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Krista Rao blogs about crafty adventures with her kids

We love silly pictures in this house! Lately, we have been using photo props to liven up our shots and have a little fun. They are easy as 1-2-3 to make and add to much to your photos.

Step 1
Download and print or create your own desired props. I downloaded a whole bunch of free and adorable props from the Oh Happy Day blog. I printed them in colour on photo paper and was very happy with the result.

Step 2

Cut out your props and attach them with tape to wooden dowels, straws or wooden chop sticks. Basically you can use anything that will be sturdy and long enough to hold up the prop where you would like it.

Step 3
Choose your prop and shoot away!

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Catherine Romano blogs about crafty projects for kids and parents

This Halloween, we are planning a party. In addition to the usual spooky-themed loot bags and creepy looking desserts, I wanted to come up with a fun activity for parents and kids. Since we love to play dress-up (and I love to take pictures), I came up with a costume booth idea. The plan is to set up a designated area in my living room with costume pieces, a camera, and a photo printer.  Since the party isn’t happening until the weekend, I asked my little boy and husband to play the part of party goers for this post. Surprisingly, my little boy easily took on the role of a devil.

Take a look at what we did.

1. Set up the costume booth area.
2. Try on a few costumes.
3. Start snapping photos.
4. Print out the best photo, and voila, a special way to remember Halloween.  Read more...