Materials Needed
- cereal box for each Scout
- wrapping paper or construction paper
- brown paper bags
- heavy yarn or string cut into two-foot pieces
- hole punch
- scissors
- glue
- markers
- stickers
- photos
Instructions
- Cut the top, bottom, and one side off the cereal box. Leave the front, back, and one side in one piece. This becomes the scrapbook cover.
- Cover the outside of the cereal box with wrapping paper or construction paper. Cut the paper to fit. Glue it in place.
- Cut pages from brown paper bags. Make each page a little smaller than the cover.
- Punch two holes in the front cover. Punch two holes in the same spots on the back cover.
- Punch two holes on each page so they line up with the holes in the covers.
- Start threading the yarn through the top hole of the front cover. Then thread it through the top holes of all the pages and the back cover.
- Bring the yarn around and thread it back through the bottom holes of the back cover, all the pages, and then the front cover.
- Tie the yarn in a knot or bow between the two holes on the front.
- Glue photos on the pages.
- Write captions under the photos.
- Add stickers and simple decorations to finish the scrapbook.
Notes and Variations
• You can use construction paper instead of wrapping paper for a simpler look.
• Cub Scouts can add more pages if they want a thicker book.
• Yarn should be cut before the meeting to save time.
• Watch Cub Scouts when using scissors and hole punches. Make sure tools are used safely and kept away from faces.
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