Kids Classroom Field Trip Scrapbook

[naekelsey]

I have brought up the idea to my kids teachers about doing a Field Trip Scrapbook for all the kids, just in each classroom. My 2 little ones are in Kindergarten and 2nd grade. This is the first year the school is doing an annual but thought the kids would get a kick out of this personal thing for them.

The teachers loved the idea, now to come up with more idea's to add to the book. (Just so you know, I am only doing 1 book for each class then making colored copies for each child.)

I have thought that the kids/parents could write a note &/or picture to the teacher. Then maybe have 1 page for each child that will include 4 or 5 pictures with descriptive stories about each picture. Then each class has had 3 field trips that will be included into the book.

Does anyone have any ideas of what to add to this??

 

[Teresa Lynn]

This almost made me cry, when my kids were in elemnetary school I was the designated scrapbook mom for 3 classes!! My youngest will be a freshman this fall sniff sniff!

I scrapbooked & journaled their activities (parties, science experiments, pumpkin carving, field trips, 100 day of school activities, plays, etc) during the year & dressed it up with diecuts and stickers, way before pretty printed pages.
The principal and teacher each had a page where they wrote to the kids.
Each child also had a page and filled out a short description of them: We copied their page so it was in their handwriting.
they shared a classroom memory:
Their favorite food from the cafeteria:
Pets name:
& can't remember what else
We had them bound in the teachers workroom with a pretty cardstock cover and a picture of the school on the front.
Good Luck!!

 

[naekelsey]

Would it be possible to scan some pages and send them to me.

I had planned on keeping the kids/parents things in tact, with there printing.

Unfortunately, I just came up with the idea so haven't been able to track the whole year with both kids. I will doing a school years work in a month, plus the school is year around so I still have til the middle of July.

Glad I could help you remember a good time in your life????

I am going to "choose" my daughters 2nd grade teacher when my son reaches 2nd grade, one more school year..So when that year starts we will have this idea already started and be able to follow things thru the year..

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I would love to but since it's been years since they were in elementary school (they are all either in college or HS now) those memories are sealed in boxes with their power rangers, legos and barbies in the attic and I'd have no idea which of their boxes to open.
The school year books we have in a cabinet but the classroom ones they chose to pack away.
I always had 3 classes to do in 1 week. (sorry, when I wrote during the year I meant I took pictures as things happened) but the teachers would have them on the bulletin boards and photos hanging from the ceiling until the last few weeks of school then everything would get bundled and sent home to me.

Scrapbooking and supplies have some along way. In the beginning I used Creative Memories Grip it (like rubber cement) then moved to a tape runner much quicker!!

 

[Brandi2007]

This is a fantastic idea but just out of curiosity... do you plan on doing the color copies on your own printer or bringing them elsewhere to get them done? I copied one of my scrap books at kinkos and it cost me $60.00! I'd love to find a less expensive way to get this done!

 

[naekelsey]

I am not going to copy them myself, I have a relative who will be able to do it at work, so no cost to me.......

Teresa...How did you make copies for everyone "back then"????

Understand not being able to find things!! I will post some of my pages when I get to doing them..Maybe you can suggest some things...

Thanks

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I was allowed to copy them in the teachers workroom. It was all black and white.
They did one last year for all seniors and if the parents paid $50 they could have a memory page. You put a picture on the top half and could write soemthing to your child. On the bottom half the students filled out questions like where they expect to be in 5 years and 15 years.
Type of car they currently drive
favorite class
Each student selected 1 teacher & they wrote something about the
student.
Each student whose parent bought the page was given a book. They were copied in color.