Your Photo Assignment…
Hey Canadian Parents! CPO is putting together a fun project for you! To help you get organized you will need to take some photos while you are visiting with friends and family over the holiday season. The project is titled, “All About Grandpa” but you can feature anyone special in your life, or make a library of these cute little books!
Here’s your assignment with “Grandpa” in mind (remember you can change it to another person if you like):
1. Take or find a really good photo of Grandpa (yours or your children’s) or several if you want to create a collage of pictures of him.
2. Think about what Grandpa means to you and find items at his home that represent those feelings. Is it his chair? Maybe a pipe? How about his boots or workshop? Take photos of anything that reminds you of Grandpa. In our case, my father always made homemade fries for the kids. We have photos of his potato bin, the fries cooking and my son eating them with ketchup and Grandpa is seen in the photo watching the kids. It really captured something special. We also have photos of his tools, his jars of nails, screws and other bits and pieces. If possible, try to get him doing the things that remind you most of him, fixing something, sitting in his favourite chair, making breakfast?
3. You may not be able to take some of the photos you would want for this project. Ask to go through old photos and get copies of anything that you might want to include: Maybe Grandpas in his garden or in our case, the hockey rink my dad made for the kids each year.
4. If you can, ask questions. Find out what Grandpas favourite colour is. Ask about favourite foods, favourite memories, and anything else you might want to highlight in a special project about Grandpa. This is a fun way to expose your kids to great stories and they will learn (and you may too) more about Grandpa in the process.
5. Some other photos to consider taking or locating: photo of Grandpa’s house or a home he lived in as part of your memory of him. Photos of Grandpa as a child, teen, young adult. If Grandpa did anything special as a child or younger person see if you can find photos of him doing those things too.
With your notes and photos we will work together to create a special book that will be enjoyed for many year. Have fun taking and collecting photos… check back in February for our All About Grandpa Project.
Helen
