Local children capture dreams with cameras at museum event

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Local children at the Albuquerque Museum got cameras to keep and used them to capture their hopes and dreams.

Saranam teamed up with Pictures of Hope for the event at the Albuquerque Museum. KOB 4 was there as children shared what they want in life and got a surprise.

“My dream is to be a farmer, go to college, a crazy cat lady, a crazy dog lady,” Janise said.

Linda Solomon said the children focused on goals like college and having a home.

“I don’t think there could be anything more special than having children share their dreams,” Linda Solomon said. “Their dreams are so unselfish, they’re not hoping for iPads or things like that, they’re hoping to go to college, to have a home.”

Janise said dreaming helps children plan for the future.

“You can’t really know what you’re going to do if you don’t have like a dream to do it,” Janise said.

“We surprise them with cameras they get to keep,” Solomon said.

Solomon said parents sometimes learn something new when children describe their goals.

“So often parents say to me, ‘I didn’t know my child was dreaming for this in life, I had no idea,’” Solomon said. “We care about their dreams, we care they can achieve these dreams.”

The children will return to the Albuquerque Museum on May 29 for an exhibition. Their pictures will be printed on greeting cards and proceeds will go back to Saranam.