Make a Baby's First Year Photo Calendar
The first year flies by. Capture every milestone in one keepsake you'll treasure forever.
Start your calendar — freeYour baby's first year is twelve months of firsts — the first smile, the first tooth, those wobbly first steps. It goes faster than anyone warns you. A first year photo calendar lets you hold onto each of those moments in one keepsake you can look back on instead of leaving them buried in your camera roll.
With Yearlify you build it in your browser in minutes: add a photo (or a little collage) for each month of your baby's life, arrange it however you like, and export a high-resolution image to print or share. No bulky baby book to keep up with, and no signup.
Below are twelve milestone photo ideas — one for each month of the first year — to make sure you don't miss the moments that matter most.
Why make one?
A keepsake that grows with them
One frame per month tells the whole story of year one at a glance — far more memorable than a folder of thousands of photos.
No baby book to keep up with
Skip the fill-in-the-blanks book you never finish. Drop in a photo a month and you're done.
Grandparents will love it
Export a print-ready image to frame, mail, or text to family who can't get enough of those baby photos.
Photos stay on your device
Your baby's photos never leave your device. Everything is processed locally in your browser.
12 first-year photo ideas, month by month
Use these stages as photo inspiration, and add captions with your baby's age. The studio's year view keeps January–December labels. Every baby develops at their own pace; choose the moments that fit your story.
Coming home — the going-home outfit, the car seat, those first sleepy days.
That first real smile and the early tummy-time wobbles.
Discovering hands and feet, and the gummy giggles begin.
Rolling over and reaching for everything in sight.
A favorite toy, a big stretch, or a new expression.
Half-birthday: splashy bath time and big belly laughs.
Crawling attempts and a brand-new tooth (or two).
Pulling up to stand and waving 'hi' and 'bye'.
Cruising along the furniture and favorite peek-a-boo faces.
First words taking shape and clapping at absolutely everything.
Wobbly first steps and a personality in full bloom.
The first birthday — cake smash and one whole year of you.
Make yours in 3 steps
- 1.Open the studio and choose Add photos. Pick a month for each photo; you can leave other months empty.
- 2.Arrange, resize, and layer your photos until each month looks just right.
- 3.Choose Export month or Export year, then download a PNG, JPG, or PDF to keep or share.
Tips for great photos
- Photograph each month in the same spot or outfit so you can see how much they've grown side by side.
- Include a hand, a favorite toy, or a stuffed animal for scale — it makes the growth obvious.
- Shoot near a window for soft natural light instead of using harsh flash.
- Back up your favorite shots, then drop the very best one into each month.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have to start the calendar in January?+
You can start creating in any month, but the year collage always runs January–December. If your baby's first year spans two calendar years, export monthly recaps or save a separate project for each year.
Can I print it for grandparents?+
Yes. Yearlify exports a high-resolution PNG that's perfect for printing and framing, or for texting and emailing to family.
Are my baby's photos kept private?+
Yearlify processes photos in your browser without uploading them to a server. Saved work remains on this device, so use a browser profile that others cannot access if you want to keep it private.
Your photos stay on your device. Yearlify processes them in your browser without uploading them to a server. You choose whether to share your finished collage.
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The gift grandparents actually want: a year of grandkid photos they can keep on the wall.
View ideasReady to make yours?
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