There are so many variations to this activity that I'm going to list them and you can mix and match. Sometimes it's a treat if you can give each child a disposable camera, one they can fill full of their own pictures. If you are using phone or digital cameras, go 'til they are full. If you are using disposable or 35mm film cameras, use up the whole roll :). 1. You can choose a topic, say flowers, and just take pictures of flowers for the next hour. Try taking a picture of the bottom of the flower, the side, with the sky as a backdrop, from the top, as close as you can, with your hand holding it, with it in someones hair, with a bug in it, etc. Works with anything: buildings, animals, people, trees, water (droplets, streams, rain, puddles, etc), clouds. 2. Think of a creative story, then take pictures of things that go along with it. When you return home and print/develop the pictures, you can lay them out in storybook fasion. 3. Take the full round of pictures without using the viewfinder. Some of my best pictures were taken this way. You may be surprised at what you might snap. Once you have a bunch of pictures, share them! Find each person's best picture and hang it on the fridge. Maybe even frame a really good one. Post them on the internet for friends to see. Make a slideshow on your computer or stick them in a photo album. Pictures have the remarkable ability to store memories. They even remember some details our brains leave out. Make sure you have lots of them to help you remember your younger days.
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