The holidays are over - has your family tackled thank you cards yet? Even young pre-writers can participate. Here are three ideas for using photos to help convey your gratitude.
1. Look! Personalized Thank You Cards: Julia's daughter was too young to write a thank you, so Julia took a photo of her opening and playing with her presents and included these as part of her own thank you's. It's a lovely way for the senders to feel like they were there to watch their gifts being opened and enjoyed.
2. Create Your Own Photo Thank You Cards: Ashley planned ahead this year and took photos of her kids with "thank you" props and printed them up as cards. Some of her kids are old enough to write a short thank you, but for those who aren't this is a way to include them.
3. How To: Make Easy Thank-You Notes: Amy of Doubleh-Vay asked her young sons how they felt about each gift and summarized their answer on a chalkboard. Then she had them pose with their gift and the chalkboard and she snapped away.
(Images: 1. Julia Cho 2. Ashley Campbell/Under the Sycamore 3. Amy/Doubleh Vay)
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While I love a proper thank-you note, there are times when I don't think the gift-giver really wants more paper to contend with. When a formal, mailed thank-you seems unnecessary, but I still want to thank someone (say, for some tasty cookies or nice hand-me-downs), I'll make a short video clip of my son enjoying the gift and saying"Thank you!," and email it or send it via text messaging.
I realized my post made it sound like I didn't like the card ideas pictured. Not at all! They are super-cute! I love the chalkboard one, in particular.