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Scrapbooking for All Ages Stephanie Rahmatulla matches the right scrapbooking tools to the right age. From "Scrapbooking" episode SCB-204

Want to share your love of scrapbooking with your kids? With age-appropriate tools and materials, the whole family can share this hobby! Designer Stephanie Rahmatulla shares ideas and materials that will change and grow along with your child. (Continued below)

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	Media Watch this video to see Stephanie Rahmatulla's scrapbooking tips for kids!
	Figure A
	Figure B
	Creating hand-lettered titles and journaling are fun ways for pre-teens to personalize their pages.
	Figure C
	Scrapbooking is a great way for teens to document their activities, events and rites-of-passage.
	Figure D

Ages 6-9

• To minimize expense, allow kids to utilize your leftover paper and cardstock scraps for their projects.

• Keep supplies simple. Safety-tip scissors, glue sticks and 8-1/2" x 11" pages are all that's needed for this age group and skill level.

• Journaling templates (figure A) teach kids to draw straight lines and practice journaling.

• Finally, remember to cut long border stickers in half (figure B). Not only is this a cost-cutting method, but it also makes stickers easier for smaller hands to maneuver.

Preteen (10-13)

• At this age, kids can begin experimenting with letter templates, punches and decorative scissors to design and add dimension to pages.

• Intermediate-level adhesives -- such as tape runners -- can be successfully used.

• One of the most popular tools among kids is a photo template (figure C), with a shape that can be traced directly onto the photograph -- which is cut along the tracing -- to create interesting photo shapes.

Teen

• The teen skill level is advanced enough to accommodate the use of adult tools. Often teens begin shopping for supplies and budgeting for the hobby.

• Skill level and age allow teen scrapbookers to use larger albums.

• Advanced tools -- such as a personal trimmer -- may be used with caution.

• Punches are used to create graphic elements, and teens begin to add dimension to pages.

• Finally, one material important to this age group is the memorabilia pocket ( figure D), which can store important keepsakes.

Die-cuts/templates provided by Ellison Craft & Design. For more information about Ellison, see Resources.

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RESOURCES :
Scrapbooking for the First Time
ISBN: 0806920475
Author: Rebecca Carter
(1999)

Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com

My School Memories: A Scrapbooking Kit
Author: Scholastic Press Editors
Scholastic Press (Scholastic, Inc.)
Website: www.scholastic.com

Die-Cuts and Templates (Ellison Craft & Design)
Cropping and cutting system are not available
Ellison
Website: www.ellison.com

Family Scrapbooking: Fun Projects to Do Together
Author: Lael Combe Furgeson and Stephanie F. Taylor
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com

My Best Friend and Me: A Memory Scrapbook for Kids
Author: Jane Drake and Ann Cove
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Kids Can Press, Ltd.
Website: www.kidscanpress.com

My New Home and Me: A Memory Scrapbook For Kids
Author: Lyn Thomas
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Kids Can Press, Ltd.
Website: www.kidscanpress.com

Scrapbooking for Kids
Author: Karen Price
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Pace Products Inc.

Scrapbooks for Kids: Ages 1 to 100
Author: Jill Haglund
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Tweety Jill Publications
Website: www.tweetyjills.com

My Family and Me
Model: 1553370023
Author: Jane Drake
(March, 2002)

Kids Can Press, Ltd.
Website: www.kidscanpress.com

GUESTS :

Stephanie Rahmatulla
Owner
Me and My Big Ideas
30152 Esperanza Parkway
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Website: www.meandmybigideas.com