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Some things to keep in mind when taking or selecting pictures for your album: Take pictures of things that your average preschooler can identify (for example, cup is good, cappuccino may be bad, unless your preschooler's last name is Starbuck). Spread your picture taking out over at least several days (or change your child's clothes every few shots); you don't really want it to look like you took the pictures all in one afternoon with her wearing that same red dress on every page. Try to zoom in on the main object in each picture, keeping them simple. Check out some photography advice for taking pictures of children.
When you have all of your pictures assembled in alphabetical order you are ready to begin constructing your album. I recommend keeping it simple. Again, look at children's books for ideas. I used a primary colored triangle in the corner of each page with a contrasting colored die cut letter on it. Then I cropped the pictures to achieve the size, centering, and focus that I needed for each page. Journaling in this type of album may be kept to a minimum. I simply wrote the word that each picture represented under the photo. Save the rest of your journaling for your family album. Add some appropriate stickers and die cuts to finish off your pages. If desired you could add a border around the edges of each page by writing more words that start with that letter. And last, but certainly not least, make sure to cover each page with a page protector, because this album is meant to be held in little (and unfortunately not always perfectly clean) hands.
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