thankful mini-album

I decided to make a little mini- album this month for a few reasons.

1. I want to teach our kids to be appreciative and thankful for things, especially the small things, so what better month to do this then in the month where Thanksgiving falls. I hope to do this every year with them, I think it will be totally fun as the years go by to see what we wrote:)
2. I am going to include pictures from related things we are thankful for...not everyday, but so it will be just a teeny snapshot into our month. It seems like every year, November is the month I take the least amount of pictures...so hoping this will give me a little boost:)
3. I have self-imposed a no purchasing patterned paper rule until I clear through some of it...so this will help me go through some:)The cover.The inside pages...there are 30 total, one for each day.

And a view from the back, I will add the pictures on the sides with patterned paper.
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I really hope some of you decide to do this or something similar, I think it will be fun! You could use any format (even just jotting it down on your blog for record), but this is how I made the little book:
Supplies:
2 chipboard pieces cut to 4x8 inches (I used the pieces that are usually included with paper orders or kits to keep the paper from bending)
2 rings, mine are approximately 1 inch in diameter)
31 pieces of patterned paper, cut to 4x8 inches
30 pieces of cardstock, cut to 4x8 inches
stickers and/or embellishments for the cover

1. I rounded all of the corners for my book, but this is of course optional.
   
2. To make my inside cardstock pages, I went in word and created a document 4x8 inches and typed my words (Mom is thankful for...Dad is thankful for...Aislynn is thankful for...Kieran is thankful for...). Then I printed out 30 copies.
3. Adhere a piece of patterned paper to the front of your album and to the back, decorate the front.
4. Adhere a piece of patterned paper on the back of your cover and on the back of each cardstock sheet.
5. Punch 2 holes in each sheet and your cover pieces and slide rings through. You're done!

P.S. Aislynn already wrote hers in today and she is thankful for Halloween candy, lol:)