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Memory Making in Your Homeschool Day

I want to encourage you in the area of memory making in your homeschool day. I promise you will want to look back and remember all the little moments. Here are some practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

We all have them. . .little, insignificant moments that make up our days.  They follow one after the other, and they are easy to forget if we don’t find a way to hold onto them.  I have learned that photos are one way to keep our memories forever.  I discovered as a young adult that my parents were right all along. . .you can buy that sweatshirt when you’re at the Grand Canyon if you’d like, but the photos of the memories you’ve made are what you’re actually going to keep for a lifetime and beyond. Today, I’m sharing photo tips for memory making.

Many of us are good at snapping those pictures when we’re on a family vacation or at a ball game, but how many of us remember to capture the small memories that are growing in our homes every day?  Yes, we’ll want the memories of that big vacation we saved for forever, it seemed; but someday, our children will also want to remember what the kitchen looked like, what toys they played with the most, and what they baked with Mommy.

Now, I don’t expect you to become paparazzi for your family {although, I have been accused of that at times :)}, but what a treasure we can leave behind for our children by taking time to document our every day lives.  Here are some ideas to get you started.

Photo Tips for Memory Making in Your Homeschool Day

Don’t feel like you need to get every picture perfectly posed with everyone saying “cheese” at the same time.  Capture your children doing what they do best, playing!!  Of course, you will get some silly faces, too; but, seriously, silly faces can be just as cute as a smile!

Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

 Photograph your children at the places you like to go. . .your favorite park. . .

Photo tips for memory making

 Don’t forget the details!  You’ll want to remember those chubby hands someday.

Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

 Take your camera along on a simple walk, you might just find some of your favorites come from that. . .

Boys and dirt. . .it might be a mess to clean up now, but some day you’ll miss those dirty little toes. . .

 What are their favorite activities?

Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

 Take a moment to photograph it from all different angles. . . even if you really should be making lunch.

 You’ll be glad you did, later.

Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

Pajama days are worthy of memories, too! Try photographing them at their level. . .yes, you may actually need to lay on the floor with them to do this 🙂

 Try photographing them from above. . .

Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

 Photograph them from below their eye level, and you’ll find a whole different perspective.

Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

 Most of all, enjoy it!!  You don’t want picture-taking to become a drudgery; so know when to stop and actually spend some time playing with them. . .not every single second of every single memory needs to be in a photo album.

Child with book. Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

  ~ Written by Amy @ JerAmy

originally published July 2013

You might also like Amy’s post on The Habit of Tangible Photos

Memory making in your homeschool day is about all the little moments. Here are practical photo tips to capture those details with your family.

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  1. Tricia says

    February 7, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    Amy. I could just look at these photos over and over again. I love your tips for new angles to capture those simple, every day memories and moments with our children. Inspiring and precious! Thank you for the reminder to savor each little thing. It’s a gift!

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    • Amy says

      February 7, 2013 at 11:02 AM

      Thank you, Tricia! I am so thankful for photos to help me remember things that I would more than likely forget. . .

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  2. daisymuse says

    February 7, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    I love it, Amy! Although my teenagers won’t let me post those photos I took of them in pajamas with no makeup…. =)

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    • Amy says

      February 7, 2013 at 11:03 AM

      Haha, yes, I’m sure your photos have a few more limitations when your kids are teenagers rather than toddlers 🙂

      Reply

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