We will keep the happiest moments in life, or how to make an album for a newborn by our own hands

The newborn baby grows very quickly. Literally every day you notice some changes in his appearance, behavior, development. During the first year the child grows and changes very much. Therefore, Mom and Dad try to capture in the photos all the most interesting moments. And it has become a tradition to store pictures of the first year of life of a little man in a separate album. This subject must be very beautiful, original and, of course, unique. To meet these requirements can only an album for a newborn, made with his own hands with love. Interesting ideas and useful tips for its implementation, we will provide you.

Cover

Children's albums for newborns are "on the go" all the time: they are viewed by parents with a baby, shown to relatives and friends, replenished all the time with new pictures. It is assumed that this item will be stored for many years, and maybe even passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, considering the way to perform the cover on the album for a newborn by yourself, take into account the fact that it must be firm and strong. Usually it is made of cardboard. If you do not have one, you can glue several sheets of ordinary office cardboard among themselves. Then you need to decorate the cover. To do this, you can use wrapping paper with bright children's prints, stickers, funny pictures of books or just beautiful wallpaper. In the center of the cover, glue a picture of the child. You can call the album the name of the baby or one of the following: "Little Princess", "Our Little Man", "Our Baby Candy". These are just clues, and you can come up with your original name. With your hands, you can (and very much even need!) To laminate the cover with a wide tape. This will protect the thing from contamination and extend its life. As additional decorative elements you can use lace, ribbons, rhinestones, fabric applications.

Pages

For page decoration, choose thick paper or cardboard. Sheets can be made in different colors, decorated with applications, stickers, inscriptions. Mounting photos can be done with the help of PVA glue or pre-made corners. Do not use silicate glue in work, it eventually turns yellow and spoils the look of the pictures. Each page can be designed thematically. For example, an album for a newborn boy can include pages, decorated with ships, airplanes, cartoon characters (gnomes, Dunno, Pinocchio). For small princesses and the theme of the album should be appropriate, with the image of Cinderella, Malvina, Thumbelina, with flowers.

Binding

Performing a newborn album for yourself, think through a reliable way to connect the pages. There will be many, so the product will turn out to be voluminous. Mounting can be performed as follows:

1. Bind all the sheets with tape, pre-puncture them with a punch.
2. Insert the spring. It can be bought in a goods store for needlework or removed from an old notepad. For this, fixations must first be made on all the sheets of the hole.
3. Connect pages to rings. They can also be removed from the file-storage folder.

How and what to put in the album?

Most conveniently, when all photos and records in the album are placed in chronological order. Therefore, on the first page can be glued a strip of pregnancy test, then a photo of the ultrasound of the fetus. The next few sheets can contain birochka from the hospital, pictures of the first minutes of the child's life. Well, there are pages devoted to each month of life. Do not forget to take a place where there will be sections: "I'm growing" (a growth and weight chart), "The Day of Baptism," "The First Journey," "My First Cog", etc. In addition to placing photos, write down the achievements of the baby, paste fingerprints and legs, the first drawings, even if it is the usual "karakulki." And, of course, prepare a few pages, where the photos and information on the celebration of 1 year will be made.

Such an album for a newborn, performed by yourself, will remain a good memory for you and your child for many years. The creation of such products - the occupation is very fascinating. In the future, as you grow up crumbs, you can make other thematic albums, for example, "Kindergarten", "Rest on the Sea", "First Time in the First Class", etc. Beautiful pictures and original albums for you!