My mother made this great coloring book for all her grandkids after we visited Seattle with Z over Halloween, where my parents, siblings, and their families live. Many photos were taken of the four kids together, a rare occurrence given that we live in Texas and only get up there once a year or so. Others come to visit us, too, of course, but then we have a smaller coterie.

You can do this project using Photoshop, or some free (Windows-only) software she downloaded. You can read all about it, and see more pages from the book, on her blog, Grace and Gravity.

Z adores this coloring book. Witness:





This technique would also be great for doing one-offs - individual coloring sheets that could be printed out as needed. Making a book could also be a fun activity to do with a child, letting them help pick out the photos they'd like to color, or a gift idea for an older kid to bring into fruition for younger relatives at a low cost.

Finished artwork can also make great gifts for the original creator of the book, particularly if they're grandparents and thus suckers for that sort of thing. Ours all use digital photo frames, so I see a great collaborative slideshow in the making...