Some of the best education hacks are the ones that are so much fun, your child asks to do them again and again. Scrapbooking and card making land in this category for my family.

Scrapbooking for Homeschooling Families

I love to scrapbook and my nearly 8-yo son, after watching me and looking through my scrapbooks for several years, has recently taken an interest in doing some serious scrapbooking of his own. He started out with some colored paper and photos from my “leftover” stash, and he now shops for patterned paper and embellishments at our local craft store and asks me to take specific photos just for his scrapbook. This year, he wants to make his own birthday party invitations.
I watch him proudly as he works on his printing, spelling, storytelling skills, color balance and combination, layout composition, and even problem-solving — he wanted to make a baseball diamond on a page and needed to figure out how to cut the paper into triangles to make it work.

Scrapbooking and Papercraft Resources Online

If you enjoy scrapbooking and card making, check out Paper Crafts and Simple Scrapbooks magazines. Check out all the free printables on Blissfully Domestic as well as our easy paper craft ideas.