Journal

• Make a journal to write about your baby and his firsts. Use a notebook and decorate the front cover with pictures of your baby; you can use a picture of your baby right after she was born or a professional picture. Include the day he was born on the front cover. Write as often as you can in the journal. Write about activities with your baby, his personality and your feelings. Make sure to include milestones and funny stories. She will enjoy reading about your experiences when she is older.
  
  

Memory Box

• A memory box is an easy way to keep your babies special items protected, and you can put anything you feel is important in it. Use a shoe box or another box that's big enough for the purpose. You can also use different boxes for special occasions, such as the first birthday or Christmas. Decorate the box with a collage of pictures of your baby and use contact paper to protect them. Another idea is to wrap the box with wrapping paper from your baby shower or baby blankets he doesn't use anymore. If you use a wooden box, paint it with a baby theme.
  
  

Handprints and Footprints

• You will be amazed to see how little your child's feet and hands were when she was a baby. You can make a keepsake by making a clay or paint foot- or handprint. Make sure to use materials that are baby safe. Apply the paint to your baby's hand or foot and press into a piece of paper. You can then hang the print or put it in a memory box. Another idea is to trace your babies hand on a piece of paper, and after a few months trace it on top of the other one to see the growth. Keep tracing his hand every few months on top of the old tracings. Hang the tracings in your baby's room.
  
  

Clothes and Blankets

• Many parents feel sad to throw away their baby's clothes and blankets, but you can use them to make a keepsake for your baby. Use blankets and baby clothes to make a quilt. Cut squares of the same size and sew them together. Then use a bigger piece of fabric for the back of the blanket. You child can use this blanket for many years after she outgrows baby blankets. Another idea is to make dolls and stuffed animals with the clothes. Use regular patterns for these; there are many online and in crafts books. You can also stuff another keepsake inside the animal, such as the first pacifier or baby spoon.