So the kids are on Summer holidays now and we’ve started the summer holidays as we mean to go on really, already rolling out the “fun” (by which I mean fighting, laughing, fighting and trying to feed each other to the bewildered puppy before dressing the puppy up in something heinous… and fighting) and cataloging the experience with our specially designed, personalised scrapbooks – proof for the boy’s teachers and grandparents that we do, occasionally, know how to parent the shit of life (coining Mother Pukka’s phrase there – go check her on instagram).
Our scrapbooks come from Stationery Geek and are personalised with the boy’s names on each one. They are filed with stickers to help prompt the kids with what to add, not to mention page after page of diary style entry logs that allows the boys to write, draw and stick in all the things they have been doing over the summer.
The personalised scrapbook has an awesome cheat sheet which helps the boys (and me – no point in lying!) remember what to add and how to add it. From “where did you go?” (Borstal if we don’t stop our bullshit soon according to mummy) to “what did you have to eat?” (McDonalds…) your kids won’t miss anything out. There is a list of what to collect and what to use to spruce up the scrap book pages – we wouldn’t want them going back to school boring would we? Not to mention helping your little ones to learn the days of the week and months – not just for the summer holidays you know!
I absolutely love scrapbooking. I don’t leave out the bad either – we had an absolutely epic first day in the holidays and I have made the boys put it in there – they have put in how badly behaved they were and that in the end mummy separated them and made them sit in the kitchen for the remainder of the afternoon in their respective thinking corners because they had been SO horrible and started to really hurt each other. In a way, I remember my mum doing this and it worked as a deterent for me – I hated my teachers and friends knowing I’d been bad, but then it also give us something to giggle about when they are older and something that we can all look back on.
Now, if you want to get your hands on one of these awesome scrapbooks (or any other fab stuff that Stationery Geek has to offer) just click any of the bold links and if you add the code “tobyandroo” at the check out and you will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a full writing set to go with your scrap book. No minimum spend either!
H x
This scrapbook looks fab and would be great for briefly entertaining little ones. I love stationary and would definitely do something like this with my son when he is a little older.
I bought my daughter and her best friend these scrapbooks as a well done for their fantastic school reports. It’s a brilliant idea & can be used by any level of writer – from those who are mark making & learning that print has meaning to those older children who can write a detailed recount of those memorable summer days. From a mummy point of view it’s a much needed independent activity that should allow you time to race to the toilet unaccompanied & make a hot drink!
What a lovely idea, and something you can look back on with fondness in years to come! I keep memory books and I love looking back at whats happened x
What a lovely way to record the summer. I am a total stationery fiend so love the look of this and Miss J will love the stickers and the fact that they’re personalised.
I love notebooks! I have a little collection of my own filled with recipe ideas and adventure notes. Loving this one!
Oh how sweet! Personalized scrapbooks would be amazing. I love how there are prompts included. These will be fun to look through when the kids grow up.
I love scrap booking too! Not that I am any good at it but I still find it a lot of fun. I love that the scrapbooks are personalized too!
I love the personalised feel and I love how wide the lines are for writing on and inbetween!
We haven’t tried scrap booking before but it sounds like a good idea for the summer hols.
I am stationary obsessed and this looks like a lot of fun. I bet kids really love it!
These are lovely, I love that they give some structure but still enough freedom to be creative! Having them write about being naughty is a great idea too – it sounds like it would really help them reflect on what they did and the consequences 🙂
Scrap booking is such great fun and its a really nice way to save memories to look back on the following summer.
Personalised scrapbooks are an excellent idea. My son used to keep one when he was little. It’s lovely to look back on
The scrapbooks look like such a good idea, I used to do stuff like this when I was a kid during school holidays x
Oh wow what a cute idea! I love a scrapbook and I love that you can personalise this to have whatever you want in it! I might have to grab myself one for creating ideas for the blog. Great find!
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I love this idea to keep little hands and minds occupied daily during the holidays. x
Aw, I love this. I was always scribbling as a kid, not much has changed!
I use to love scrapbooking, this one looks really encouraging for the children though – I like the idea, glad you’re all having fun 😀
This is really cool! I bet it will keep the little ones entertained for hours during the holidays.