31 Photos You Should Take of Your Kids

When’s the last time you browsed through pictures of your childhood?

My littlest brother is 16 years younger than me. He was born after we had purchased a digital camera, so we have literally thousands of pictures of him growing up. We older children, not so many. Born prior to the digital age, we didn’t have nearly as many pictures, to begin with. Add to that the many moves our family made growing up, and, let’s just say the visual records of our lives have some gaps.

If you’re like me, you’re whipping out your phone to document the lives of your child’s first everythings, holidays, and every other big moment. Maybe even quite a few small moments. We try to take lots of pictures and videos for our family that lives a little farther away. There are lots of pictures you should be taking of your kids!

Since we DO live in the digital age now, I want to document MORE. I’m told constantly how I’ll miss these moments. I want to capture more moments. And not just the big ones. I want to remember the snuggly moments, the favorite toys, outfits or foods. To forever treasure that look of pride when my son accomplishes something new or hard. And to always have that precious smile to look back on.

Oftentimes I forget to pull out the phone/camera and capture these moments. And I’m working on becoming a better photographer, to get more quality shots as well as quantity. For tips on how to take better pictures, there are some great ideas out there.

Today though, commit to taking advantage of the moment more frequently. Commit to the Mommy Photo Challenge. If you have one child, take a month and try this list out. One picture every day. On the other hand, if you have multiple children, you could either aim to take multiple pictures a day, choose a different child every day, or complete the list multiple months in a row!

The idea isn’t to have professional quality photos every day but to have memories.

1. Doing Their Favorite Thing
2. Outside
3. Helping Someone
4. Dressed Formally or Sunday Best
5. From a Low Level/Down on their Level
6. All Messy
7. In Silhouette
8. By a Window
9. With You
10. Their Eyes
11. With an Animal
12. Sleeping
13. Reading
14. Movement
15. In their Favorite Outfit/Shoes/Costume
16. With Their Best Friend
17. Worshipping
18. Cheesy Smile
19. With Their Favorite Item (Toy, Book, Blanket, Hobby)
20. Posed Portrait
21. With the Whole Family
22. Let Them Take One of You/See Yourself Through Their Eyes
23. Laughing
24. Hugging Someone
25. With a Project (Artwork, Schoolwork, etc)
26. Snuggling
27. Candid of Them Playing
28. Their Hands
29. Working/Concentrating
30. Eating
31. In Their Room

Someday, I hear that we’ll be glad we have these pictures. Grab your phone or your camera and make sure the reminders are created. Lay up those treasures for later and take these photos of your children!