The time that your child is a baby is a special time. There are so many new things for them to experience. First bath, walking, trip to the beach to name a few. These are the moments you don't want to slip away. To preserve these you should create a baby scrapbook. Here are some baby scrapbook ideas to get you going.

1. Select the theme of your baby scrapbook

The first thing to think about is the theme of the scrapbook. You want to have a theme since having a bunch of pictures thrown together isn't to inspiring for the people who will be looking at the scrapbook later. Baby scrapbook ideas can be a trip theme, a theme of first experiences or learning to walk.

2. Select the layout of your baby scrapbook

Now that that you have the theme you need to pick out the layout you want to use. One of the first baby scrapbook ideas for layouts that come to mind include natural layouts. In this one your pages are going to have woods, animals, flowers and perhaps meadows on them. Another is a layout with fairy creatures. In this one you'll have the wood nymphs, fairies and exotic creatures. Or you might choose to go with the familiar Disney layout. You'll have castles, princesses and perhaps Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh. Think about what story you want the scrapbook to be telling before choosing the layout.

3. Select the embellishments, words and titles you'll be using on your baby scrapbook

Once you have picked out the theme and layout then you should figure out which pictures go on the pages. This is the time to also pick out the embellishments you will be using and the story you want to make with your titles and captions. Scrapbooks are supposed to be telling a story so this is one of the more important parts of your project. Take the time to get this right.

Making a baby scrapbook of your children is a pleasure. The toughest part is going to be picking out the theme, layout and embellishments. With a little practice this will become easy to do.