Last week we had wonderful spring weather and almost all of our plants in the backyard had flowers on them. I asked S if she wanted to go on a photo scavenger hunt and photograph all the flowers in the yard. Yes, yes, yes as her response.
She was so excited for me to hand over one of our older camera for her to use. She went from one plant to the next and we talked about the different plants. Then we went to our garden and she took photos of all the fruit and vegetables that were blooming.
After she photographed all the flowers in the yard including the clover, she started taking pictures of things she liked. I turned around from checking on the blueberries to find her taking a picture of our dog. She was down on his level telling him how handsome he looked as she took his photo. She is definitely a girl after my heart.
When I went to pull the photos off the camera, I came across a bunch of selfies that S had also taken with the camera. Silly girl!
S had so much fun, exploring the yard and taking photos. It’s not the first time she has used our camera, when we went to Arizona we used photography as a means to entertain her while we hiked at Red Rock State Park and the Grand Canyon.
Does your child like to take photos? Do you let them use your camera/phone?
So sweet! It’s awesome that your daughter already is showing similar interests of yours! 🙂 What a fun idea!
Thank you Madison!
how fun is that…love the idea!
Thank you!
cute idea. my 2 year old does this too. I’ve thought about making her pics into a little alphabet book. I usually give her a tablet to take the pics with, but I’ve seen little toddler cams too.
Cute idea!
Adorable pictures!
Thanks for stopping by Caden!
I love it! I recently got into taking pictures and I am the same way. If it looks cool I snap a picture.
Yes, that’s what photography is about. 🙂
Awww all good photos by her! I esp love the dog shot! =) #magicmoments
Thank you Merlinda!
too cute! I have given my grandson Bob the camera before, he actually takes some really great pictures!!
Yes, and I love seeing S’s perspective! Thank you for visiting.
My daughter loved to click away when she was that age. I still have a folder on my computer of her photography. She did a whole series of barbie dolls doing weird things.
Those will be great to look back on as your daughter grows. She’s got a pretty great eye!
Thank you Joey Lynn. I really love looking through her photos!
What an awesome post and, wow she did you proud. I love the selfie! Definitely a child of her time, love it. Thanks so much for sharing with the Monday #pinitparty. Have pinned. Really made me smile tonight, thank you 🙂
Thank you so much, you are so sweet!
Such a great idea and activity for children to have fun with and develop their love of nature and photography too! I think I like the selfie best, thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.
Thank you Fiona!
Adorable pics. Fabulous post. Pinned and am featuring at Family Fun Friday!
Monica
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Thank you Monica!