Whether it’s a way to have fun together, remembering your loved ones, or a thoughtful gift — recreating old photos is a great activity all around. Looking at the faces of your family members and friends through the years always makes us appreciate the countless wonderful moments even more.
We at Now I’ve Seen Everything wanted to make sure this is true, so we’ve prepared this compilation full of love and affection.
1. “My dad and little sister then and now on her 17th birthday.”
2. “The newer picture is already 5 years old, but it still makes me smile! Best buds forever.”
3. “I forced my family to participate in some photo recreations from my childhood.”
4. “My dad and my son, 70 years apart”
5. “I was quite the picky eater back in the day.”
6. “23 years later”
7. “My dad and me 30 years apart at our senior proms.”
8. “I am very fortunate to have had such amazing friends for over 30 years.”
9. “22 years difference — we were visiting our old hometown and noticed that these poles were still in front of our childhood home. The tree has also grown up very well!”
10. “My husband was 3 months old when his father was killed in a car accident. As a Christmas gift to his grandmother this year, we recreated an old photo with our new son.”
11. “20 years on. Family is everything. Merry Christmas everyone.”
12. “My mom at 26 and me at 23, Stonehenge, 34 years apart”
13. “Friends recreated their costumes 20 years later.”
14. “22 years later”
15. “My babies — 10 years apart.”
16. “Yea buddy, you still fit.”
17. “A then and now pic update to ’I met my now-husband in daycare in 1996!’”
18. “My grandmother wearing her original wedding dress on her 60th anniversary with my grandfather.”
What is your favorite photo in your family album? Would you like to recreate it?