Imagine Your Own Mug Shot

I love photo gifts. They're unique and a conversation piece whenever someone comes over and sees our photo mugs with our kids' pics on them.

Or the photo collage photo cards that we have on our counter. Or the neat photo books that I've created for various vacations and events.

So simple, yet so impressive.

Kodak EasyShare Gallery (formerly Ofoto.com) is one of the better photo sites for prints and other photo gifts, it's worth a try -- and be proud of your own mug shot!

Picture Your Child IN Sesame Street

I recently shared my amazement at the latest photo gift available through Shutterfly.com which is a hardcover story book where you can insert your child's photo throughout the book as if they are actually in the story.

You have the ability to choose layouts, and really make your child a part of the story.

However, it's kind of hard to imagine -- you basically have to see it for yourself. The best I can do really is to show you a sample page where it has been customized with a photo. Just imagine being able to read a story where your child's NAME and PHOTO are both integrated into the storyline.

Just imagine the smile on the face of your loved one when they see both their name and picture on the front cover and throughout the photo book.

It will be the best present that they've ever received -- and surely their favorite book for a long long time.

Send Your Kid to Sesame Street

One of my favorite photo sites is Shutterfly.com. The quality of their prints are great - even the envelope and packaging your prints & products are mailed to you in are very slick and nice. They go all the way.

One really neat photo product that Shutterfly offers which the other guys don't is to ability to great a bound hardcover story book with your child's favorite characters like Sesame Street, or Angelina the Ballerina, or Clifford the Big Red Dog and more.

And you can insert your child's name and photos all across the book -- just imagine the huge smile your kid will sport when he sees himself sitting next to Elmo...or Thomas the Tank Engine...or....

It's really quite an amazing product and something that will be treasured for a lifetime, literally.

You can create your own layouts and preview the pages & book you make on your computer, so it's worth just trying to upload a photo or 2 of your child and see how it is all done. You'll have to budget at least 20 minutes for the most most most most basic book -- but if you want to be creative and really invest some time, like an hour, you can make the perfect book for the perfect kid in your family.

Shuttefly has other book themes as well, some that are great for the tiny tots in your house as well like board books with large photos.

If you're looking for the perfect + unique photo gift for a child you know, head over to Shutterfly and explore a selection of personalized photo products you've never thought of or seen before.