These hilarious scavenger hunts all started when my kids would have playdates at our house, which I wanted to use as time to get my own things done, but they kept asking me to do things! So, I finally came up with the idea to create these crazy & fun scavenger hunts that would keep the kids busy for a while. Not only did they have to take photos of things, I made it so they had to CREATE something to take a photo or video of FIRST! I tried to think of things that had them inside, outside, drawing, dancing, and using their imaginations.

All the kiddos thought it was just the GREATEST!

I created THREE printable photo/video scavenger hunts for you to download! One is for inside & outside, one is just for indoors & one is for outdoors!

What I love about these hunts is that they’re awesome for when kids are bored and they’re great things to do when kids are outside, inside or on rainy days.

So, I thought it made a ton of sense to share them with YOU!

⭐ Here’s an example of some of the things I have on my lists. You’re free to use them to create your own lists or you can download the three that I’ve created for you! So many can be done indoors or outside!

• 💥 Draw a photo of a rainbow and take a photo of it.

• 💥 Make up a cheer about cupcakes & take a video of it.

• 💥 Do your best yoga pose and take a picture.

• 💥 Give a video of your favorite book.

• 💥 Arrange your stuffed animals or action figures in a circle and take a photo.

⭐ Whether you make your own or use mine or a combo of both, here are some tips to make it the most fun!

1. Have kids work together and then sit down for a “showing” with the parents!

2. Put kids in teams and see who can get done faster! But it’s actually more fun if there’s not a time limit and the teams just show each other at the end and laugh!

3. Do the hunts with the family - creating teams works great here, too!

I’d love to see some photos if you do the scavenger hunt! Tag me on Instagram @lizahippler

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Last week, I kicked off a 5-part series called “Kiddo Personality Portraits” that stems from the power portrait minis I did several weeks ago.

You can check out Part 1 HERE!

The only thing people had to do to get some photos was to purchase one of Kate T. Parker’s books “Strong is the New Pretty” or “Heart of a Boy,” and they’d get a 5-minute mini session for one kiddo. I know 5 minutes doesn’t seem like a lot, but we got a TON of pure gold.

Kate’s books are all about celebrating children for who they are, just as they are. I fell in love with the images, story and heart in “Strong is the New Pretty” and wanted to share it with others. In keeping with the sentiment behind her book (and in keeping with how I prefer to work with children, anyway), I told parents to let their kids dress themselves. That meant that some came in bathing suits, some in pajamas and even one girl came in a swim cap, goggles, rainbow tutu and mardi gras beads! It was perfect!

This week we’ve got a sister & brother, another sister & brother and then their adorable new-big-brother cousin in a cape!

A shoot like this can be purchased as well if you want something similar for your children. They make great images for playrooms, kids bedrooms and common areas!

A few weeks ago I had the BEST time doing the BEST shoot for 3 hours in the heat and I didn’t get paid for any of it.

The only thing people had to do to get some photos was to purchase one of Kate T. Parker’s books “Strong is the New Pretty” or “Heart of a Boy,” and they’d get a 5-minute mini session for one kiddo. I know 5 minutes doesn’t seem like a lot, but we got a TON of pure gold.

Kate’s books are all about celebrating children for who they are, just as they are. I fell in love with the images, story and heart in “Strong is the New Pretty” and wanted to share it with others. In keeping with the sentiment behind her book (and in keeping with how I prefer to work with children, anyway), I told parents to let their kids dress themselves. That meant that some came in bathing suits, some in pajamas and even one girl came in a swim cap, goggles, rainbow tutu and mardi gras beads! It was perfect!

Before each kid got their photos, they had to show me their favorite page and tell me WHY it was their favorite page. This part was amazing & heartwarming. So many kids connected to so many of the kids in the book. And parents who had never heard of these books before were telling me that their kids pick up the book and look through it on their own, and that it created dialogue among parent and child that had never been before! How beautiful!

I’ll be sharing some of the images over the course of several posts. For Part 1, I have one boy who was by himself and then I had a brother and sister. As I’m sure you’ll be able to quickly tell, I’m really partial to the black & white images!

First, let me show you their favorite pages, then on to their images!

And, don’t forget, you can always book a regular session with me and we can do something like this!

CHECK OUT PART 2