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A Child's Memento Box

Material you will need: hat, shoe or photo box shells photos stickers markers movie ticket stubs by Dionna Sanchez, Idaho Dionna is Editor/Publisher of Emphasis On Moms . One way your child can treasure his/her special memories from Spring Break or Summer is to create a Memento Box. Just have them use any kind of plain box such as a hat box, shoe box, photo box, etc - just make sure it has a lid. Then have them decorate it with things such as shells from a beach trip, photos with friends, stickers, markers, ticket stubs from a recent movie outing, napkins from a favorite hangout and such. A good time to decorate it would be on a rainy day or a day when nothing is planned or going on. Then throughout the Spring Break or Summer Vacation your child can insert favorite trinkets, postcards and other treasures. A great time to do this memento box would be when you go on an extended vacation. That way your child can make sure to bring back savored memories with them. You can bet that this memento box will be treasured. You can even have your son or daughter write the year and date on the box to mark the time in their life forever.

Make Your Own Puppets

Material you will need: brown paper lunch bag colored felt glue Or Glue Sticks washable markers or crayons Use brown paper lunch bags, colored felt, glue and washable markers to create a face. Put your hand in the bag, give each "puppet" a name, and have a puppet show!

Let's Play Dress up!

Material you will need: hats scarves prom dresses dancing costumes fabric remnants old shoes men's ties costume jewelery Children love to pretend they are someone (or something!) else. Save old versions of the products listed above and put them to use! Fabric remnants make great wraps! Old shoes are fun to wear when you are little, but be careful and keep a close eye on tipsy toddlers in big shoes! Little boys can enjoy old dress shirts and ties. Make it blue and add a whistle for an instant police man!