In early December, the time of surprises arrives. For some a fun challenge in which they put a lot of time and creativity. For others, making a surprise is less easy or fun. This article explains how you can easily make a surprise in the form of a photo camera. Even non-creative people can make a nice surprise this way!
The choice for a certain surprise
The surprise you make must suit the person for whom the surprise is intended. Often one can see at a glance which surprise is intended for which person. To get ideas for making a surprise for a particular person, you can see what kind of work this person does, his or her hobbies or just a nice memory or joke from the person you have always remembered.
Photography
Nowadays many people have a hobby of photography. So what could be easier than making a photo camera for this person? A photo camera nowadays comes in all shapes, colors and sizes. You can make the surprise however you want. In this article, a standard camera is created, similar to the photo.
What do you need for this surprise?
To make this surprise you will need the following materials:
- Black paper or black paint
- Rectangular box (in the shape of the camera)
- Toilet roll
- Small box for the flash
- Rope
- Gray cardboard or paper
Make the surprise
Now that you have put the materials together you can start assembling the surprise. To start, put the gifts that you bought for the person you are making the surprise for, in the large rectangular box. Then make the large rectangular box black. You can do this by covering the box with black paper, but you can also choose to paint the box black. If you paint the box black, you will have to repeat this a few times to get the box really nice black. You must also make sure that the box is made of cardboard and that it does not have a smooth layer, otherwise painting will be very difficult. Now you have the frame of the camera.
Then cover the toilet roll with black paper, you can cover the inside, the lens, with another color of paper, such as gray. Stick the lens in the middle of the box, where the lens is also with a camera.
Now start assembling the flash: cover the flash with black paper and stick a square piece in place of the flash. The camera is now starting to take shape. For the finishing touch, you can add buttons to the camera with gray or another color of paper, or stick them on the back of a screen if necessary (for example with a photo of the person, it looks like that photo has just been taken). You can also make a neck strap with the rope so that you can hang the camera around your neck just like in real life.
Gift ideas and poem
It is nice to give this person a picture frame or photo folder as a gift. You can also give a photo editing program or nice stickers to decorate photos. Of course there is also a poem with the surprise. In this poem you can describe what the person gets and why you chose a photo camera as a surprise.