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Inventive ideas for putting your baby in front of the camera and enjoying the resulting pictures

Activity #301: Host an ugly baby (clothes) contest

June 20, 2011

Dress up your baby in the worst, ugliest gift outfit and invite over some other poorly dressed babies for a costume party and ugly-clothing contest. Dorky gifts, ratty hand-me-downs, and hopeless mismatches can finally have their day. Try not to be offended if your idea of cutest-outfit-ever winds up on one of the other models. [...]

Parenting trends: mustaches for babies

June 15, 2011

photo: alexander crispin I don’t know what’s so charming about a handlebar mustache, but it seems to be everywhere right now. mustache shirt on etsy

Inventive ideas for putting your baby in front of the camera and enjoying the resulting pictures

Activity #232: Be a tourist in your own town

June 13, 2011

Today’s challenge is to strap on your fanny pack and be a tourist in your own town with your little sidekick. Ok, I’m kidding about the fanny pack. But how about you two go somewhere only the visitors ever enjoy? I call this first one “PhD in Paris” of Annie and her baby boy in [...]

Unbelievably dreamy pregnancy photo album

June 10, 2011

I haven’t done a link round-up for so long and today I planned to share a bunch of things I’ve been storing in my Pinterest account, but this one image of a photo album from Austin-based photographer and mom Johanna is so incredibly beautiful, I had to post it here. It feels almost too good [...]

Inventive ideas for putting your baby in front of the camera and enjoying the resulting pictures

Activity #191: Make a flipbook from your videos

April 13, 2011

When I read about the service, Flipclips.com, in Real Simple magazine a few years ago, I fell in love with the idea. During a long nap I had to myself, I hung out on the computer messing with the video clips I have of Julian. They let you upload a video and then make some [...]

Activity #266: Create a Modern Family photo

March 28, 2011

Do you guys watch the show Modern Family? We love it. The show’s credits show the family members holding frames with photos of the other family members inside. I was thinking what a cute holiday card photo this idea would make for grandparents, when I decided I’d like to do it myself. Below, my sister [...]

Inventive ideas for putting your baby in front of the camera and enjoying the resulting pictures

Activity #220: Insert foot in mouth. Snap photo.

March 2, 2011

Can she do anything particularly interesting that your adult body can’t do? Your mission is to photograph your baby sucking her toes or sitting in the sink for a bath. Share your baby’s achievement in the comments.

Activity #306: Photograph a day in the life

February 23, 2011

Create a photo series to capture your baby’s hobbies and routines (eating and sleeping!) at three months, six months, and nine months. They may seem like mundane moments to whip out the camera now, but that’s exactly why it’s a good idea. I wish I had had this idea when Holden was “little”… at the [...]

Inventive ideas for putting your baby in front of the camera and enjoying the resulting pictures

Photograph your toddler’s obsession

January 12, 2011

Are you tired of every other word being “choo choo” or “car” or “princess” (am I just projecting here?)? Whatever your child’s obsession, this too shall pass, so take some pictures of your babe at his happiest, surrounded by the objects of his affection. And make sure to get in on the fun yourself. In [...]

(nearly) Wordless Wednesday

December 22, 2010

Happy Holidays!

Inventive ideas for putting your baby in front of the camera and enjoying the resulting pictures

Help your baby be reflective

December 16, 2010

Take a photo of your baby looking at himself in the mirror. You will not want to use a flash, so open all the blinds to fill the room with natural light. Stand behind him and try to get both the real baby and the mirror image baby in the frame of your photo.

Activity #204: Give the gift of “experience”

December 8, 2010

Three easy steps to a super cheap (FREE + GREEN) thoughtful gift: THINK about your friend. Really think about them. What does she need? More time away from the kids? Time to run a great trail? An excuse to try the newest brunch place? Write out some fun ideas. Use your markers or different fonts [...]

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