I don’t know about you, but August is going by way too quickly! Many of you in other parts of the country have already had your kids go back to school, but most areas in the Northwest will be heading back after Labor Day! The end of the August also means the deadline for these awesome FREE Hardcover photo books from Picaboo. If you missed my earlier post, this is an amazing deal you’ll definitely want to take advantage of before it’s too late!
Picaboo is offering a FREE large Hardcover photo book to new members! You’ll get a Large photo book with 20 pages for FREE (valued at $39.99). All you’ll need to do is pay for shipping/handling, which should come out to around $8.99. If you want to add more pages, you’ll just be charged for those pages & then s/h may change slightly. You have until August 31, 2010 to order your FREE book.
Here’s how it works:
–Go to Picaboo.com & sign up for an account. You’ll then need to download the software.
–Make your photo book. You can choose from: Large Classic, Classic Leather, or Classic Custom Photo Book. Picaboo offers many different options for backgrounds, journaling, photo placement, etc (as I mentioned earlier, it’s my favorite site for making photo books – I made about 3 several years ago for grandparents for my daughter’s first year of life!)
–When you’re done making your book, head to checkout & use the coupon code: FREEBK (only valid thru 8/31). This will drop the price of the book to FREE & you’ll just pay the shipping/handling charges. If your book contains more than 20 pages, you’ll just be charged for those additional pages.
–Once you’ve completed your book, you then have the option to share your book by email with friends & family. I really like that option – you may not be able to afford to buy a photo book for everyone, but you can share it with them via email.
Here are some fun uses for your FREE photo book:
- Document your child’s 1st year (or any year) in pictures & adding journaling to remember all those special moments or stories behind the pictures
- Family Vacation – this is what I plan to do when I get back – put together our pictures from our trip to Lake Tahoe to have a fun memento of our trip for our 10th anniversary.
- Make a recipe book – this would be a fun Christmas gift – compile your favorite recipes with pictures to give as a gift. I personally would LOVE this as a gift since I am always looking for favorite family recipes & pictures would make it even better. I’m thinking I might do this sometime with the recipes from my Grandma as I have her box of favorite recipes
- Grandparents Book – this is what we did several years ago thru Picaboo – made a fun book with pictures of my daughter throughout the year & with her grandparents to give for Mother’s Day. Would also make a great personalized Christmas gift.
- ABC or Numbers Book - Great personalized book for kids – find things around your house to take pictures of for each letter of the alphabet. You could also do this with numbers, too. Ex: Picture of 1 dog, 2 apples, 3 chairs, etc.
So, what have you done for your FREE photo book or what creative suggestions do you have for all of us?
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I’ve made 2 so far (one from my account, one from DH). The first one I did of 3 years of professional family photos (Christmas mainly). The second one I did of my son’s first 3 birthdays (hospital, 1 year, & 2 year). My mom has told me I can use her email for another account so I can make another one.
I have already received the first book in the mail (it shipped the day after I ordered it) and it is so beautiful. I couldn’t have asked for better quality. Their software is so easy to use. Just choose your photos, then choose story board format. Arrange the pictures how you want, and then customize each page.
Thanks for all the great feedback! I love those ideas to focus on specific events, too, for your book – like the birthday book & professional photos! It definitely makes a great keepsake that way without being so overwhelming to go thru all your pictures.
Thanks so much for sharing this bargain!
We adopted a 5-year-old little girl from Ethiopia and traveled this spring to pick her up. I made a book of the photos from our trip, including those of her birth mom. She will love flipping through this book over and over and I will feel better having an easy way for her to do just that.
Super easy to use!
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