Easter photo ideas for kids and families

Easter photos are best when the kids are busy: hunting, dyeing, cracking, tasting. Here are 20 ideas for the egg hunt, the dye table, bunnies, chicks and spring blossoms, with iPhone tips for shooting at kid height and a way to add a sleepy bunny peeking over a shoulder.

Eggs: hunting, dyeing, cracking

1. Reaching into the bush Crouch to kid height and shoot as a small arm disappears into the hedge after a bright egg. The concentration is the picture.
2. The moment of finding it Keep shooting as the egg comes out and the face lights up. It happens in less than a second.
3. Face over the basket Ask them to hold the full basket up to the camera so only their eyes and hair show above the eggs.
4. Dye cups from above Shoot straight down on the cups of dye, the wire dippers and the eggs drying on a towel. Stained fingertips are a bonus.
5. Rainbow in the carton Line the finished eggs up in an egg carton by color and shoot it on the windowsill.
6. Cascarones on the head Crack a confetti-filled egg over someone’s head and catch the shower. Shoot from the side so you see both faces.
7. Egg knocking Two players tap their eggs together; the one that cracks loses. Shoot close on the eggs and the faces behind them.
8. Egg-and-spoon race Kids or grown-ups racing across the lawn, eyes locked on the spoon. Shoot from the finish line as they come toward you.
9. Bunny footprints in flour Dust a trail of bunny tracks across the floor to the baskets with a stencil and flour, then shoot the kids discovering it.
10. The carrot with a bite missing Leave a nibbled carrot by the empty cookie plate. Shoot the evidence, then the faces that see it.

Bunnies, chicks and spring

1. Bunny ears for everyone Hand out bunny ear headbands for the family photo, including the grown-ups who said no. Shoot it on the front steps.
2. Chocolate bunny, ears first Catch the first bite of the chocolate bunny, which is almost always the ears. Shoot close, from the side.
3. Baby’s first Easter basket Sit the baby in a big basket lined with soft grass, a parent’s hand just out of frame. Shoot at baby height.
4. Gentle hands with a chick At a farm or petting zoo, a chick or bunny held in cupped hands. Fill the frame with the hands and the animal.
5. Under the blossoms Stand under a magnolia or cherry tree in your Easter outfit, branches above your head. Shoot slightly up so the flowers fill the top.
6. Tulip row Kids crouching in a row of tulips, faces level with the flowers. Get down so you shoot through the petals.
7. Easter Sunday on the porch The family in pastels on the porch before church or brunch. Line up by height and shoot from the bottom step.
8. The brunch table Deviled eggs, hot cross buns, a pastel tablecloth. Shoot from above before anyone reaches in.
9. Pet in bunny ears The dog or cat in a tiny pair of bunny ears for exactly three seconds. Have the treat ready and shoot fast.
10. Peeking out of a basket A toddler hiding inside a laundry basket full of plastic eggs, only the eyes showing. Ask for a peekaboo.

Make it move

If the real bunny never showed up, Tada can add one:

• Bunny Buddy, an AI look in Add effects, for the porch portrait or the face over the basket: a big, soft, sleepy bunny peeks from behind the shoulder with flowers around, painted like a picture book. It peeks and twitches its ears, and your photo stays as it is underneath.
• The free Classic sticker pack for a quick pair of bunny ears on a kid’s photo; tap Shuffle until the ears come up. The Hats & headbands pack has a bunny-style headband too.
• Puff for the chocolate bunny or the giant egg: tap it in the photo and it puffs up, bounces back and shrinks again. Free and made in about a second.

Bunny Buddy uses 1 AI tada (3 are free) and takes about a minute. Tada asks for consent before the first one, because the photo is sent to OpenAI and xAI (privacy). Making a few move for a family slideshow? See how to make a slideshow on iPhone.

iPhone tips for Easter morning

• Live Photos record sound as well as motion, so keep Live Photo on for the hunt. You’ll get the squeal along with the find.
• For the moment of finding an egg, swipe the Shutter button to the left and hold for Burst mode, then keep the one with the biggest face.
• Use Portrait mode for dyed eggs, chicks and blossoms: it keeps objects and animals sharp, not only people, and blurs the yard behind.
• For the family porch photo, set the phone on a step, tap the Camera Controls button, tap Timer and choose 10, then run into the lineup.

Questions

Sources: iPhone User Guide: Take Live Photos with your iPhone camera · iPhone User Guide: Capture action shots with Burst mode · iPhone User Guide: Take portraits with your iPhone camera · iPhone User Guide: Use iPhone camera tools to set up your shot

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