Teegan and Maya.
Visit her Web site at www.KristinaSpringer.com.
