How to Make Inexpensive Disney Autograph Books

If you're taking the kids to Disney, you'll want an autograph book for each child. Kids love finding characters to sign the autograph books. However, if you purchase a Disney autograph book on-site, you'll likely miss some characters before you obtain said book. Plus, the books can be very pricey.

Some Disney autograph books contain dark colored paper with odd glittery type pens that make it really difficult for the characters to see what they are writing. I can't tell you how many times I've seen poor Pluto struggle to write his name without really being able to see what he is writing!

If you make your own Disney autograph book, you can control the cost and choose your own paper.

This article will show you how to make your own 4 inch by 6 inch Disney autograph book. You can share supplies for multiple autograph books to keep costs even lower.

Supplies:

Solid color dark cardstock paper (for top cover)

Disney themed scrapbook paper and stickers (for cover and decorations)

Light weight cardboard (for back)

Cream color cardstock paper (for inside pages)

Scissors or paper cutter

Access to a print shop/copy shop

I found all these supplies at a local craft store or scrapbooking store.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Your Own Disney Autograph Book

1. Choose how many pages you want for your scrapbook. I use about 25 pages. This gives you up to 50 pages for character signatures because card stock is heavy enough that you can get signatures on each side. Or, have the characters sign just the right sides and put a picture of your child with the characters on the left sides once you arrive home.

2. Cut the interior scrapbook pages from the cream color cardstock to 4x6 inches. This process goes much quicker if you use a paper trimmer rather than scissors.

3. Cut the solid dark cardstock paper for the top to 4x6 inches. For example, you could use dark red for a Mickey themed autograph book, dark blue for a Donald themed autograph book, or dark pink for a princess themed autograph book.

4. Cut the Disney themed scrapbook paper slightly smaller than 4x6 inches.

5. Glue the scrapbook paper to the top cover stock paper. The cover stock paper can show behind the Disney scrapbook paper as a border.

6. Add Disney themed stickers to the cover. You can also decorate the inside pages with stickers.

7. Write your child's name and date on the cover of the book or on the inside front page.

8. Cut the cardboard to 4x6 for the back.

9. Stack the pages together: cover, inside pages, back cardboard.

10. Take the entire unit to a local print shop/copy shop for binding. You can ask them to add a clear protective sheet to overlay over the cover page to keep it from getting damaged.

11. Be sure to purchase a pen to go with your new Disney autograph book. Choose a pen that characters can easily grasp with an ink color that can be easily seen on the card stock.

Disney Autograph Book Theme Ideas

Decide whether you want to make the autograph book as a surprise or if you want your child to help make the book. Let the child decide the theme if she/he is helping.

If the book is a surprise, here are some theme ideas.

Princess Theme

Classic Mickey Mouse Theme

Mickey and Friends Theme

Pooh and Tigger Theme

Cars Theme

Tinkerbell Theme

Buzz Lightyear Theme

Pirates Theme