| When you think about chronicling your children's high | | | | photo opportunities. Think about the photos you'd like in |
| school memories, what are the major milestones? One | | | | your child's prom scrapbook, make a list before the |
| of the most significant events from this period of your | | | | event begins and then consult it that day so you'll be |
| son or daughter's life can be the senior prom, and a | | | | less likely to miss the pictures you want most. |
| scrapbook is a wonderful way to sum up the activities | | | | - Take "before and after" photos of your son or |
| involved with this special day. Scrapbook pages | | | | daughter getting ready for prom. |
| highlighting the senior prom can make a critical | | | | - Many teens are reluctant to be photographed, so if |
| component of memorabilia for you and your child to | | | | you're dealing with one of those, the power of the |
| keep and treasure forever. | | | | zoom can be a godsend. Buy a camera with a great |
| Today's digital scrapbook designs provide many | | | | zoom lens - sometimes you can get some of the best |
| creative ways to help you commemorate your child's | | | | shots if you're a safe distance away and they don't |
| senior prom. Digital photos can be downloaded and | | | | see you aiming at them. A great advantage of today's |
| simply dragged and dropped into premade scrapbook | | | | photo editing programs is that they allow you to further |
| pages such as a prom picture collage complete with | | | | zoom your digital photo until you capture that |
| collage art featuring a relevant theme. Invite your son | | | | split-second, priceless image of your oblivious teen... |
| or daughter to participate and offer ideas on the | | | | even if you were clear across the room when you |
| project. | | | | took it. |
| Some of the most innovative and attractive prom | | | | - Send a camera along with your son or daughter to |
| scrapbook pages incorporate elements of both | | | | the prom. Suggest he or she take pictures of friends |
| traditional and digital scrapbooks, such as prom | | | | as well as the food, venue and entertainment. |
| corsage petals as well as a digital picture collage. Be | | | | - After the prom, collect all the photographs from that |
| sure to include creative details in your scrapbook | | | | night and have your child help choose his or her |
| designs that match the prom's theme. You can use | | | | favorites. Make notes on who is in each photograph. |
| the official prom evening colors in your layout and add | | | | Selecting your photographs will help you narrow down |
| some of your own creative touches and | | | | how many scrapbook pages your layout will be. |
| embellishments that match the style or theme of the | | | | Journaling is one of the most effective ways to help a |
| day. | | | | scrapbook come alive, especially when photographs |
| Collect any sentimental items from the prom that you | | | | may not tell the whole story. Enlist the help of your |
| might want to include in the scrapbook pages. Among | | | | child and ask him or her to take some time and journal |
| these might be corsage petals, the prom invitation and | | | | or otherwise share their experiences from prom. |
| ticket, an invitation to a post-prom party, a sample of | | | | Many scrapbooking parents create entire books about |
| gown fabric, or napkins or menus from the prom | | | | their child's elementary school years and then neglect |
| dinner. You may need to trim some of these items | | | | to document the high school experience. But the senior |
| with scissors in order to fit them properly in your | | | | prom provides ample opportunities to capture photos |
| scrapbook, but their addition to the overall scrapbook | | | | and other important memorabilia. |
| designs is priceless. They will help bring memories alive | | | | The fun of prom doesn't have to end with a single |
| when you or your child shares the scrapbook with | | | | night. Your kids will probably peruse their prom |
| others. | | | | scrapbook pages many times in the future. |
| Of course, good photos are key! As you plan your | | | | Thoughtfully capturing those special moments now will |
| child's prom scrapbook, keep the following advice in | | | | allow your children to feel like they're attending prom all |
| mind to achieve the best prom photos possible: | | | | over again... even when they're showing their |
| - Take lots and lots of pictures! Prom presents infinite | | | | scrapbook to their own children! |