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    Home » Blog » Gift Ideas

    5 Unique Photo Book Ideas

    Published: Jul 16, 2012 · Modified: Oct 10, 2021 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Looking for unique photo book ideas to make a special gift for grandparents or for loved family members for the holidays? This list of clever photo ideas is a great place to get inspired.

    A DIY photobook is on a coffee table.

    Do you have a mountain of digital photos on your hard drive? Do you ever do anything off screen with them or are they hiding in the dark reaches of your computer?

    I love to print enlargements for a wall gallery I keep above our fireplace but otherwise generally forget to make prints for myself and for family.

    The hardest part of knowing where to even begin with my photo book was deciding which photos I wanted to include and what the theme of the book should be! I'm too Type A to just toss a bunch of recent ones in and call it good. If I'm going to take the time to design it and print it out, it needs to be a "project"!

    As I looked through my photo library, I found several clusters of photos that would make super fun themes. If you're looking for your own inspiration, you could start with one of these suggestions.

    Photo Book Ideas for Personalized Gifts:

    1. A Year of Holidays & Special Occasions

    Skip the everyday and just showcase all the festivities from a calendar year. Be sure to include the silly little "Hallmark holidays," too. This is an especially popular theme for grandma. Also makes a cute book to teach seasons to your little ones.

    2. Personality Profiles

    Gather photos of your kid in all their may moods: Happy, silly, sad, sleeping, tantrum-ing, laughing. I love my book like this from the toddler years when they are truly little characters.

    3. Sibling love

    Gather all your best photos of the kiddos in family clusters. I easily could have made an album filled with photos of my girls cuddling, playing together, goofing off together, etc. Showcase their relationship over time.

    4. Summer List

    Is your family working through a summer bucket list? Document the fun with photos to put in a season-end summary book. Check out my tips on summer photography here.

    5. Family Favorites

    An adorable snapshot in time of your family could include shots of your favorite: places to go, things to do, foods to eat, go-to outfits & accessories, important friends, anything and everything that is most important to your family right now.

    What photo project are you working on right now?

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    1. Candice Tibbs

      April 17, 2015 at 8:02 am

      Excellent article! We will be linking to this great article on our site. Keep up the good writing.

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    2. Cody

      October 08, 2014 at 4:24 pm

      Great ideas. A child's artwork and stories make great photo books and wonderful keepsakes as well

      Reply
    3. Debra @A Frugal Friend

      August 23, 2014 at 11:02 pm

      I love the idea about personality profiles! Definitely doing it!

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