{"id":1152,"date":"2009-03-23T10:46:40","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T17:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2009-11-27T21:23:25","modified_gmt":"2009-11-28T04:23:25","slug":"memory-making-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1152","title":{"rendered":"Memory-Making Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin: 12pt 0in 3pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Try these crafty ideas for those long holiday vacation days.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Holiday vacation is the perfect time to share memories and to start new traditions like creating a year-end scrapbook. Plan some time to clear off the kitchen table, heat up some cocoa, and make something with your child that will capture the spirit of family, friendship, and memories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Ages 3-5:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Photo &amp; Picture Book<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\nHelp your child celebrate this year&#8217;s highlights!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Use a photo album with sticky pages or sleeves (choose a light 8&#215;10 album or smaller so your child can carry it easily) and write the year and your child&#8217;s name on the cover. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Choose about five categories to &#8220;remember&#8221; such as Dance Class, Birthday, Favorites (Story, TV Show), Holidays. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Cut drawing paper into a size that will fit into the album. Your child can draw pictures for each category, and you can put them in the book. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">On the pages following each drawing, insert photos that fit the category. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Ask your child to tell you about his best friend, his teacher, etc. Write his thoughts down and put them into the album. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Save a page in each category to write your own memories. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Decorate the book with fabric, artwork, or stickers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background: white;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Family Collage<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\nConnect your child to her relatives as you create a family collage.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Gather pictures of different family members. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Help your child tape or glue the photos onto posterboard. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Your child can talk to relatives to find out what they like: ice cream, golf, ballet, etc. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">You and your preschooler can search through holiday catalogs and old magazines to find pictures that represent each relative&#8217;s favorite things. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Glue the magazine pictures alongside the right person&#8217;s photo.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Ages 6-9:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Thank Yous from the Heart<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\nWhen the gifts are all unwrapped, there is only one thing left to do \u00e2\u20ac\u201d say &#8220;thanks&#8221;!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/familymatters\/parentguides\/holiday\/pdfs\/giftlog.doc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #ff9900;\">list<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> of each relative or friend who gave your child a holiday gift. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Using heavy stock paper, make a personalized thank you card for each person on the list. Or use our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/familymatters\/parentguides\/holiday\/pdfs\/thankyoucard.doc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #ff9900;\">template<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> and have kids decorate it with their own drawings. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Variations: If your child is computer savvy, design cards on the computer and even add holiday photos. If relatives have e-mail, send an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/kids\/cards\/\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #ff9900;\">e-card<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Scrapbook<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\nPass on stories from your own childhood as you build a book filled with unique memories.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Help your child choose a theme for the book (baseball, animals). She can create artwork to carry the theme throughout the book. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Use heavy stock paper for the book&#8217;s pages and cardboard (cut to the size of the paper) for the covers. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Wrap the covers in fabric. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Punch holes along the left sides and tie the book together with ribbon. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Glue the magazine picture alongside the right person&#8217;s photo. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">You and your child can write memories and thoughts on index cards and glue them to the pages, too. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Decorate the book with glitter, markers, stickers, and artwork.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Paper Quilting<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\nCreate a traditional family quilt &#8230; without sewing a stitch!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Print out 36 or more <a href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/lessonrepro\/lessonplans\/theme\/fam23quilt.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #ff9900;\">quilt squares<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> (or print one and trace the pattern onto other sheets of paper) to make a quilt that &#8220;talks&#8221; about four family members. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">On one square, your child can draw a relative or a friend. On four other squares, he can draw something related to that person (pet, favorite food, house they live in). <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Tape the four related drawings to each side of the first square. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Continue until you have drawings for every person you want to include. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Glue the magazine picture alongside the right person&#8217;s photo. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Make &#8220;fillers,&#8221; colored and decorative squares that can fill spaces between the drawings. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">When the squares are done, tape them together and add &#8220;stitches&#8221; with a black marker.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Ages 9-12:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Family Map<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\nPut a twist on the traditional genealogy tree.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Pick a theme for your map. Instead of a tree, choose a symbol that has a special meaning for your family. Any V-shape or pyramid-like image will work: An Irish shamrock, a Native American wigwam, even a bowl with chopsticks! <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Draw the symbol on a large piece of poster board. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Your child&#8217;s name goes at the skinny end of the image with relatives branching out above or beneath him. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Where you can, add nicknames, dates of birth, favorite colors, or other facts next to a relative&#8217;s name. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Your child can call and e-mail aunts, uncles, or grandparents to find out more about other relatives. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Decorate the area around the family map with photos and artwork. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Be sure to leave room for new family members and facts the two of you might discover in years to come!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\">Family Newsletter<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\nKeep far-away relatives up to date on what&#8217;s going on.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Your child can use a standard Word processing program to write stories about family events from the past year: weddings, vacations, births, parties, and more. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Import photos into the document. Or narrow the margins to make a column of text, print, and glue photos onto the paper. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Make copies of the newsletter and mail to relatives. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Variation: Create a family Web site with news and information for relatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try these crafty ideas for those long holiday vacation days. Holiday vacation is the perfect time to share memories and to start new traditions like creating a year-end scrapbook. 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