Photo Memory Books

A reader requested photos of the projects I discuss. Here's one. I try to make Iain little photo books of happy events in his life. The latest book contains Halloween photos of him playing and trick-or-treating in his Batman suit. I mount the photos on card stock, add some simple words and laminate and comb bind the books. I enclose some stickers and send it off to him or take it along on a visit. He can have a great time looking at the pictures, associating the words, and personalizing it with a few stickers that he chooses. Stickers are inexpensive at office supply and teacher supply stores. The books don't have to be laminated or comb bound, but the copy shop offers these services for a low price. The books last a little longer, but kids would be happy with pictures glued onto construction paper and bound with staples covered with binding tape. It's the celebration of the child that matters.