{"id":17915,"date":"2020-04-28T12:01:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T12:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17915"},"modified":"2024-02-15T07:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T07:13:08","slug":"create-a-personalized-quarantine-photo-story-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/create-a-personalized-quarantine-photo-story-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping them to read \u2013 create a photo story book all about them."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t know if you are like me, but my boy doesn\u2019t like to read about Biff and Kipper \u2013 he doesn\u2019t find them interesting. So I decided to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/photo-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personalized story book<\/a> we could read together. It&#8217;s a great way to make quarantine family time more fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d had a lovely camping trip with friends last summer and I decided to turn those memories into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/photo-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unique photo story book<\/a> that we could read together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I picked out the most interesting photos and stitched them together as a story about 4 friends on a camping holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardest part of the project, was choosing the photos. Once our favorite photos had been chosen and uploaded to the photo book project (I found it easy to upload my photos direct from my phone, using the <a href=\"https:\/\/snapus.app.link\/wN6VUyrJu5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snapfish App<\/a>), it was then an easy next step to choose the layout and add text to create the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose the simple Studio background as I wanted the pictures to tell the story and the results were awesome. My boy loves the story book and is now picking up the book himself and reading it aloud to me \u2013 even if he sometimes tells me \u201cthat\u2019s not how it happened, Dad!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s such a simple idea and I had so much fun making it. Next time I think I will sit down with the boy and see if we can create a book together, although it will probably be about legos and battles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-kids-storybook-1080x1080-2004.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you created a kids storybook? We\u2019d love to see your quarantine home-schooling creations. Please tag us #snapfish or @snapfishus when you upload them to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snapfish\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter <\/a>or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t know if you are like me, but my boy doesn\u2019t like to read about Biff and Kipper \u2013 he doesn\u2019t find them interesting. So I decided to make a personalized story book we could read together. 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