Ongoing blog post: "Too much time, not enough ideas"

At the moment we are all at home a lot, which is a special situation. Especially when you have to take care of your children. So what to do with the (supposedly) much time? Apart from the fact that reading a good book is often the right answer to the challenges of everyday life, we go one step further. By collecting in this blog all the tips we would like to share with you. Do you have additions to this list yourself? Write to us at service@bookfactory.ch

Photography Tutorials:

Creative selfies for the home:

5 things you should have in your photo backpack:

Photographing a wristwatch:

Photographing with a flashlight:

8 tricks for better photos:

Light in photography:

Simple black and white portraits at home:

While you're inside, you can still be creative with your camera. This video shows how to achieve a lot of effect with little effort:

Museums online

In addition to their already often excellent online offers, many museums have digitally enhanced their exhibitions and general art education. Here is a selection:

Kunstmuseum Basel
Guggenheim Museum
Rembrandts Nachtwache interaktiv erleben
Google Arts and Culture
Kunsträtsel für Kinder und Jugendliche (Kunstmuseum St. Gallen)
Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie
Belvedere Wien
Uffizien Florenz

Stay fit at home

Switzerland gets fit (30 days fitness challenge)

Yoga for everyone

Activities for/with the children

Easter baskets made of newsprint

Tips for employment at home

Photo-tastic activities with the kids!

Movie star or model?

Everyone is allowed to be whoever they want - at the Fotoshooting@home!

Superhero or princess or rather mum and dad? The little ones can slip into their favourite outfits, costumes or their parents' shoes and clothes and model for the camera.

This is sure to make the little ones AND grown-ups laugh! (Memories of the Mini Playback Show are awakening)

bring back memories

Watch holiday photos and videos together with the little ones. An afternoon of slides just like in the old days - only today on TV. Or you can dream and plan with the kids about their next adventure in the distance... That's still allowed. 🙂