School folders

For my daughter's first school year's I kept a scrap book with photos, certificates and bits she had done but time takes over and to be honest I haven't had the time to keep it up or start one for my son.

Then I came across a fabulous idea on an American blog which unfortunately I can no longer find :(  and with school certificate's and artwork mounting along with school photos that stay on the computer never to be printed I decided to take action.

I purchased two presentation ring binders (one for each child) from Staples these have a clear film covering the outside which enable you to put in your own personalised covers;

Dividers were added for each new school year;

They have photos that were taken at school and due to the digital age we now live in they tend to stay on the computer but I came across the fabulous Martha Stewart Home Office range which is also available in Staples and these sheet protectors are great for displaying photos;

Finally it was time to personalise the covers, I used patterned paper and printed their names within a border on coloured paper and stuck it on to the patterned paper and slotted into the clear film.

Now when ever they come home from school with anything they wish to keep, they file it themselves in their folder and the plan is every couple of months I will update the photos. 

For larger artwork and end of term project books we have a clear artwork carrier to store them in.