The easiest way is to ask children to smile, is to say «Cheese», of course. But usually the problem in this situation are unappealing smiles, where kids barely even look like their real selves!

If you want real smiles, spontaneous facial expressions, and happy laughter, you need to get kids interested in fun ways. And then these photos will be there for you, smiling right at you in your biggest times of need, and you will always remember this day spent together.

So, below you will find some tips on how to have fun with the kids and get happy child smiles at the photo session.

#1 Sing. You can make some kids smile, if you sing a silly voice or put the wrong words in the song. Like “ABCDEF Grapes! HIJKLMNO 56789…” Somewhere in there they start laughing. 

For small children (babies, toddlers) you can do exactly that. At this age, children love songs, and will support you or learn a new song on their own. 

#2 Play “high five” with the kids! Ask them to give you a high five: up high, down low, in the middle, too slow! Pull your hand away at the last second, and surely they will crack a smile or start laughing. 

But in the end make sure you let them catch you!

Fall photo shoot. Brothers

#3 One of my favorites – tickle. To make your kids smile, you can suddenly tickle them or have them tickle each other while you count to 3. And at the end of the count, say something like “1, 2, hot dogs!” :) 

#4 Dancing. Some kids love to dance. When it comes down to your own children, you can ask them to dance and do so as well. 

#5 You can also ask your children between the ages of 3 and 6 to try and scare you. They usually do this while playing hide-and-seek, and the moment they say “boo?!” their laughter is almost guaranteed.

And I will support you in all these games and capture the happy smiles of your children.