Board Book Albums, LLC is proud to offer the new Take Your Pix ™ board book photo albums (patent pending) that have sturdy pages, into which photos can be inserted from an opening in the top of the pages. Unlike traditional photo albums, our albums have thick rigid pages that will not bend or tear. Notches have been added to the page edges to facilitate page turning.
Each photo album is 7" x 7" with 10 white pages inside the cover. Each album holds 20 4" x 6" photos and has a cover photo frame that holds a slightly smaller photo (about 4" x 5", so you can just trim a 4" x 6" photo to fit). Our blank white Take Your Pix ™ board book albums are blank with no lettering. You can personalize them by adding your own photo inside the cover frame. The solid white albums are perfect for wedding albums, scrapbooking and decorating yourself. Kids can have fun decorating their own books with stickers, stamps, or markers. Grandparents love to give and receive our albums as gifts! The white albums are perfect for wedding showers gifts, bridesmaid’s gifts, and wedding reception favors. They make a great alternative to the high-priced albums offered by professional photographers.
We also offer pink, blue and yellow “My First Photos” style albums that have the "My First Photo" lettering on the cover and come with a removable baby photo in the cover frame. The “My First Photos” style albums are perfect for toddlers, expectant moms or to give as baby shower gifts.
In January 2007 when our daughter, Lucia, was only a year old, we realized that she was somewhat behind her peers in meeting certain developmental milestones. We began having regular sessions with a physical therapist and an early learning specialist. It’s amazing to see how much progress Lucia has made! She is now walking well (started at age 2.5 yrs.) and is saying lots more words. The early learning specialist (who is like a speech therapist, but works with children before they begin to talk) suggested that I make Lucia a photo album to fill with photos of her family, toys, and other familiar objects in her world. Lucia quickly tore up the album that I made for her. When I was unable to find a kid-friendly photo album, I came up with the idea to create a board book photo album. This album has been a wonderful learning tool for Lucia. She loves to turn the pages and look at photos of her family, toys, and other familiar objects in her world.
Studies have shown that young children only have object recognition with photos. This means that before the age of two, they are unable relate a drawing of an object with the actual object, but they can relate a photo of the object with the actual object. My hope is that many children will enjoy our board book style photo albums. Kids with autism, speech delay, or other special needs may find it particularly beneficial as a learning tool, or just something fun to create with their own favorite photos. Kids love photo albums. Now parents can give their kids their own albums, without worrying about the photos being damaged. The new “Take Your Pix™” board book photo album (patent pending) is unlike any photo album that you’ve seen before!
Inventor: Laura Miranti
My name is Laura Miranti and I live in The Woodlands, Texas. I am married and have three great kids – Slone (12), Marren (9) and Lucia (3), and a baby girl due in Nov. 2009. Family has always been my first priority, so I decided to stay home with the kids after our daughter Lucia was born in Jan. 2006. As a CPA, I was able to keep my accounting job and work from home until Feb. 2009, when I was laid off. I began setting up the business during the years that I worked from home. Working from home allowed me to set my own schedule and work late hours, freeing up time during the day for the kids activities and family time. Now I am focusing on Board Book Albums full time, so that I can still stay home and spend time with the kids, while building a successful business at the same time.
If you buy one of our "My First Photos" style albums for your young child, you may find that your older kids take an interest, too and then the kids fight over them! We learned this from experience. Our albums are lots of fun for all ages!
Vanessa says:
Nov 4, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Love this product! Easy to use and very practical. People always ask me about it when they see it. I love that the pocket can be hidden and never looks bulky under clothes!
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Brigitte says:
Nov 4, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Great invention, and a long time coming! This really makes women's lives easier when you don't want to always carry a purse. Wonderful!!!
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Ralla says:
Nov 3, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Great item. I have seen it since conception. Absolutely love it!
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Jen P says:
Nov 3, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I can't get enough of this essential item. I keep it on me at all times. For my ipod & keys at the gym or just to throw my id, cash or credit cards when I don't feel like lugging my huge purse around, the portapocket is amazing! Fabulous gift idea too, … more all of my loved ones will get one for the holidays!
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Sally Nielsen says:
Nov 3, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I love this. I can carry my bally's card and locker key, along with some cash when I exercise. Great idea. I am going to use it for traveling as well. I won't have to be scared to death of leaving my purse somewhere. My credit card, cash, and ID will … more be with me all the time...and well hidden. It is about time someone came up with something that is actually useful!
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