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Scrapbooking your child's adoption story is a wonderful way to get it down in a book for him or her to be able to share with you for years to come. As a busy mom, however, too often our good intentions turn into an overflowing box of memory items that get stuck in the closet, waiting for the day when we can sit down an concentrate without a little voice interrupting our thoughts. We so want to do the perfect album, it often becomes a task larger than we can take on.
Don't postpone your child's adoption scrapbook any longer. It's important that they get to flip through this book and share in the photos long before they go off to the university. Here are some tips to help you in scrapbooking your child's adoption album: [1] Journal about all your memories. If you feel exhausted at night and too tired to write then just start tape-recording them to use later. Though you think you'll remember it all, soon new memories will overlap some of those early precious ones. So take the time to write down both important and unimportant details. [2] Record what you know for your child which is appropriate for his or her little ears. Perhaps you were able to spend some time with the birth mom and you have some personal reflections on how kind she was. Or maybe you have no information at all if your child was adopted from an orphanage. It's important to be honest but it also needs to be something that you can read from your book to your 5-year-old. If your child's birth mom has many other children which she is still raising, or your child was the result of an abusive situation, this isn't appropriate for the book. [3] Layout the photos you want to use. You don't have to use all of them, just the ones that are most important. Are you arranging the book chronologically? Make sure everything is in order. [4] Consider what size of album to you'd prefer. They are typically 8" x 8", 12" x 12" or 8.5" x 11". The 8" x 8" albums are a good size for little hands to hold and flip through. [5] Try to locate whatever supplies you'd like to use. When I had a hard time finding anything other than a couple of stickers that mentioned adoption, I finally designed my own 8" x 8" overlay transparencies. I really like overlays because they give one's book the appearance of class, there is no mess (no glue or tape required) and anyone can use them (no instruction required either). [6] Keep it simple and don't be tempted to put every thought you have in the book. Consider your child's attention span too. Add more pages later as your child asks questions and you want to answer them in the book (what kind of car did my birth mom drive?) You may also want other things represented, such as your child's country (or even city) or birth. [7] Add some poems and quotes. When you lack information about your child's birth or are overwhelmed by writing down all your thoughts, it's a nice touch to add a few adoption quotes. But be sue to not rely on them completely. Quotes are nice and can add to the album, but it's your own personal thoughts that will be most precious to your child as they get older. [8] Use child-friendly language. For example, don't ever write, "Your birth mom loved you enough to give you to us." This could frighten your child into thinking that you will love him too much as well and soon give him away! Word things simply: "Miss Clara wanted you to have both a daddy and a mommy and she knew that we were really wanted to be your parents." Too often we get caught up in creating a masterpiece of a baby album that will include every bath, haircut, smile and tear. Instead, focus on just the adoption story for this small book and put a lot of the baby or family pages in other books. The sooner it's ready for your child, the more time of their childhood they will reflect on it.
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