Not sure what to make your first album about? First, look at the type of photos you take…you will know what is important to you when you see what you take the most photos of. Your albums should be about YOU! If you still need inspiration, here are a few ideas!
- Heritage album
- Family album
- Celebration album
- Tribute album
- Baby album (include all the special things you notice about your new child: her scent, his soft skin, her little toes)
- Christmas/holiday album
- Personal album (for your child, spouse, family member, or friend)
- ABC album (each page includes a word or headline using a letter of the alphabet, such as an alphabetical listing of your child’s strengths) or 123 album (each page includes a number, such as a numerical listing of blessings; for example, 1 happy dog, 2 loving parents, 3 great kids, and so on)
- Character album (focuses on and teaches character traits)
- Gratitude/Thanksgiving album
- Anniversary album
- Pet album
- Card collection album
- Career/professional album
- Dream album
- Wedding/”Our Romance” album
- Best friends album
- Sports/team album (either your favorite professional team or your child’s sports season)
- Coaching album (chronicle the season)
- Sweet Sixteen album (for that special birthday/year)
- Travel album
- Best wishes/farewell album (for teachers or professional colleagues)
- Graduation album
- Mother’s Day or Father’s day album
- Teacher’s/classroom album
- Hobby/interests album
- Friends and/or relatives album
- “Welcome to the Family” album (for weddings, adoptions, and so on)
- Recipe album (record family favorites for yourself or a child)
- Brag book for Mom or Dad, Grandma or Grandpa
- Garden album (include photos, details about favorite flowers, stories about your kids enjoying tomatoes or corn, and so on)
- Arts or crafts projects album
- Retirement album
- “What I did on my summer vacation” album
- Halloween album
- “Thank you for your hospitality” album (include photos and stories from your visit)
- Recovery (twelve-step)
- Adoption album (chronicle child’s journey to, and first year with, the family)
- Niece/nephew/godchild album
- Baby dedication/baptism/first communion/confirmation album
- Teen album (document your teenager’s high school and/or middle school years)
- Landmark birthday album (forty, fifty, sixty, and so on)
- Engagement album
- Honeymoon album
- New house, house construction, or remodeling album
- Prayer or faith album (include photos of people you pray for and/or stories of everyday miracles and answered prayers)
- Sisters/brothers album
- Family reunion album
- Affirmation album (filled with positive statements and photographs celebrating a person’s good qualities)
- Hunting, fishing, or camping album
Excerpt from The Creative Memories Way by Cheryl Lightle and Rhonda Anderson, cofounders of Creative Memories
Happy album making!
