11 adorable ideas to document your baby growing up

They grow up so fast, so you’ll love taking hundreds of photos of your little ones’ earliest moments. But don’t leave those happy memories sitting on your camera roll. Here are 11 creative ideas to help you display your best baby photos. And if you need a little help on how to take the best snaps of your kids, check out our baby photo tips blog to get you started.

Use wall art to watch them grow

Why not document your kids’ development with wall art? You could recreate the same shot every time by snapping them in the same pose and the same setting. Try to include something in each photo which marks the number of months that have passed between each picture. Maybe have a number on their T-shirt or have a little sign that shows their age. You can then print each shot on a separate piece of wall art to display in order. But if you don’t know where to start, read our tips on how to create wall art like a pro for more ideas.

Make yearly photo books

You could also create a photo book of your baby’s big milestones. Display snaps of their first steps and add captions of their very first words. And when they’re old enough, add pictures from their first day at nursery. Check out more of our baby photo book ideas to get you started.

Celebrate their milestones in a photo book

You could also create a photo book of your baby’s big milestones. Display snaps of their first steps and add captions of their very first words. And when they’re old enough, add pictures from their first day at nursery. Check out more of our baby photo book ideas to get you started.

Make a timeline with photo prints

Take a photo of your little ones every month and print them on some retro prints. There’s white space at the bottom of each print, which is perfect for adding a caption or the date you took the photo. Then you can hang your prints in a chronological timeline to create a unique display for their nursery.

Create wall art from handprints

Handprints and footprints are a great way to show how your little ones are growing. You could create new prints every few months. Maybe use the same colour paint on white paper, then scan them in and print them onto wall art. Canvas works well for these, and you could print the same size each time to create a series.

Create an annual collage

Each year, why not create a wall art collage of all their happiest moments? You could make a mosaic grid layout for your wall art using up to 81 photos. And if you just wanted to mark each month until your baby’s first birthday, you could create a 12-photo layout.

Make a height chart out of photos

Turn your kids’ height chart into a feature by making it out of photos. You can mark their height on the wall, then stick a photo of them at that stage next to it. Retro prints are great for this because you can write the date and their height in the white space below the picture.

Create a birthday calendar of their best photos

A birthday calendar will make a thoughtful gift for their grandparents. You can customise a calendar layout with photos of your little ones and add all the important family birthdays and events to it before you print it out.

Print their drawings on a mug

If you have a little Picasso at home and your fridge is covered in their drawings, turn those works of art into a gift. You could photograph them or scan them and then print their doodles onto a mug. They’d make a gorgeous present for a grandparent, or even a cute keepsake for you to take to work.

Personalise their birthday invites

Every time you throw a birthday party for your little ones, why not create some personalised birthday invites with a photo of them? You can save one for yourself each year too and look back on them when the kids are too embarrassed to let you sort out the invites.

Get crafty with photo print bunting

Make home-made bunting by stringing together photo prints of their cutest moments. You could use pegs to clip them onto ribbon or use a hole punch and tie them together. Then you can drape the bunting across their nursery and add to it as they grow.

Whether you’ve just given birth, have a little mischief-maker at home or have one on the way, we hope these ideas will inspire you to create some beautiful prints, artwork or photo books to document those early months and years. But why stop at creating just one of these ideas? You could make a few for your home or give them as gifts that their grandparents will love.