How to Save Vacation Keepsakes

Tip of the Week – How to Save Vacation Keepsakes!

After any vacation, it’s inevitable that we return with more than just photographs!  At the bottom of our suitcases, there will be room keys, brochures from attractions, ticket stubs, drink stirrers, sea shells and lots of other items that won’t fit into a traditional photo album.  And since this was my family’s “summer of adventures” (see Summer Adventures 2008), we ended the season with an especially large zip lock bag filled with odds and ends too special to toss!

Saving Our Memories

I decided to try a creative idea to solve the dilemma of saving those very special odds and ends. 

• Using a few plain, white paper sandwich bags, my youngest daughter and I labeled them with four highlights of our summer:  beach, concerts, pirates and a whale watch. 
• Annie decorated each bag with adorable drawings and I punched three holes in the same place on each bag – two at the base of the bag and one centered at the end. 
• We looped two loose leaf rings (from Staples) through the holes on the base to create a “book” and then filled each labeled bag with the appropriate souvenirs. 
• A cute ribbon threaded through the holes on the ends closed the bags and secured our keepsakes!

Colorful, condensed and cute all describe our finished product!  You can use this easy, low cost idea for any special trip or to capture memories from a school year, birthday or anniversary. 

And so, if your summer has left you with an assortment of mementos, give the paper bag plan a try!

P.S.  I got so caught up in thinking of ways to enjoy and display vacation souvenirs that another article was clearly in order!  For some additional ideas, head to Displaying and Enjoying Vacation Memories!

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