SPECIAL FEATURE
Fill Her Room with Balloons on Her Birthday
This is a special birthday tradition even a one-year-old can appreciate , unless she ’ s afraid of balloons like I was ! Fill her room with helium balloons , and for a special effect , make them glow in the dark ! Buy a pack of glow stick bracelets , crack them to make them glow , stuff one or two inside each balloon , blow them up , and tie them off . So cool !
Yearly Scrapbook
When my son was a baby , I started scrapbooking . It was really nice to put all his photos and mementos from the year in one place . We like to flip through those scrapbooks together from time to time now that he ’ s older . You can keep party invitations from parties they went to , zoo tickets , movie tickets , and more all in one creative keepsake album .
Memory Quilt
Don ’ t you just love those cute baby clothes ? They outgrow them so fast though . Instead of getting rid of them , turn them into a beautiful memory quilt ! Check out this how-to article from Quiltkeepsake . com .
Keepsake Jar
No time to create a scrapbook ? I totally get it . Instead , buy a large mason jar and put photos , special memories , tickets , etc . inside and seal up at the end of the year . Include your child ’ s weight , height , handprint , footprint , and current favorites , too .
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