Upgrade Your Holiday Plans With These Photo-Inspired Activities
Published on 12/7/2023 at 9:30am
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This season, give your loved ones the gift of cherished memories. Your friends will appreciate the photo-inspired activities you bring to the holiday celebrations; you’ll create unique and unforgettable memories and keepsakes for the new year and beyond. With these fun group games, you can capture the biggest smiles and hearty laughs on film with the INSTAX PAL™ Digital Camera and print them out almost instantly with the INSTAX MINI LINK™ 2 Smartphone Printer. Keep scrolling to see which reindeer games are in store for your holiday season.
Organize a Scavenger Hunt
How well do you pay attention to the smallest of details around you? Put your friends’ eyes to the test with a photography scavenger hunt. Players will need to find the locations captured in the hyper-specific photos taken by the INSTAX PAL™ Digital Camera and printed with the INSTAX MINI LINK™ 2 Smartphone Printer by the party host or a designated person. Can you guess where the fruit in that print is hiding — or maybe it’s a pillow? And if the images are a little tough, you can always add helpful hints to point your guests in the right direction. Whoever finds the most prints — whether by the end of the night or in a set amount of time — wins!
Create a Thematic Zine
Capture everything you love about your friends in custom zines. Using the INSTAX PAL™ Digital Camera and INSTAX MINI LINK™ 2 Smartphone Printer Bundle, you can snap photos, print them out, and create thematic little magazines of any shape and size. Creating these while sitting next to your friends will feel like an adult arts and crafts workshop with your favorite people. Add a few pretty words, some colorful stickers, glitter, and all your personality to create a one-of-a-kind booklet. Keep yours for yourself or give to someone else — who knows, you might trade with each other and get to know your friends even more through their art.
Write Gratitude Notes to Each Other
Tell your friends exactly why you appreciate them being in your life. Create and design a sweet note with prints of that special someone and inscribe in the note all the reasons you are thankful for their presence. Include a heartfelt message or inside jokes, so when you need a little pick-me-up, they have a personal reminder of their greatness from a close friend.
Host a Seasonal Photo Shoot
Autumn is undeniably the most photo shoot–worthy season, with the changing leaves providing the perfect backdrop. Before winter rolls in, make the most of the season by hosting a personal photo shoot where you and your friends can feel like stars. Strike a pose — silly or serious — in front of a homemade step-and-repeat and let the camera flashes be your motivation. Everyone deserves to feel special, and this photo shoot amongst friends will feel like a private red carpet experience.
Set up a Holiday Photo Station
Elevate your holiday get-togethers by setting up a captivating INSTAX photo station. Encourage your guests to snap photos of the evening’s events, allowing them to take home these cherished moments as delightful party favors. You can also combine photos with handwritten note cards of special memories to add to a collage picture frame for year-round smiles.
Play a Friendly Game of Manhunt
This game is sure to bring out everyone’s competitive side and earn someone much-deserved bragging rights for the year. Similar to capture the flag, the main goal of the game is to gather as many prints as possible. Everyone wears a photo of themselves on a lanyard and runs around a designated area — this can be indoors or outside for more possible hiding spots — trying to steal each other's photos. You’ll have to be stealthy to snatch your target’s photo when they’re not paying attention.
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Louisa Cannell
