DIY Photo Game for Kids with PicMonkey - Makes Memories Even More Fun!

I just love playing with my grandchildren. I take lots of pictures whenever we're together.  Photo memories are so important! A Photo Game is free and easy way to share some fun AND give a gift that reinforces a good memory.

How did this Photo Game happen?  

While editing photographs of the grandkids using PicMonkey online photo editing software, I was inspired with the idea to use some fanciful overlays to make the photo into a game for them.   The idea of the game is to try and find all the different flowers, critters, etc.  Just keep track of how many you used and what colors they are when making the game.  That way you can help the child know what to look for when they play the game.

One of the fun overlays for the Photo Game is called Buggles. In this photo example,  I used Buggles to add the snail, then a different overlay to give the snail a mustache.

As I said, this photo is used as an example only.  I put many different overlays onto a single photograph for the Photo Game.  That makes it more fun.

I took this shot of GERONIMO's family while we were on vacation visiting the Tyler Rose Garden.  GERONIMO is the kid on the left sitting by his father.  Baby brother is in the stroller. GERONIMO likes bugs so his game has lots of them!

GERONIMO Photo Game

Last year we visited a local carnival.  COCHISE really enjoyed driving the train!  He also loves hippos and stars, so I put lots of them into his Photo Game.

COCHISE Photo Game

Another fun place we visited during vacation was the Discovery Science Place in Tyler.  Tinkerbell had a blast  shopping at a pretend grocery store for kids.  Her favorite color is pink and she loves flowers.  I put over 20 flowers into her game. Then I added a hot pink scalloped frame.

TINKERBELL Photo Game

My grandchildren love their Photo Games.  To save money and time, I send the photo to their Moms online instead of printing out a hard copy. What a fun way for me to do something creative for them that gives them enjoyment too!  Of course using the photo reinforces their memory of the day the photo was made and what a great time we had.

Wanna make a Photo Game for a child you love?  Tell me all about it.  Maybe you could even share the photo with us!  Have fun!

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Dish Towel Tutorial - October Edition: Pretty Pumpkin - 12 Months of Pretty Kitchen Towels

Happy October everybody!  Are you ready for the crisp fall weather and everything pumpkin?  It's time to introduce the October Edition of our 12 Months of Pretty Kitchen Towels series: Pretty Pumpkin!

  

 

I found the bright white, gold, and red flowers on soft orange background cotton print in the mix with some fat quarter packages at Walmart. It was perfect for the pumpkin applique!

 All 12 Months of Pretty Kitchen Towels are made of plain muslin.  For the basic tutorial on how to make a dish towel, see Dish Towel Tutorial - May Edition: Ribbon and Ruffles - 12 Months of Pretty Kitchen Towels. 

 This month we stayed with the red grosgrain ribbon trim and golden embroidery of the month name "OCTOBER".  A bit of scrap brown cotton print was used for the pumpkin stem.

Admittedly, I am no artist when it comes to drawing pictures.  Fortunately for me, The Nerdy Nanny was kind enough to draw a pumpkin with a fabric marker on my orange print cotton cloth.

The free printable pumpkin template is available in pdf version just below this photo. Use tracing paper or pellon to trace around the edges and along the veins and stem.

Link to pdf version in google docs:

FREE PRINTABLE PUMPKIN TEMPLATE

I'm having so much fun making and sharing these pretty kitchen towels.  FYI, I've been informed that they are referred to as TEA Towels by some people around the world.  If you make yourself a TEA Towel or two, or a whole set with this tutorial, please tell me about it.  Share some photos too if you can:) 

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The 52 Week Money Saving Challenge - Week #40

Welcome to Week #40 of The 52 Week Money Saving Challenge.  This week we save forty dollars. Our total saved to date is eight hundred twenty dollars. 

Whoopee, another milestone!  We have achieved over eight hundred in savings AND we are only twelve weeks away from crossing the financial finish line for this year.  Way to go!

If you're new to the Challenge, welcome aboard! You can start with forty dollars this week and add a bit extra each week if you want to catch up with us. Alternatively, you could begin this week as Week #1 with one dollar.  Whatever works best for you is fine. Happy saving!