Selfies Tell Stories

How many kid selfies are on your phone? Do you crack up or shake your head every time you scroll through? Does your phone continuously tell you that it's full? This activity is definitely meant for you. When your kids are stuck inside, make a selfie story together.

1. Choose pictures on your phone (or have the kids take new ones) to make a story (selfies, birthday photos, playing in the leaves, that trip together, etc). 
2. Use a website or app like Shutterfly or Canva to organize the photos and add text. The text can be as simple as describing the pictures or it could be a complex story. The important thing is you are having fun together while you organize, discuss, write, and reread. Here are some very simple examples. 

• Canva: You can make your own comics and memes on Canva. Here is our example. I did this with my 3 year olds' leaf photos. I took out their pictures, so only the text is showing. Imagine twins happily acting out the words.

• Shutterfly: Shutterfly does free 8x8 photo book promotions every now and then. You could share the book via a link with your friends and family too.  Here is an example story without the pictures again. 

Thoughts:

• For ideas, simply flip through the pictures on your phone or computer. 
• Do one together first. As much as you can, let them lead the way. It's their story after all. If they love it, they'll probably end up doing a few on their own. 
• If typing is a frustration issue, feel free to type for them. Make sure you use their words.
• Keep it simple. 
• Encourage them to share it with friends and family. 
• Have fun!

Feel free to share your stories with us. Just drop a comment, an email, or a PM on Facebook.