8 Family Vacation Memory Crafts

This summer organize your mementos from your vacation into creative crafts that decorate your home.

	Vacation Memory Jars Hold on to favorite travel memories by storing them in vacation memory jars. Filled with souvenirs collected on trips and pictures developed afterward, they are like little worlds that can be visited again and again. Kids can also add to them or rearrange them anytime they like. Bent wire can be used to lower and position objects in a thin-necked jar. Get the How-To
	Bottle-Cap Magnets and Thumbtacks A homey take on the traditional locket, bottle caps inset with small black-and-white pictures from your travels can be used as thumbtacks or magnets. Get the How-To
	Map Coasters Don't stash away or discard maps from your favorite vacation spots. Use them to make these handy coasters and you'll be reminded of that special destination every time you reach for one. Get the How-To
	Map Scrapbooks Give the maps that guided you to favorite destinations a second life in a scrapbook. The printed papers become colorful and fitting backdrops for vacation mementos (and using them is easier than folding the map itself). Get the How-To
	Summer Collection Box Display your family's beachside treasures in a homemade collection box. If you visit the same beach again and again, you can create an entire mantel's worth of framed shells, illustrating your finds over the years. Get the How-To
	Memorabilia Tins Keep your favorite vacation ephemera, such as maps, menus, and flyers, on display by using them to decorate soup tins and spice boxes. Get the How-To
	Vacation Flip-Book A video from your vacation can be transformed into a keep-at-hand photo flip-book for repeated enjoyment. Get the How-To