| Quick Tip: You don't need to wait and begin your | | | | the use the additional color or colors for the writing or |
| scrapbooking at the end of the soccer season if you | | | | accents on the page. Remember: Since you are |
| don't want to. You can always set up base pages and | | | | scrapbooking soccer - you can always use black and |
| then add to them as the season progresses. That | | | | white! |
| may be your answer to scrapbooking overload! | | | | Most likely you are creating these pages for a |
| Start with the pictures that you would like to use. You | | | | particular child to put in a family album. If so, you can |
| may need to sort through them to find 5-10 that are | | | | have the child write some of their memories of the |
| interesting and show the child's personality and talent. | | | | season or some of the basic information regarding the |
| Be sure to include the team photo and individual | | | | team. They could write down their coach's name and |
| soccer portrait as well. | | | | what they will remember most about them or what |
| If you also have the season schedule, awards | | | | their friend's names were and what they were good |
| received, newspaper clippings or other | | | | at. You could also have them tell how they did on the |
| announcements, those will be useful as well. If you | | | | team and what they want to work on for next |
| have any themed paper, stickers or stencils, those will | | | | season. These kinds of diary entries are great to take |
| need to be gathered as well to make the pages really | | | | a look at in coming years and help to make the |
| interactive for the eye. | | | | memory come alive. |
| Think of quotes by your soccer player, coach, or | | | | Consider a 2-4 page layout for older kids so that you |
| research quotes online that are relevant to your page. | | | | can include plenty of photos and information about |
| These may be fun to include or may help explain the | | | | how the team did during the season. For younger |
| page in general. | | | | children, a 2 page layout should be plenty to capture |
| Select a color scheme that matches the team colors. | | | | your little one's finest soccer moments. Scrapbooking |
| You can get creative with this and only use the colors | | | | soccer or any sport should be fun, so be sure to get |
| on the border, in the corners, or on the whole page. | | | | those creative juices flowing and work as a team to |
| You could also use the main color as a solid sheet and | | | | create beautiful memories together. |