A story behind a photograph
Choose one picture and let its owner decide what they would like to tell you about it.
Try the photo-story project →For grandparents & the people who love them
The stories behind their photographs. The recipe everyone asks for. The little sayings you never want to forget. Make time for the person, and let the memories follow.
Find something to do together →Or begin with one good questionA visit doesn’t need
to become an event.
Choose a short activity, ask what feels enjoyable and keep the plan flexible. A grandparent might teach, learn, tell a story or simply enjoy being there.
Make a gentle plan for the visit →A conversation to start with
“What did an ordinary Saturday look like when you were growing up?”
A prompt, not a test. Follow the story that comes next.
Three ways to make an afternoon your own
Choose one picture and let its owner decide what they would like to tell you about it.
Try the photo-story project →Sketch the landmarks of a familiar place, from the corner shop to the long way home.
Make a shared memory map →Let someone teach a game they enjoy. Write down the little rules that make it theirs.
Swap a favourite game →A present with a purpose
A photo album for the picture sorter. A game for the keen player. A notebook for the storyteller. Start with their interest, then compare the useful details.
Explore Amazon buying guides →Useful supplies for your next shared project
Use what you already have, or compare these useful supplies for photographs, notes and treasured recipes.
Choose an album with space for names, dates and the story behind each picture.
View on Amazon ↗Ad · affiliate linkA simple notebook for their words, familiar sayings and the things you want to remember.
View on Amazon ↗Ad · affiliate linkRoom for ingredients, a method and the person or occasion that made it special.
View on Amazon ↗Ad · affiliate linkFrom the notebook
Stories worth
making room for.
Printable family memory packs / from through Shopify
Begin with a small interview kit or grow a 34-page Family Stories Collection. Gentle prompts, photo notes and recipe pages, in A4 and US Letter editions. Browse the downloads in our Shopify store.
Take a look inside the collection →Objects for
ordinary rituals.
The Stories We Keep collection
A journal beside an old photograph. A familiar mug on the table. Our small collection is designed around the moments you share, with the project’s same warm colours and quiet reminders to make time.
The stories, cards and activities here remain free to use.
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