Gift Ideas for the Mom Who Loves Preserving Memories
One of the most important things I find as being a mom is to document memories of my kids and our family together time. It’s so true when people say to cherish the time now because kids grow up in the blink of an eye. As the years fly by, I am always on the lookout for new and fun ways to cherish those precious moments. Below are gift ideas for the mom who loves preserving memories.
While this gift guide for moms features affordable products to help with memory keeping, it’s also perfect for teens who love taking photos with friends and family. Especially those who like to capture everyday moments and print them immediately.
Gift Guide for the Mom Who Loves Preserving Memories
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Like most moms, my kids are my world. I’m not ready for them to grow up, at least not so fast. I just want them to stay little for a little while longer. Our family loves memory keeping and have an entire blog dedicated just to handprint art. I cannot believe how fast their hands have grown over the years!
For as long as I can remember, I have always been the person at the party, event, playgroup meetup, and so on that has their camera in hands at all times. Now I have two children who also enjoy taking photos . With all the fun apps out available, they can already create unique photos (as well as silly ones!). This first creative product being featured is perfect for the entire family. If you grew up in the Polaroid era, then you will especially loves this!
The HP Sprocket 2-in-1 is pocket-size printer with a built-in camera. I love how lightweight it is and the size makes it easy to take on along everywhere. I can fit mine into my purse and it doesn’t weigh it down one bit. The backside features a cover that you slide open to store the photo paper. It’s awesome to be able to take it everywhere and have instant printing.
The photo paper is inkless and comes out of a slit on the side of the sprocket. I touched an image of my son right when it first came out and was amazed that it was already dry and didn’t smear. The photo paper is sticky-backed which I think is fun and great for creating keepsake photo gifts.
There’s a companion app that you download to your phone and there you will find the user guide plus fun editing tools. You can easily customize your photo before printing it by adding things such as frames, accessories, and text as well as apply filters, crop, brighten, etc. Then just send them wirelessly to the HP Sprocket for printing.
One cool feature is the mirrored viewfinder which is great for selfies. I can definitely see older kids using this feature for taking photos with friends. My 6 and 10 year old love making their own sticky backed mini photos. Usually with their stuffed animals or making goofy faces. 🙂
This will be fun for birthday parties and instant photos kids can take together. It’s also useful for taking to my mom and grandma’s house since neither one of them own a printer. Now they can have fun little snapshots of our time spent together.
The HP Sprocket 2 in 1 is available at Best Buy. Buy the Hp Sprocket 2-in-1
Here’s what’s included with the HP Sprocket 2-in-1:
· HP Sprocket Photo Printer
· USB cable, wriststrap
· HP ZINK Sticky-Backed photo paper (10-sheets)
· Warranty sheet
· Regulatory sheet
More Gift Ideas for Mom’s Memory Keeping
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know how much I love our HP Envy 7640 All-in-One Photo Printer. You can print, fax, scan, and copy. It’s great for wireless printing from a smartphone or from your computer to the photo paper inside the printer tray. I am also using the HP Instant Ink option which I am also finding super useful and convenient (plus it saves money on ink costs).
Another idea suggested by a photography-loving blogging friend, is to pair the sticky backed photos with a planner. (Check out her awesome photo booth props tutorial here!) She loves her Erin Condren planner and says it’s fun to snap, peel, and stick the instant photos to the planner for that day.
There are many more fun things that could be added to this gift guide for moms who love preserving memories to cherish for years to come. What affordable gift ideas would you add to the list?
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Those are some great gift ideas! I love that little selfie ring – that’s kind of genius. I need to get that for myself!