How to Make Memory Binders
An inexpensive way to make a scrapbook for your child’s school memories or achievements: How to make memory binders (Costco binders and sheet protectors).
Friends, looking for a way to preserve your kids’ memories or keepsakes?
Since about 2000, I have saved my kid’s “memories” in binders, filled with everything from school pictures, certificates, special, art, poetry, awards, report cards, our family Christmas card and letter … the list goes on and on.
How to Make Memory Binders
This post gives you a list of easy supplies to buy to make your own books. It’s also a great idea for recipes or anything you want to preserve.
When you’re not crazy about scrapbooking, then this is for you!
It’s something tangible, with easy access for both us and for our kids’ enjoyment. (I thumbed through my oldest son’s book one year ago as we sent him off to college, and found a very sentimental letter. I try to fill the books with anything memorable that will be fun for the kids to look at as they get older.)
That’s when I posted several years back about making easy, very inexpensive Memory Binders for your kids.
-Heidi wrote me last week and sent me a picture of her books, and I love how she organized them by her kids’ ages
-My books are organized by my kids’ school years.
-Either way, I’m linking to my original post, but here are the simple supplies that you will need.
Supplies needed to create a Memory Binder
- 2″ white binders from Costco (4 in a pack)
- Scrapbook paper (or plain colored paper)
- 1 box sheet protectors
Starting with Pre-K, I have saved art, special memories, class pictures, sports awards, first book report, every report card, articles their dad has written – you name it, and have filed these papers into these books.
Here are more ideas of what goes in the binder!
ENJOY getting organized!
This is a repost from Sept. 2011
Hello and welcome to my home and table!
I’m Sandy—lover of food, family, cooking, THE BIG BOARD, travel, and bringing people together. Through great recipes and connection around the table, we become better, stronger, and more courageous people. Feasting on Life is real, and every time we do it, we grow a little more. Read more...
I love living in small spaces, but need help taming the paper tiger and limiting sentimental items.
I would love to be entered in the giveaway for the organizing book! The area of organizing I have trouble with: my photos…married 40 years…hundreds, no, thousands of photos!
The area of organization I need the most help with is PAPER! Thanks for the great giveaway.
Blessings,
Marilyn
ps. I also follwed “@SandyCoughlinRE ” on Twitter… look forward to reading your tweets; we LUV entertaining but rarely do because of “the mess” we have going on – it seems you site might be pretty influencial for us!!! thanks again!!!
XoXo~Bless Up Always~XoXo
Mercy of MB_WOO.MOM
Cool! I wish I had done memory binders but I didn’t and sadly haven’t kept much . I think I struggle the most with Paper clutter (filing, etc..). I think I’m organized, and then I realize I’m really not.
“In what area do you need help with organization?”
As a mother of 6 kids and counting I need help in EVERY area, lol!!! Seriously though, there are a few that are beyond what I can do alone. Those areas are digital media (documents and photographs), hard copy docs (finanical, legal, medical, && kids stuff), and storage things (craft stuff, holiday itmes, && organizing saved clothing)… I could continue the list but those are the areas that are in extreme choas for the mere quanity of things I have per category!!! *sigh*
Thank you for the opportunity to “WIN” a book!!!
XoXo~Bless Up Always~XoXo
Mercy of MB_WOO.MOM
retweeted your request for extra entry on my twitter (m_blessings)
XoXo~Bless Up Always~XoXo
liked your FB Page && posted this:
“Hi RE!!! Love the Memory Binders, as a Mother of 6 && counting I’m really hoping to WIN a copy of Clutter Rehab from your contest, thanks for the opporunity!!!
XoXo~Bless Up Always~XoXo”
In what area do you need help with organization?
It’s definitely the kitchen bench!!Random stuff just accumulates there… oh to have a clear kitchen bench to actually COOK on!!! ;-)
I need help organizing my incoming mail. I have a place for it but to me it still looks messy. Somehow it always spills over on to my desk and travels to my kitchen.
I need help with paper clutter and magazines! I also “liked” on FB!
I need help with my office/craft room. We moved this past weekend (from an RV to a house) and that’s the one I’m working on now. We got 2 units of 9 cubes each as well as baskets to fit them. I am an avid sewer and beader and need lots of storage.
I liked on FB and tweeted also!
Love the notebooks! I have one for my oldest who did pre-K last year and need to start new ones this year. My problem is we actually have 3 preschoolers that all bring home 5-10 pieces of paper every day from school and even on Sunday usually bring home 3 pieces of art/paper. I end up throwing most of it away because it is just SO MUCH PAPER. But every afternoon when we get home my kitchen counters look awful until I can get it all sorted out.
I need help with the kid keepsake items. I love your ideas and will be trying them!!
First of all, love your blog, I just found it via pinterest. Second, I love this kid memory book, especially since I have scrapbooking guilt since I do not like it at all.-lol. I would say I need organization in all areas. Within the past 3 years I have gone from spontaneous college wife to two kids, new home, & living in hotels for the past 6 months, half the time on the East coast & the other half on the West coast from our last transfer (military family). Needless to say I am getting there, and recently made a home management binder that has helped a lot.
My crazy area right now is the basement. It’s unfinished so we have one side set up for laundry, a corner for my “office” and one wall that creates a play room for legos and kid games. It just ends up being my dump zone… ugh.
I need help with organizing my craft supplies! It’s pretty bad…looks like a Hobby Lobby exploded in our guest room. :s Great Giveaway!
Well i would have said kids memorabilia (for which i currently use labelled underbed storage bins to put away the best bits (it fits all sizes)), but now I will look at the memory binder post and see if I can make that happen before the end of this year.
have retweeted this as well (i am @findyoursimple)
The question would be what area Don’t I need organization in! Help. I could put this information to good use. I especially have a hard time giving up anything of sentimental value.
I really need to organize my “dump spot” where we come in the house.
I also follow you on FB.
Paper clutter is my biggest downfall, I’m slowly unearthing my desk today :-) BTW, I bookmarked your original post about these binders, I always thought this was such a great way to keep mementos under control (I love Laura’s idea of designating a limited space, if it doesn’t fit, purge to make room.) My oldest started Kindergarten this year and I bought my first binder and sleeves while school shopping to get started. Thanks!
I now have a serious case of binder lust. :-)
My children are all married now, but I have their boxes of memorabilia. I have begun to pass them on to them, they do love going through their boxes and remembering. I need help with magazines & paperwork. Thanks!
I love this idea – I definitely have to do something with the paper clutter.