| Are you a seasoned soccer mom? If so, then you are | | | | your child learning to do new things. Take the |
| sure to have oodles of pictures of your children giving | | | | opportunity to get some great shots from the sidelines |
| it their all on the local team. A great way to record all | | | | as he or she learns to kick, dribble, block, head the ball, |
| those great memories is to begin scrapbooking soccer | | | | etc. These are awesome chances to get a nice clear |
| pages. | | | | shot of just the one child, as there are usually not very |
| A scrapbook is a great way to not only document | | | | many kids being instructed at one time in a particular |
| certain moments in your child's life, it's a great way to | | | | exercise. Scrapbooking soccer pages like this can be |
| let your child express their love of the sport. An often | | | | grouped into a square using four photos at a time. You |
| overlooked part of the scrapbooking process is the | | | | can crop the individual photos and then arrange them |
| pictures that are used. Most likely, you are also the one | | | | into a square or rectangle. Then you can use narrow |
| taking the photos of your little one. It can be really | | | | border materials or stickers to hide the overlap. The |
| great to begin with the idea of really capturing your | | | | header or a wide side boarder can then be used to |
| child in the moments they do not know you are there | | | | announce the event or explain the pictures. |
| and using those in the scrapbook pages. | | | | If you would like to give the scrapbooks as gifts to |
| Scrapbooking soccer pages in particular allows for | | | | grandparents, godparents or other family members, |
| some creative poses. Think about trying to photograph | | | | here is a great tip: If you are time constrained or |
| your athlete from behind as this will also show the | | | | created a great book and are not sure about being |
| game from their line of sight. You could also try taking | | | | able to duplicate it - then consider taking the book to |
| pictures from higher up, looking down on the game or | | | | your local copy shop. Many can make color copies of |
| from the ground. The idea is to be creative in how you | | | | layouts for less than the cost of the materials to |
| take the pictures so that they really tell a story. If you | | | | create a duplicate book. Now you can make one |
| are lucky (and patient!) then it is very possible that you | | | | album for your own family and photocopy it for use as |
| will catch your child in a pose that more than shows | | | | a gift, saving you time and money! |
| their feelings and tells a story of its own. When that | | | | Remember: a photo is worth a thousand words and |
| happens, all you really need to do is showcase the | | | | your child will surely let you know how their game or |
| photo and add a caption. If you end up with a great | | | | camp went with the click of your camera. Capture |
| story-telling photo, let it shine with a simple layout | | | | those moments and then use them for scrapbooking |
| Soccer camps are also great for taking pictures of | | | | soccer pages to keep the memories alive. |