Emoji Photo Booth

Create a fun emoji-themed photo backdrop for kids to take pictures in front of during open house. This is a great way to keep kids engaged, get them excited for the upcoming year, and capture some memories before school even starts! Follow the step-by-step instructions to make your own. Download the Free Emoji Themed Printable here!To create the photo booth, I hung the black and white backdrop on top of one of my white boards. This was already dead space, so it was the perfect location to create the background display. If you are limited on wall space, you could always hang this up in the hallway! I hung mylar balloons across the top of our backdrop and then hung inflatable emoji floats using white string.I left out a bucket of photo booth props for the students and parents to hold up different emoji faces or hashtags.I let students take pictures individually or with friends. I just wanted to made sure that everyone had a photo to print out.After each student took a photo, I asked them to write an end of the year reflection telling me some of their favorite memories from 4th grade! To make things fun, I created a writing station using an emoji beach towel. This created a location in the room for them to sit and write their reflection. I allowed four students to use the emoji towel at once to ensure it didn’t get too crowded.This printable has an end-of-the-year reflection sheet, summer reflection, and back-to-school reflection. It’s always nice to have students reflect back on what they’ve already learned. If you’re setting up this station for an open house, having them recall their favorite memories from last year will get them excited about the upcoming school year.I used their emoji reflections as the cover of their portfolio and leave the photo booth up for the parents and students to take pictures at Open House. It definitely was the highlight of the evening and I will make sure to do this again next year!