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A side-by-side comparison of Artkive's white-glove artwork book service and Shutterfly's DIY photo book. What each costs, what each requires from you, and how to choose the right kids artwork book for your family.

Ready for the holidays? Learn why early fall is the best time to digitize old family photos. Discover how a photo scanning service like Photokive can preserve your cherished memories, make them easy to share, and even turn them into unique photo gifts – just in time for a heartfelt holiday season.

Don’t allow your wedding cards to collect dust. Discover elegant, clutter-free ways to preserve your wedding cards after the big day – including a pro service that turns your cards into a beautiful memory book.

Cut clutter this back-to-school season. Learn how to organize school papers, store kids’ artwork, and declutter your home with simple, family-friendly routines.

Use Labor Day weekend to declutter and digitize photo albums. Learn to scan, organize, and back up memories—or let Photokive help—for a clutter-free fall.

Celebrate Grandparents Day with a digital memory box from Photokive. Learn how this white-glove concierge service can help you digitize photos, restore old photos, and give one of the best gifts for grandparents there is!

Celebrate the unique bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Discover why grandparents are essential in children’s development, how grandchildren enrich their elders’ lives, and why the best gifts for grandparents are love, time, and shared memories. Perfect inspiration to send loved ones for a Happy Grandparents Day.

Discover why Cardkive’s Wedding Cards Book won The Knot Registry Award 2025. Learn how this unique wedding gift turns your wedding cards into a stunning memory book, and see why couples love it.

We compare Photokive vs. iMemories, two leading photo digitizing services for families. Discover which offers the best way to digitize photos and old albums – from ease of use and pricing to digital storage and unique features – so you can preserve your cherished family photos with confidence.

Discover 100 of the best new children’s books to read in 2025, perfect for summer reading! This age-grouped list includes fun books to read for elementary school kids and beyond—featuring adventure, humor, fantasy, STEM, and more.

Looking for fun patriotic crafts this 4th of July? Discover 10 easy red, white, and blue craft ideas for kids – and learn how to preserve these cherished creations forever with Artkive.

Looking for the best summer craft kits for kids? Discover 50+ creative, hands-on kits for toddlers to teens—from monthly subscription boxes to one-time projects. Keep your child inspired all summer long and learn how to preserve their masterpieces with Artkive!

We compare Photokive vs Legacybox to see which is the best at digitizing photo albums and old family photos. Discover which service offers better ease of use, features, and value – and why Photokive is the superior choice to convert your photographs into digital memories.

From backyard camping to a DIY food tour, discover seven fun and memorable Father’s Day activities and meal ideas that will bring the family together and make Dad’s day extra-special.

Turn years of student notes into a beautiful memory book with Cardkive. This personalized keepsake is a unique teacher gift that celebrates your impact and preserves your legacy.

Celebrate graduation from preschool or kindergarten with fun themes, keepsake crafts, and sweet ways to preserve their earliest memories.

As your child graduates from elementary school, explore heartfelt ways to navigate the bittersweet emotions of letting go—through reflection, celebration, and preserving the memories that matter most.

In Artkive vs. Doodle Nest, we are going to compare two brilliant companies who are on a mission to seamlessly turn your child’s artwork into art books by using professional photography and editing to design a high-quality keepsake for your family​. In this post, we’ll take a look at the product offerings of these two platforms and find out how they measure up when it comes to price, digital access, customization and more.

Looking for a Mother's Day craft that goes beyond a paper card? Here are twelve hands-on 3D ideas for kids of every age, from sticky-fingered toddlers to teens with a steady hand.

Parents often find themselves drowning in piles of their children’s drawings, paintings, and craft projects. Turning that treasure trove of creativity into a beautiful art book for kids is a fantastic way to preserve those memories. Two popular options for making kids' art books are Artkive and Mixbook . Both allow you to turn artwork into a book, but they take very different approaches. Artkive is a specialized service that does the work for you (great for a hands-off, hig