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September 14, 2015 · 34 Comments

5 Ways to Help Your Kids Capture Memories + Giveaway

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Kids have amazing memories. Except when they don’t! They remember going on fun trips like to Disney World, but don’t remember where they put their shoes. Really, they think they remember things, but their stories tend to quickly change.

It’s fun to help them capture memories in a tangible way so they can look back on them later and have a real reminder of what actually happened. And, let’s be honest, a reminder for you as well. (That’s just me? Okay, fine!)

There are actually quite a few fun ways for them to capture their memories. It will depend on the age of the child and what interests them as to their favorite way to capture them. My oldest prefers words and my second likes illustration! Either way, they are recording them.

Write a story complete with illustrations retelling an event.

Like the time I had no idea my daughter realized how her baby sister was born and wrote a whole story complete with illustrations.

N's story about B's home birth

Draw it out.

We like to use markers and paper to draw pictures of what we did that day! I write his translations and explanations on the back. – Lindsey from Red Head Baby Mama.

Write it out.

My daughter loves to write, so we buy her a journal before a big family vacation. She writes an entry each night or while in the car, and we end up with a great story to keep. – Julie from Balancing Mama

My girls bring notebooks with them pretty much everywhere and write journals about what we did, where we went, who we saw. I love finding their little versions of the way things happen.

We also make sure to talk about activities at dinner and our favorite parts. I find that bringing things up more than twice helps him retain it. -Lindsey

Do an interview.

The girls love being recorded. Come up with some questions to ask, or have them retell their favorite part of a trip or event. They love watching themselves on video and seeing their side of a story.

Film it, live.

VTech® Kidizoom® Action Cam

Put a camera in their hands. Let them take pictures and document everything. It’s amazing to see what they capture from their angles and what they see is important. And, don’t stop at only pictures, let them capture video as well. They are a hoot on video and will get some great footage (even if it’s a little on the shaky side!)

We’ve been using the VTech® Kidizoom® Action Cam to allow the kids to remember ad capture our vacations, trips and daily events. The camera features a robust, durable design and comes complete with mounts for attaching to a bike, skateboard, scooter and more. It even has a waterproof case, allowing for plenty of fun in the sun, sand and surf. And, it’s under $60.

VTech Kidizoom Action Cam

We’ve used it around the house, out at the lake, and even on the lake on a tube ride (see video below).

VTech Kidizoom Action Cam

It’s very easy to hold and take pictures. There are a couple buttons on the back to change the menus around and add some fun borders to the pictures. The only thing I found confusing is there is a switch that has to be changed to allow the camera to charge and then must be moved back to allow you to take pictures. Once we figured it out, we were good.

VTech Kidizoom Action Cam

It was a little hard to get selfies out of the tube with the three of us, but we were able to get it done.

VTech Kidizoom Action Cam

We used it on the tube with the waterproof case as well as from the boat to capture pictures and videos (see below!)

VTech Kidizoom Action Cam

The features of the Kidizoom Action Cam are:

  • A 1.4 inch color LCD screen, rechargeable battery, micro USB cable for data transfer and battery charging, and expandable memory up to 32GB with a microSD card. (To store all your adventures, a microSD card is required. Sold separately).
  • Includes a waterproof case for underwater adventures, mounting accessories for bikes and scooters, and a wrist strap.
  • Features three built-in games, stop motion and time-lapse options, as well as special effects including customized photo frames and filters.
  • Child-friendly camera can withstand drops and bumps and offers the choice of yellow or purple colors.

The girls had a great time playing with the custom photo frames and filters. The camera doesn’t have a flash, so it is definitely better with outdoor pictures.

VTech Kidizoom Action Cam

Check out the video to see what we captured on our trip to the lake and on the tube behind the boat!

Connect with VTech Kidizoom:

  • VTech Kidizoom Action Cam Page
  • VTech Twitter
  • VTech Facebook

VTech is providing an additional Kidizoom Action Cam as a giveaway so please enter using the Rafflecopter form below.(U.S. residents only).

5 ways to help your kids capture memories

I was provided with a sample to review by VTech. Prize is also provided by sponsor.

a Rafflecopter giveaway


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Comments

  1. Stephanie Coldwell says

    September 14, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    I think it would be cool to have recorded the birth of my son from my point of view. My husband was deployed so he was on the iPad, my mom drove 6 hours, my neighbor drove me to the hospital… it would be really cool to show them all that later.

    Reply
  2. Denise Taylor-Dennis says

    September 15, 2015 at 8:47 am

    Sometimes when we are driving in the car my son starts telling me a story. I would love to capture those stories he is telling but when your driving it doesn’t work.

    Reply
  3. pat chance says

    September 15, 2015 at 9:19 am

    What a great camera for kids, still shots, video and a waterproof case for under $100.00. This is great. You and milkshake mom used to take notebooks and write down different license plates we saw along the road.

    Reply
  4. Melissa M says

    September 15, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Rafting for the 1st time.

    Reply
  5. Melanie Montgomery says

    September 15, 2015 at 11:30 am

    My daughter is 6 days old and I don’t wanna miss a moment so I would love to win this!

    Reply
  6. latanya says

    September 15, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    any moments that happens at his grammies house.

    Reply
  7. dramaqueensmum says

    September 15, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Some of our Summer trips that we took this Summer.

    Reply
  8. amy pugmire says

    September 15, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    I wish I would have captured their first time at disneyland.

    Reply
  9. Lyssa S. says

    September 15, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    I am not sure if there are memories that I wish they would have captured, but I know there are many I would love for him to be able to capture! My six year old is now a big brother and I know he wants to capture these memories!

    Reply
  10. Natalie F says

    September 15, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    I wish I would have captured showing them the house we bought for the first time. I got some pics when we moved in…but no video of us showing it to them. They were so excited!

    Reply
  11. Leigh Anne Borders says

    September 15, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    There are so many things I can think of that I wished I would have caught through their eyes. One that I can think of right now is that I would love to have them wear it to see sports they play through their eyes. Football would be interesting to see!

    Reply
  12. beth shepherd says

    September 16, 2015 at 2:00 pm

    This would be fantastic to use at the zoo or the park with the kids. thank you

    Reply
  13. Seyma Shabbir says

    September 16, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    I wish I could have captured the kids swimming and going down water slides.

    Reply
  14. Dawn Monroe says

    September 16, 2015 at 10:32 pm

    I wish I could have captured their first time diving into the pool.

    Reply
  15. Shaylin S. says

    September 16, 2015 at 10:49 pm

    I wish I would have captured their first time at a theme park.

    Reply
  16. Jeanna says

    September 17, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    I wish I could capture the moments when they are relaxing. I’d love to know what they are thinking!

    Reply
  17. angie a says

    September 17, 2015 at 7:54 pm

    I would have liked to record more moments from our trip to Universal Studios and Disney last year.

    Reply
  18. Stephanie Phelps says

    September 17, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    I wish I had captured them learning to ride their bikes!

    Reply
  19. Nancy says

    September 18, 2015 at 7:39 am

    I would like to have captured our son’s reaction when his sister was born.

    Reply
  20. Lauren says

    September 18, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    I wish I would have captured how my kids talked when they were really little.

    Reply
  21. Mary Beth Elderton says

    September 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    There was a moment outside…my granddaughter standing up on the seat of her tricycle with her arms raised shouting “weeeee!”

    Reply
  22. Michelle C says

    September 19, 2015 at 7:02 pm

    I wish I had captured some of our trips down the waterslides!

    Reply
  23. Rhonda G says

    September 21, 2015 at 7:14 am

    Our trip to the aquarium! We had so much fun that day.

    Reply
  24. Karen Drake says

    September 21, 2015 at 8:48 am

    I wish we could have had my kids capture our trip to Florida.

    Reply
  25. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    September 21, 2015 at 9:45 am

    I Would Have Liked To Capture A Camping Trip Moment , Singing Around The Fire.

    Reply
  26. Ellie Wright says

    September 21, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    I wish I had captured my boys little league games.

    Reply
  27. Richard Hicks says

    September 22, 2015 at 6:01 am

    Wish I had more photos of them just doing simple things around the house

    Reply
  28. Amie says

    September 22, 2015 at 11:46 am

    This looks so cool Thanks for sharing all the tips! My kids would love this since we are outdoor adventure type family. Always on the go and love doing hiking, camping, rafting, kayaking, tubing and just plain enjoying time together.

    Reply
  29. tina reynolds says

    September 22, 2015 at 12:08 pm

    I wish I could have the kids out exploring hiking they get so excited discovering new things

    Reply
  30. amanda sakovitz says

    September 22, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    I wish I had captured moments at the park.

    Reply
  31. Tabathia B says

    September 22, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    I would say I wish I have more memories captured of them spending time together and their first (steps, solid foods, riding a bike, etc)

    Reply
  32. DEBIJOT says

    September 22, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    I wish I had captured the first day of school pics.

    Reply
  33. Candie L says

    September 22, 2015 at 11:00 pm

    When we went to Cancun this summer, I had just found out I had lost my job (school shut down unexpectedly). I could not enjoy myself and capture the magic of it. Thank you

    Reply
  34. Dawn Reid says

    September 22, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    I wish I had captured the first day of school

    Reply

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