Photography
Digital P's and Q's
With an easel and a digital camera, you can send thank yous for all the gifts your children receive on their birthdays. Write on the easel..."Thank you for the '.....' " With your child in front of the easel, snap the picture. Then change the item and take the next picture. You can either print the picture to send to relatives/friends or email.(read more)
Point and Shoot: Digital Photography for the Preschool Set
While waiting for the doctor, toddlers get pretty bored. I found that bringing my digital camera (or phone) in and having my son take pictures of my funny faces, or having him pose with funny faces, helped the time go by more quickly. Short videos of him singing his favorite songs was also a big hit. No more worrying about him spinning out of control on the doctor's stool, or ...(read more)
Animal Inventory
My daughter loves animals, and I thought this would be a fun way for her to combine her love of animals with learning about our part of the world. We took a camera and walked around our neighborhood, taking pictures of all the animals that we saw. We then printed them up, glued them to pieces of paper, and stapled the paper together to create a book. ...(read more)
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