Easter
Scrapbooking Ideas
Written by
Rachel Paxton
Easter is a
great time to capture family photographs for
scrapbooking. Even if you don’t scrapbook, planning your
picture taking ahead of time ensures you won’t miss any
of these great family memories. No family traditions?
Then this is a great time to start!
Here are
some Easter photograph ideas for scrapbooking:
Photograph
spring flowers in bloom. Daffodils and tulips will make
a colorful contrast to your other photographs.
Have your
kids help you make Easter cookies or an Easter cake.
Snap a picture of them working in the kitchen and then
make sure to take a picture of the finished product. We
made a layer cake and arranged it on a thick piece of
cardboard covered with aluminum foil. It was lemon cake
with lemon filling and pink frosting. We decorated it
with store-bought Easter candy. Around the base of the
cake we arranged Easter grass and added chocolate eggs
and peeps for decoration. It made a great picture!
Gingerbread houses aren’t just for Christmas! Make a
gingerbread house and decorate it for Easter with pastel
colors and lots of Easter candy. The possibilities are
limitless.
If your
family attends Easter church services, make sure to get
a picture of your girls in their Easter dresses.
Dressing up is a great excuse to take a picture.
Coloring
Easter eggs never gets old, whatever the age of your
kids! They never get tired of showing you how creative
they are. Join in on the fun and then take a picture of
the finished product.
Easter egg
hunts are also fun for the whole family. Take some good
action pictures and get a picture of your kids with
their Easter baskets.
Easter
dinners are a great time to take family pictures. It’s a
good time to take pictures of relatives you don’t often
see, and fun to get pictures of the family laughing and
enjoying a meal together. Take pictures of any of the
good food you want to remember later.
Have fun
picture taking, and have a happy Easter!
Photo of finished project:
http://www.crafty-moms.com/scrapbooking/sample_layouts_4.shtml
Article by:
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. For
scrapbooking, card making, gift-giving ideas, and more
family memory-making activities, visit
www.crafty-moms.com.
Article Source:
www.ladypens.com
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