Pregnancy · 4 min read
Pregnancy journal prompts for days when words are hard
Simple pregnancy journal prompts for real life: a few honest lines about your baby, your family and the world waiting for them. No daily deadline required.
THE KINS JOURNAL
The little things,
in a few words.
A few useful ideas for keeping the words, pictures and ordinary days of family life. From our kitchen table in Yorkshire, with room for the washing.
Pregnancy · 4 min read
How to write a letter to your unborn baby
A friendly starting point for a letter to your unborn baby, with simple prompts for your hopes, your home and the people waiting to meet them.
Pregnancy · 5 min read
Bump photo ideas that don't require a perfect bedroom
Relaxed bump photo ideas for a pregnancy album that feels like you. Simple settings, useful captions and a series you can keep at your own pace.
Pregnancy · 4 min read
What to put in a pregnancy time capsule
Make a small pregnancy time capsule with letters, photos and everyday details. Useful ideas for keeping the world before your baby arrives.
Pregnancy · 4 min read
Choosing a baby name without turning it into a committee
A gentler way to choose a baby name: make a shortlist, check what matters to you and save the story of the names that nearly happened.
Baby · 3 min read
Writing your birth story, one small detail at a time
How to write your birth story at your own pace, with thoughtful prompts, room for uncertainty and no need to turn every experience into a happy ending.
Baby · 4 min read
Newborn memories you can keep in two minutes
Small newborn memory ideas for busy, tired days: a sound, a sentence, a photograph of your world. Keep a little without documenting everything.
Baby · 3 min read
Your baby memory book is behind. You can still begin.
Starting a baby memory book late? Catch up gently with a few true stories and favourite photos, without inventing dates or completing every box.
Baby · 3 min read
Baby firsts worth remembering, and the days between
Baby firsts and everyday moments worth recording, with simple ways to save the setting and story. A memory guide without milestone comparisons.
Keeping memories · 3 min read
How to keep their little voice
Simple ideas for recording your child's voice, saving funny words and ordinary conversations, and making the clips easy to find again.
Family life · 4 min read
Slipperlies and other words worth keeping
Keep the funny things your children say in a little family dictionary, with their words, the setting and a few ways to remember the sound too.
Keeping memories · 3 min read
Organise family photos without sorting your entire life
A manageable way to organise family photos: start with five favourites, add useful context and check your copies before deleting anything.
Keeping memories · 3 min read
How to keep their artwork when the fridge is full
Simple ways to save children's artwork, from good photographs and their own explanations to choosing a few originals together.
Family life · 4 min read
A birthday letter to the child they are this year
Write a birthday letter to your child with small, specific details and a simple outline. A little portrait in words, without a yearly deadline.
Family life · 3 min read
Questions to ask grandparents beyond the famous stories
Gentle questions to ask grandparents and older relatives about ordinary childhood days, family sayings and the stories nobody has thought to ask for.
Family life · 3 min read
Keeping sibling memories without asking everyone to hug
Everyday sibling memory ideas: their conversations, separate perspectives and small shared moments, with room for a real, changing relationship.
Family life · 3 min read
The ordinary Tuesdays are worth keeping too
Everyday family memories to notice: the kitchen, the routines, the funny words and the sounds of home. Small ideas that don't interrupt the day.
Family life · 3 min read
Small family traditions that fit the life you have
Simple family tradition ideas that leave room for busy weeks: familiar walks, birthday questions, shared stories and little rituals you already enjoy.
Baby · 4 min read
A little keepsake of the world when they arrived
Make a day-you-were-born keepsake with family details, carefully labelled facts and the free Kins arrival card. Keep the big world and the small one.
Keeping memories · 3 min read
What to keep in a baby keepsake box
Baby keepsake box ideas that keep the story as well as the tiny socks: choose meaningful objects, label them and give your collection a sensible home.
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