Did you ever run into something that worked so well with your life that you thought, “A parent must have made this?” That's the feeling you get when you use the Baby Notebook app. Our app allows you to build custom photo books for every stage of your family's life. You can customize titles, prompts, layouts, and pages through the simple user interface.
Because the Baby Notebook app allows for so much customization, you can implement all your favorite photo book ideas. You can spend a few minutes a week building a one-of-a-kind keepsake for these tender years that seem to pass in the blink of an eye.
5 Unique Photo Book Ideas to Tell Your Family's Story
We've rounded up some of our favorite photo book ideas that you can integrate into your custom Baby Notebook. You'll love the way these simple changes transform your memory book into something truly unique.
1. Create a memory book tailored to your family's season of life.
The best photo book ideas are tailored to your family season of life. You don't need the same thing out of an album when your kids are five as you did when they were first born. Baby Notebook created a line of books for every stage of your family's growth.
- The Baby Book to document your baby's first year
- The Toddler Book for ages one to two
- The Magic Years for ages two to three
- The Family Yearbook for all the fun after
See how Baby Notebook co-founder Davia built her custom Family Yearbook.
2. Show and tell your family's story.
Pictures are worth a thousand words, but sometimes a little context helps. The Baby Notebook app helps you preserve your family's story in images and words. All of the books include prompts to inspire you. You also get notifications with reminders tailored to the time of year or your child's developmental phase. The Magic Years and Family Yearbook even include pages to share your favorite toddler quotes.
3. Pick the perfect title.
The Baby Notebook app makes one of our favorite photo book ideas simple: Pick a unique title. With the Baby Notebook app, you can customize the title on your memory book's cover. It's the perfect way to set the tone for your album.
Baby Notebook customer Erin Nt-Addae simply put her childrens' names on the covers of their baby books. You can see images of Erin's completed books and learn more about her experience creating them here.
The Baby Notebook app makes it easy to get as simple or creative as you like with your titles. Are you unsure where to begin in titling your memory book? We've rounded up tips for picking a great title along with 50 title ideas in this blog post.
4. Include your child's artwork.
Some parents gravitate towards traditional memory books because they want to preserve things like artwork. You can do that with the Baby Notebook app with less clutter. Photographing artwork is a great way to preserve those sweet memories in a way that's easy to enjoy later on. The Magic Years even includes pages just for artwork.
Davia includes her childrens' artwork in their memory books. She recommends a few approaches:
- Photograph your child holding their artwork.
- Use Baby Notebook's customizable layouts to show your child creating their artwork next to a photo of the completed piece.
5. Gift copies of your memory book.
Most photo book ideas will focus on creating the book itself. At Baby Notebook, we like to remind you that what you do with the completed book is just as important. We've made it easy to share your memory book with loved ones. When you buy your physical book, you can opt to purchase a PDF copy to send to a loved one (or for safe keeping). That way all your most important people get to share in the joy.
With the Baby Notebook app, you can create a memory book truly tailored to your family's story. You can preserve all the most important moments from first paintings to summer vacations. The unparalleled level of customization means your book will feel like it was made just for your family – because it was!
Download the Baby Notebook app for free and implement your favorite photo book ideas today!