But good stewardship and lapbooking can go hand in hand. There are many ways to recycle lapbook scraps, and some are as fun and educational as the lapbooking itself. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Scrap waste is a major drawback of lapbooking, but good stewardship and lapbooking can go hand in hand!
1. Get Crafty
Just because your scraps are small doesn't mean they are useless. Let your creativity loose and you will be amazed by what you can create.
Why not glue together a paper quilt? Paper quilts are much easier to make than the sewn variety and are perfect for decorating greeting cards and bookmarks.
Tiny bits of paper can be used to make beautiful mosaics. These can also be used on greeting cards, as bookmarks, laminated to make placemats or coasters, or framed to hang on the wall.
Paper scraps can also be used to create beads and papier mache objects. Or they can be used to make a diorama.
If your lapbooks are made from acid free paper, the leftover paper is perfect for decorating scrapbook pages and notebooks . Take pictures as the kids complete their lapbooks and use the scraps to create color coordinated album pages. Use larger scraps to frame the pictures and smaller ones to make decorations.
Scraps are also great for adding color and variety to notebook pages. Try drawing shapes or pictures to cut out and attach to your pages.
3. Got Paper? Make Paper!
The easiest way to use up all those little bits of paper is to make them into new paper. Recycling paper is easy and fun. Homemade papers are beautiful and made great stationary or cards. You could even use them in your lapbooks!
I hope these ideas have shown you that lapbooking doesn't need to be wasteful and maybe these ideas have sparked your imagination. If you have any additional suggestions for recycling paper, please share them by leaving a comment.
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