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Scrapbooking Year at ScrapbookCity.com - A comprehensive list of ideas categories by month - what you can do each month. Sorry - but I can’t afford losing such valuable information, so I copy it here. Original can be found at link above. Below is just a copy (for personal use only!)

January

New Year’s Day

• new year’s day resolutions in a mini album; a layout for each day
• start a journal…a great way to remember special moments when a camera
  is not available. not every layout needs photos.
• begin a “seasons” album of your family’s for friends’ activities and special
  events.

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February

National Children’s Dental Health Month!

This national observance began as a one-day event in Ohio in 1941, and the
American Dental Association started promoting Children’s Dental Health Day in
1949. Since then, the program has become a month-long celebration all over the
country. Scrapbook some pearly whites!

 

Valentine’s Day

• begin a “heroes” album for your children or little ones in your family.
  scrapbook how special people influenced their young lifes.
• “how do i love thee, let me count the ways…” elizabeth barrett browning
  said it best. pull your scrapbook supplies together to make cards and love
  letters for special people in your life. “10 reason why i love you.” “how
  you have made me a better person.” Make your own special valentines, they
  look especially good with all the Victorian items we carry.National

Black History Month

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March

Women’s History Month

In 1981, the U.S. Government decided to recognize women in history; in fact,
former Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) named the week
of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. By 1986, the celebration grew to
cover the entire month of March. Today, schools and communities celebrate the
month with special events. Many states and cities have extended the observance
year-round by creating Women’s Halls of Fame. Use this month to scrapbook the
strong women in your life, and other women that have influenced you.

National Craft Month

:A whole month dedicated to a passion!

• learn a new technique
• take a class
• join a crop circle
• challenge yourself to a completed layout goal.

Kick Butts Day March 31

Kick Butts Day is an annual initiative that encourages activism and leadership
among elementary, middle and high school students. It’s the day America’s kids
stand up to tobacco, and America’s adults stand up for kids.

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April

Easter / Passover

• what an excellent time for photos: new dresses and suits, dying eggs, easter
  bunny visits.
• also make a layout honoring your religious leader at your place of worship.Spring
  is here!
• Why not grab some friends and make the most of the season!
• Do some gardening.
• Go on a picnic.
• Go on a hike.
• Go to a baseball game.
• Camp out—even in the backyard!
• Roast marshmallows over a campfire.
• Fly a kite.
• Play and splash in the puddles after a good rain.
• Pick some spring flowers and take them to an elderly neighbor.
• Go to the park.
• Ride bikes.
• Visit and help an elderly person outside at a nursing home.
• Go in-line skating.
• Play catch or frisbee.
• Take a walk.
• Get ice cream on a warm spring day.
• Decorate Easter eggs.
• Organize a neighborhood Easter egg hunt.
• Go to a spring festival.
• Go to the zoo.
• Rent a canoe, paddle boat, or even go inner tubing on a local lake or river.
• Explore a neighborhood creek and look for fossils or cool rocks.
• Shoot some hoops.
• Go fishing.
• Play miniature golf.
• Look at bugs and worms.
• Play in the mud.
• Walk or train your dog.

National TV-Turnoff Week - April 21 - 27

TV-Turnoff Week was started in 1994 by a nonprofit group called TV-Turnoff
Network, which believed that we all can determine the role the media has in
our lives. They thought everyone should to stop waiting for others to make “better”
TV. Instead, they thought it would be cool if we turned it off and reclaimed
time for our friends, families, and ourselves. Check out their cool ideas at
http://www.tvturnoff.org/101.htm
- Take pictures of what you did this week instead of watching t.v., and scrapbook
it!

Celebrate Earth Day on April 22.

Scrapbook your efforts to help protect the environment. Check out the Earth
Day Network site at http://www.earthday.net/ for some ideas.

Take Our Sons & Daughters To Work® Day - April 24

Today’s girls and boys dream about being doctors, basketball stars, and President
of the United States, and we support and encourage those dreams. Planning ideas…

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May

National Scrapbook Day - 1st Saturday in May.

Along with the fun and games, food, prizes, and shopping, you have the opportunity
to actually make some serious progress in your scrapbooking!

Memorial Day

• take a minute to remember those in our armed forces.
• ask family members and friends that served “old war stories” take along
  a tape recorder or video camera to preserve the conversation.
• don’t forget to fly your stars and stripes.
• check local city halls for parades, benefits, or speeches.

Be Kind to Animals Week® - May 4 - 10.

Be Kind to Animals Week! is sponsored by the American Humane Association to
spread the message about kindness to animals and to draw attention to the wonderful
work being done by the Nation’s humane societies. What a great time to scrapbook
your animals!

Mother’s Day

Every year on the second Sunday in May, we honor moms across the world in celebrating
Mother’s Day, a tradition starting three centuries ago. Mother’s Day is a time
of commemoration and celebration for Mom, a a time of breakfast in bed, family
gatherings, and crayon scribbled “I Love You"s.

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June

Picnic Month - Perfect summer fun!

Summer and early fall lends us beautiful days to picnic outside with our family
and friends. Don’t worry about the ants; grab a blanket or a couple of chairs,
a ball for a game of catch, a picnic basket full of healthy treats, your sunscreen,
and some bug spray, and head out to a local park, beach, or even your own backyard
for a good, old-fashioned picnic.

Father’s Day is in June - Celebrate Dad!

Dads are the best! They love us, care for us, encourage us, support us, and
help us every day. Grandfathers and uncles are great, too! Scrapbook different
activities with Dad including playing ball, going on a bike ride, playing games,
visiting him at work, or just hanging out.

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July

July is Ice Cream Month - Yummy!

In 1984, dessert-lover Ronald Reagan designated July as a time to honor America’s
favorite sweet. This is a good month to learn about ice cream and its history
and benefits. It is also a great excuse to take your mom, dad, brother, sister,
or even your best friend out to get a cool cone or an ice cream popsicle.

July 4th Celebrations

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration
of Independence. The Constitution provides the legal and governmental framework
for the United States, however, the Declaration, with its eloquent assertion
“all Men are created equal,” is equally beloved by the American people.

• take time to remember those who fought for our independence. have young
  scrapbookers journal their
  definition of independence or freedom.
• remember to save firecracker wrappers for paper piecing ideas. also, check
  with local law enforcement
  for regulations and safety precautions on fireworks.

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August

Summer Fun! - These are all perfect activities to scrapbook your summer fun…

• Go for a swim.
• Go for ice cream.
• Go to a baseball game.
• Wash the car.
• Go on a picnic.
• Shoot some hoops.
• Go for a walk.
• Go to the zoo.
• Ride bikes.
• Fly a kite.
• Go fishing.
• Go to an outdoor play or music event
• Go blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, or cherry picking.
• Play miniature golf.
• Go rollerblading or rollerskating.
• Go to a festival or fair.
• Rent a canoe, paddle boat, or even go inner-tubing on a local lake or river.
• Go to the park.
• Run through the sprinkler.
• Set up a lemonade stand in your neighborhood.
• Have a garage sale.
• Draw on the sidewalk with chalk.
• Play games outside like hide and seek, kick the can, hopscotch, and tag.
• Go water skiing or boating.
• Go to Six Flasgs.
• Make popsicles.
• Make homemade ice cream.
• Offer to wash an elderly neighbor’s car.

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September

Grandparent’s Day - first Sunday after Labor Day

The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade,
a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to
champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade
grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide.
President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would
be celebrated
every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day. What grandparent doesn’t love
showing off their grandchildren? This year make them a hand-made mini scrapbook
featuring their grandchildren - perfect for bragging to their friends and neighbors.

Back to School

• If you (or your children) are ready to scrapbook the first day of school,
  you might want to consider incuding some of the following: - Did you walk
  to school, ride with parents, or take the bus?
• What have you heard about your teacher before the first day, and what do
  you think of your teacher after meeting him or her?
• What did you have for lunch, and did you like the cafeteria food?
• Who did you sit next to in the lunch room? Which friends did you have fun
  with on the first day, and did you meet any new friends?
• What is the first thing you learned in the X grade?
• The thing I already miss about summer is ______….
• Have them sign the page. It is so fun to go back through the years and see
  how their signature has changed!

Labor Day

Take the day off and scrapbook your career. take photos of fellow co-workers,
your desk (even if it’s messy), or map your route to and from work. Don’t forget
to journal a typical day at the office.

Fall Activities

• Go to a pumpkin patch and pick your own pumpkin.
• Rake leaves and jump in them.
• Take a walk in the woods and look at the fall colors.
• Pick your own apples at a local orchard.
• Go camping—even if it’s in the backyard.
• Go to a local Octoberfest or other fall festival.
• Go to a football game.
• Go hiking.
• Roast marshmallows over a bonfire, campfire, or even your fireplace.
• Make a Halloween costume.
• Go for a drive in the mountains to enjoy the autumn leaves changing colors.
• Enjoy home made apple cider.
• Make caramel apples.
• Carve a jack-o-lantern for Halloween.
• Help to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for people at a homeless shelter or
  soup kitchen.
• Go to the park.
• Ride bikes.
• Make hot chocolate.
• Talk and sing in front of a campfire.
• Go in-line skating.
• Collect colorful fall leaves and iron them between waxed paper to preserve
  them.
• Make a scarecrow out of leaves or straw and old clothes.
• Plant bulbs and in the spring enjoy the beautiful flowers.
• Make soup or chili together.

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October

Halloween Oct. 31.

 

Haunting Ideas for Halloween

Layout Designs:

Scan candy wrappers for background paper.

Use pumpkin seeds for embellishments.

Keep scraps of costume material.

Create spider webs with fiber.

Photo Opportunities:

• Little ones getting dressed in their costumes.-
• Choosing and carving your pumpkins.
• The trick-or-treaters that come to your home.
• Places that you can go for awesome photos:
• Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

 

Pastor Appreciation Month

While our pastors need our prayers and support throughout the year, Pastor
Appreciation Month is a special time for churches to make a point to honor
their pastors and pastorial families for their service, commitment and spiritual
example. - Make a card to send your pastor, and be sure to tell him/her
how his/her work has positively influenced your faith.
- Give a subtle, faith-inspired gift, such as a pen, keychain or wallet
with a Christian symbol. Your gift will provide an encouraging reminder
to your pastor of the eternal reward for his work.

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November

Thanksgiving - Last Thurs. in Nov.

Thanksgiving is a day very much in keeping with its name, a day of thanks,
a day of gathering together the family and drawing inward, and an acknowledgement
that life is good, full, and bountiful. Test your knowledge of Thanksgiving…

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December

Dec. 25 - Christmas

Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Born about 2,000 years
ago, Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the Son of God. No one really
knows when Jesus was actually born. The date of Christmas was chosen because
it was already a pagan holiday in ancient times. It was believed that the birth
did take place on the 25th of the month, but it was uncertain as to which month.
In fact, every month has been assigned at one point in history. The Roman Church
finally fixed December 25th as the birthday of Jesus Christ after the great
persecution that took place around A.D. 310. After being questioned for several
generations by the Eastern Church, the day became universal in the fifth century.
Test your Christmas knowledge…

Hanukkah

Hanukkah is from sunset November 29 to December 7, 2002. Hanukkah is the Jewish
Festival of Lights. It begins on the eve of the 25th day of the Hebrew month
of Kislev, but it varies from year-to-year on the Western calendar. The word
Hanukkah means “rededication.” Hanukkah is a celebration of events that took
place more than 2,300 years ago in the land of Judea, which is now Israel. Click
here to visit HanuKat, which offers a playful, interactive way for children,
parents, grandparents and friends – both Jewish and non-Jewish - to celebrate
Hanukkah and Passover.

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa starts on December 26, 2001 till January 1, 2002. Kwanzaa is a non-religious
African-American holiday. In Swahili, one of Africa’s major languages, kwanzaa
means first fruits. It was first celebrated in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga,
a professor at California State University. Kwanzaa encourages people to think
about their African roots, as well as their life in America. People celebrating
Kwanzaa prepare for the final feast, or karamu, on December 31. Kwanzaa recipes…Winter
Fun! -

Fun things to do

• Make a snowman.
• Have a snowball fight.
• Make snow angels in the snow.
• Go for a walk in the woods on a cool, crisp day.
• Build a fire and talk in front of the fireplace.
• Make hot chocolate together.
• Make birdfeeders and birdwatch in your yard.
• Make soup together.
• Start a scrapbook and fill it with memories.
• Play cards or a board game.
• Go ice skating.
• Go skiing
• Go to a basketball game.

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More Ideas

• Favorite Foods
• Camping
• Denim Outfits
• School Graduations
• Family Reunions
• Weddings
• Wine Festivals