Naming and defining the 'scrap book'
"Just wondering what a scrapbook is? When my children were in primary school this was a book with blank paper inside for drawing or putting
work sheets in. I don't think this is what you are after."
I agree with her, but as explained we have never come up with a satisfactory name or description for this all important item. There is no prescriptive way either to make the scrap books. Perhaps this is a good place to discuss this too.
Let's start at the beginning. The idea was born out of the fact that the small creches we distribute blankets too, have no aids of any sort, almost no books, posters etc. It was suggested that we could cut and paste images from magazines into scrap books and send them if there was spare room in the packages with the squares.
Soon after this we met and interviewed a child hood development specialist, who explained that damage to young brains from various deprivations (such as not having parents) was pretty much a given. On the hopeful side he maintained that activities, such as visual stimulation, would greatly assist.
Subsequent to our very recent visit to South Africa, we further realised the impact these 'scrap books' would have on a child (and their carers, who do such an amazing job with virtually nothing). The children sing and dance a lot which is wonderful.
Initially the discussion was any form of visual stimulation, such as pictures of where you live, but since then, members like Helen Flagg's church group have been making 'ABC and 123' scrap books.
This is also an activity that we have included in the KasKids School Program, which is in development. Great thing for children to do for other children, don't you agree.
Anyway, thanks Bev, for raising this valuable discussion. Look forward to everyone's comments.
PS. If any of you have any photos of your version of a scrap book, please post them here. Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Pam Johnson on -
Wow! How brilliant to post up a message to an old discussion, go shopping and come home to lots of lovely posts! Thanks to you all - my friend is now on the case getting pics and I will print off some games - thanks for all the suggestions Dawne.
Well done Beverley - I am doing a course "for fun" and am always struggling with time - I don't know how people with families and full time jobs manage - a brilliant achievement. Oh, for the 8th day - perhaps that will be our heaven - getting there to find that you can do whatever you want to do for as long as you like before doing something else. I too like cooking - and reading - and knitting - and seeing friends etc etc etc. Not to mention chatting on the forum ..........
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Permalink Reply by Dawne Smith-Sliming on -
Can't reply to further down the thread for some reason.
You're welcome! I used Activity Village a lot when my kids were small. The dice games for kids is one of my personal favourites. Many (many, many) years from now I know I'll use it with my grandkids. Fun, simple and educational with very little equipment required. Genius, in my book!
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Permalink Reply by Paulette Pronk on
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I have been also making up pint food bags with 10 to 12 pencils'...scotch tape for putting things tog....box of colors...pencil sharpener....I do purchase the small one dollor photo album that holds 36 pictures and has wonderful plastic pages that I then tape closed after placing a item...cut up pictures from one day calenders ...greeting cards...Andreas alphabdt on card stock...greeting cards...I love the books because even the covers are in plastic and I can insert pictures...the pages are strong enough to last for a time. they are called Best Occasions and walmart.com in the USA carries them. 4in by 6in photo areas...I just finished cutting out picture areas from calenders and snowmen on Christmas cards...etc. Makes a busy day but they are fun to do and send. My hubby mentiond crayola may melt...I have been doing the food bag thing for a while and have heard nothing...hope they are in tack when they get to our mission site with Rhonda.
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did purchase some one dollar color books that had grow charts that can be taken out and put up for the children to measure themselves....dollar stores are pretty nice for books of all sorts.
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Permalink Reply by Linda Maltby on -
Wonderful ideas ! Paulette, I'll be visiting our Dollar store !
I have used children's placemats because they are plastic. I buy two mats and cut out the matching pictures so the children can use them as a matching game. I am looking for mats that have a world map on them. I thought I would cut it up to make a puzzle.
The 8th day is a great idea.....or perhaps we could figure out a way to "stretch" each day, say add an hour or two :-)
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Permalink Reply by Dawne Smith-Sliming on
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Ohhhh clever! Already laminated. What a time saver. I often use clear plastic 'sticky tack' to laminate card stock so it lasts longer. Much cheaper than getting things laminated at Staples.
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Permalink Reply by Sue Gillman on -
We've all got left over Christmas cards [ er hem not many!] which could be put to good use? I saw some albums like the ones Paulette mentioned and we have $1 cards at our $2 shop . I thought they might go well with pretty picures and all.Magazines is something I don't hav a lot of, however, some retailers will cut off the price and hand over magazines that don't sell. Others will charge a small price. I don't know if they do that where you all live but many thanks to the friend who told me! I think the thing is any pictures can be talked about and looked at again and again.Even things we think are boring. I got hung up for a while wanting child like pictures but it doesn't really matter.
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