Thanks to Brett at This Mama Loves Her Bargains for this great idea! I’ve made these with a group of summer camp kids last summer! What a great (inexpensive) way to introduce your kids to scrapbooking!
I love making crafts with and without my kids. Pre-kids, I had so much time to scrapbook and make photo projects, and to be honest, I’ve missed doing it. Recently a friend of mine, Jen, introduced me to the world of making paper lunch bags into photo albums, and I love them so much I felt like I had to share with you all! You can do these without photos if you want- what a cute idea for kids to make and showcase their own story for mom or grandma, or for a friend, and tuck momentos into the bag openings!
One thing I love about this project is that most of it can be done with things most of us have at home already, and little kids can make one too- we’ve made several and as long as I can get the holes punched and tie things together, my 3 and 5 year olds can do the rest solo!
Supplies:
- paper lunch bags (I used the larger size in brown but you can use any you want- usually something everyone has at home already!)
- adhesive (we’re big on Elmer‘s for adhesives in this house and used their glue sticks, glue-all and glue dots for this project)
- scissors
- hole punch
- ribbon- curling ribbon, grosgrain, really anything works! twine or raffia can be used as well
- scrapbooking paper (again, you can just use any paper you have, although with photos acid/lignin free is definitely best)
Step 1: Gather your supplies!
Step 4: Punch holes so you can get your ribbon to tie
This is SUCH an easy craft and so much fun to do, and a really nice way to make a gift from the heart that will be enjoyed for a long time. You can really dress these up with fancier supplies and tools or keep it fairly simple as we do. There’s plenty of time to make one for Mother’s Day if you’d like!
(Some samples of product were received, but all opinions expressed within are my own)
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