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able to recapture old memories by
picking up something with the same
smell.
Similarly, encourage your children
to bring back samples of anything
that most strongly affects their sight,
taste, hearing: a beautiful leaf, a
recipe for a great food, the name of
a favorite song. Learn to infuse the
senses, because these often will bring
back memories the mind forgets.
Tiny, physical treasures are great for
making memories. If your son learned
how to play baseball at camp, you
don't need to feel obligated to forev-
er preserve the now tattered T-shirt he
was wearing that summer. Instead,
cut off a portion of the shirt. An
encouraging note from a counselor
should be kept, as should lyrics to a
child's bunk song.
A great idea is to prepare in
advance a list of personal questions,
which either will delight or thoroughly
annoy campers later on in life.
Compile a list of queries such as,
"What do you want to do when you
graduate from college?" And "What
is your favorite camp food?" and
"What is your favorite rock band?"
(Wouldn't you think it was oh-so-funny
if your fiancee, to whom you insisted
you never went through that "dread-
ed adolescent phase," read that you
once loved The Archies?) Your little
campers' best pals and bunk mates
will love filling these out. Later, you

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can attach a picture of each to the
page.
The question is, what do you do
with all this stuff when it comes
home? After sorting through it all (and
deciding which will make precious
memories and which is just plain
junk), visit your local craft store and
look for the following:
Xacto knife
Adhesive acid-free papers, and
acid-free decorative papers
Photo-safe paint
Archival quality photo-safe glue
Acid-free permanent markers
Acid-free albums

The key phrase, obviously, is acid
free (which means there are no chem-
icals that could affect the color in pic-
tures). Ignore this and you'll find your
photos browning, fading, and terribly
discolored within just a few years.
Acid-free papers abound; one good
glue to try is the Delta acid-free glue,
which has a great applicator tip.
Some things to avoid:
*Those photo albums where photos
seemingly stick to the back. Use
these, and you may never be able to
remove the pictures.
*Albums that are not marked "PVC
free." PVC are plyvinychloride plas-
tics which contain chemicals that
often destroy photographs. (If you
really want to be safe, select a photo
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