Remember Book: A Collection of Your Child's Accomplishments

 Do you have a pile of your child's papers that keep stacking up and cluttering your counter? 

Academic achievements, sports accomplishments, character awards, and certificates of completion represent very important milestones in the life of a child. Usually a document of some sort is given as a remembrance of the accomplishment. These special papers should be kept, not hidden, in the bottom of a box in the back of a closet. A Remember Book is a simple way to organize and store all of these important items.  

I have a Remember Book for each of my children. They love to look through them and so do I! When they graduate from high school this will be a wonderful way to share all of their accomplishments. It was inexpensive and easy to make. You can make a Remember Book for your child too.                                             

Here's what you will need:

                                                                                      

2 or 3 inch ring view binder

Plastic sleeves with 3 holes

8 1/2 x 11 white paper

 8 1/2 x 11 colored paper

Instructions:

1. Purchase binder, plastic sleeves, and paper (you may already have some!)

2. Prepare the cover individualizing for your child & slip into the front view

3. Prepare the school & grade level pages. I centered each one on the page - see the             Second Grade example above. 

        

    Preschool

    name of specific preschool here 

Elementary

name of specific elementary school here

    then a page for First Grade, Second Grade, etc.

Middle School

name of specific middle school here

then a page for 6th, 7th, 8th 

High School

name of specific high school here

then a page for Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

4. Add the plastic sleeves into the book and slip in each of the school & grade level pages. As events happen throughout the school year, place the items directly into the book. I put the documents, etc. in back-to-back so two items fit per sleeve. 

Here are some examples of items that you can include.

academic achievement

reading certificate

sports award

school concert program

graduation diploma

cub scout memorabilia 

    

Prepare the entire Remember Book all at once. Then it's ready to go! My oldest's book is getting rather full so I may get a second book for high school and just move the high school pages to book two.

So many great memories and accomplishments...all in one place that is organized and easy to show off!