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Top 5 Mistakes You've Made Organizing Your Home
Do you ever get your house perfectly organized--only to have it fall into chaos again? You have the time, the motivation, the books, and the magazines. You've seen TV shows on organization, and you've read blog posts on it. You're ready to finally get your house in shape. But you could be setting yourself up for failure by making these common organizing mistakes.
How to Create a Grandparents’ Day Photo Book
This year, use Grandparents’ Day to kick off the creation of a beautiful memory book made to bring a smile to the face of your most wise relatives. There’s not much they cherish more than photos of the people they love most in this world.
How to Photograph Your Kids Successfully
As a photographer, newbie, keen hobbyist, or even a professional, photographing your own children can be one of the hardest assignments to complete. There are so many factors to photographing children that you never know what you will be confronted with. However, there are some tricks and also things to keep in mind on the quest to get the perfect image more easily.
8 Ways Parents Can Make Virtual Schooling More Effective
As a parent, you want the best for your children, but how can you make the most of online learning and give your kids the support they need to thrive in this new world? Here are eight tips for parents struggling to improve the effectiveness of online education.
8 Fun, Kid-Friendly Activities to Do at Home This Summer
If you're like many people, your summer vacation ideas are on hold - maybe even until next summer. So what can you and your family do to enjoy fun in the sun close to home? Check out these eight kid-friendly ideas that will keep you all busy.
7 Tips to Help You Take the Best Photos this Summer
If you're like many people, you're already looking forward to putting together your summer photo book to commemorate all the fun times you've had with your family and friends - but how can you make sure you're getting the best possible photos? Here are seven tips to help you get book-worthy shots no matter where you go.
How to Collect Photos from Friends for Your Mixbook Project
When you and your friends or family experience big moments together, those moments are captured on 20+ different cameras or mobile devices. We want to make collecting those moments, to create a photo book, easier for you. Introducing: Photo Friends. Mixbook’s new feature to easily share or collect photos from those you shared experiences with.
How to Collaborate on Photo Projects
Here’s how to collaborate on a project together or invite your friends and family to purchase a project you’ve completed yourself.
8 Ways to Celebrate Graduations at Home
Although it’s still unsafe to throw a traditional grad party, we need to get creative to honor our Class of 2020. No idea is too small when it comes to showing how proud you are. Here are eight ways to honor your graduate:
Father's Day Card Ideas for All Types of Dads
Dads are unique characters that stand out from the rest of the family. With a sense of humor that usually makes themselves laugh the hardest, predictable fireside stories you've heard a million times, that sweater he never wants to throw away, and yet always an unrelenting system of support and love. He's Dad! There's no substitute for the bear-hugging big guy.
Home is Where the Heart Is - Free Sticker Pack
These months at home have made us more resilient, creative, and ironically “closer” to family members. Whether you’ve started new home projects, created productive new routines, or focused your own self-care, there is a lot to chronicle.
These new stickers are free to download and use in any of your upcoming photo projects:
Keep Your Children Entertained During the Quarantine with These Fun-Packed Activities
Even at the best of times, it can be difficult to find activities for everyone to enjoy. This is equally as true during the current epidemic affecting families around the globe. With social-distancing becoming the new norm, keeping everyone busy when you can't enjoy the great outdoors can be especially frustrating.
Face Masks 101
By now, most cities recommend the use of a face covering if you are visiting public areas such as grocery stores. It is our new norm, for now, so let’s embrace it and do our part to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Here are the basics of the type of material and how you should handle wearing a face mask. Read more,
Building the Perfect Charcuterie Board
Charcuterie boards have gotten more popular over the years. What’s not to love about a board full of your favorite finger snacks? It’s the best DIY happy hour. Here’s what you’ll need when creating your charcuterie board:
Homeschool Schedule and Yearbook Ideas Kids Will Love
Looking for yearbook ideas for homeschooled kids? Our expert recommendations will give you inspiration on how to create your own yearbook. Read more.
Making Art Everyday With Lisa Bardot
We are big champions of finding your creative outlet. Establishing healthy habits are so important for our mental health. With all the extra time on our hands lately, now is a good time to practice new habits that make us feel good.
Illustrator Lisa Bardot has been keeping families busy with her Making Art Everyday series of drawing prompts and tutorials. Making Art Everyday helps you overcome creative fears and establish a daily art-making practice.
Take Your Smartphone Photography to The Next Level
Smartphone cameras have advanced at an incredible rate over the past few years. Apple's iPhones dominated the market until recently, but new models from Samsung, Huawei and Google are increasingly popular. Smartphone cameras were once considered a convenient tool for taking selfies and family snapshots, but the image quality can now rival that of advanced digital SLR cameras. What a better time to learn exactly how to use your mobile camera than now.