Having a baby is very special for dad and mom. When a baby is born, a mother and father come to the world, too. Most parents tend to preserve the every moment of the development milestones. But what is the best way? Maybe a baby memory book is the answer. It helps record the days leading up to the birth as well as all the first milestones, such as the first smile, first laugh, first step, first walk, and so on.
However, most of modern father and mother don't have much time to spend on a baby memory book, especially when they are having their first child. There are so many things to learn, to take care and to prepare. Fortunately, with the help of photo book software, it's much easier to create a baby memory book. See memory book tutorial below.
Why Make a Baby Memory Book
1. Treasure for a life time. While the clothes and toys are given away, baby memory books are still the priceless treasure for the family. The grown up child may know what they look like when still tiny, and the parents could reminisce the every details of the milestones.
2. Memories to connect generations. Not only the baby itself would like to watch the baby memory books, grandparents love, too. With a baby memory book, they know every detail of all the first milestones. This has special meaning for the grandparents who live far away from the baby. On the other hand, the grandchild could learn their grandma/grandpa's life through their baby memory book!
3. Another way to organize baby photos. There must be loads of baby photos, and each one seems impossible to give away. A baby memory book could contain as many as baby photos alongside beautiful decorations such as the baby shower ribbon, gift wrapper, invitation card, etc.
Baby Memory Book Ideas and suggestions
Make a baby memory book is not as difficult as it seems as long as you want to and have some spare time. And hope these baby memory book ideas helps.
1. Choose a theme. A theme decides how the baby memory book looks like and what to include inside the photo book. If you make with digital photo book software, it also relates to the selection of photo book template pages. These themes are popular: sport, cartoon, music, Christmas, and so on.
2. Before the baby. Many people may plan to make a baby memory book after the baby birth. Actually, there are so many things before the baby birth should be remembered, the ultrasound photo and body check result, the excitement wondering of the gender (it's a boy or it's a girl?), decorating the nursery room, the baby shower. In all, everything that happened while entire family is waiting for the new member could be included in the baby memory book in addition to the first milestones.
3. Photo with caption. Add some funny captions to the photos. The baby memory book is the place to make everyone laugh, and flow happy tears.
4. Memories of entire family. Baby memory books record the memories of baby first, but you'd better include memories other members have of the baby so that he/she could recall years later.
How to Make Baby Memory Book with Scrapbook Studio
Next, you can read this article to learn how to create a personalized baby memory book on computer to print.
Step 1: Get things ready for baby memory book
Before getting started, select the photos you want to contain in the photo book. You are recommended to place in one folder with sub-folders for every milestone. The photo book software called Scrapbook Studio required. Now download it for free and get 300+ photo book pages included.
Step 2: Design a baby memory book pages
When installation complete, open it by double-clicking on the program icon. You will see the welcome screen, from which start a scrapbook project. Note that an internet connection might be required to download photo book template before use.
When the template pages are loaded, click on the "Get Photo" button to import your photos you want to show on your baby memory book. Subsequently, drag and drop photos to the placeholder in the template. Move the photo to anywhere you want together with the frame border. You could also add more photos to the blank place of the template and add frame yourself.
To add captions, click on the "T" button. Caption numbers are unlimited. Use the options on the right panel to customize stylish fonts, including font styles, color, shadow, opacity, etc.
Step 3: Print baby memory book
Now you got a personalized baby memory book. Preview it by clicking the preview button in the top right corner of the interface. If something needs to be changed, just do it. Next, go to the publish windows to print baby memory book. Click "Publish" button and you will see the screenshot as below.
On the right panel, select letter paper, your printer, the quantity and the layout. After printed the baby memory book pages, you need to bind them together to be a handmade baby memory book. If it's a loose leaf photo book, just add pages to the book. Your priceless treasure is well preserved and it will have a warm welcome in a family reunion.
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