When the paper is the way everyone wants it, try putting it in a cardboard binder with a decorated cover. Kids in public school usually get some attention for their work, and it's nice for homeschoolers to get it too. Mail it to the grandparents. Archie comics publishes short school reports in its comic books. Then put the fancy bound copy on your bookcase in the reference section.
Recognition makes a child feel like a real author.
With each report, your child will need less and less help. The reports should gradually become longer and more sophisticated, but if you've been doing them since the toddler years, they won't be a frightening task.