{"id":80729,"date":"2026-11-01T21:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=80729"},"modified":"2026-11-01T22:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T21:11:15","slug":"favorite-stuffed-animals-canals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/favorite-stuffed-animals-canals\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Stuffed Animals on the Amsterdam Canals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-story\" data-label=\"STORY | AMSTERDAM\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-narrow\"><img class=\"wp-image-80539 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stuffed-animals-canal-bridge-laughing.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Laughing family on a canal bridge, the two little girls holding their stuffed animals, a cream teddy bear and a white bunny\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 450px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stuffed-animals-canal-bridge-laughing-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stuffed-animals-canal-bridge-laughing-800w.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stuffed-animals-canal-bridge-laughing-1200w.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stuffed-animals-canal-bridge-laughing.jpg 1800w\" \/><\/figure><p>Ellie and June brought their favorite stuffed animals to the Amsterdam canals: a white bunny, a cream teddy bear and a bunny covered in tiny flowers. The sisters, five and two, had carried them all the way from the United States. So on an August afternoon, the toys joined the family session too.<\/p><p>Their parents, Hannah and Ben, wanted the girls exactly as they were on this trip, toys included. Small children with a toy are part of <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my family photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a> all the time, and I love it: with an old friend in their arms, even a busy bridge feels like home.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-card\"><dl><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>A canal bench, the Reguliersgracht and two stoops in the canal ring<\/dd><dt>When<\/dt><dd>Mid-August, from a quarter past five to six<\/dd><dt>Session<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">Family Photoshoot<\/a><\/dd><dt>Light<\/dt><dd>Soft and even under a white summer sky<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"no-peeking-on-the-canal-bench\">No Peeking on the Canal Bench<\/h2><p>We started on a dark green bench by the water, with a houseboat right behind it. Hannah wore a white sundress and Ben a dusty pink shirt, and the girls matched them in blush pink and pale blue. When I asked the parents for a kiss, each of them covered one daughter&#8217;s eyes. Ellie giggled right through it.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-80445\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/parents-kiss-covering-girls-eyes-canal-bench.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Parents kissing on a dark green canal bench while each covers one daughter&#x27;s eyes, the girls holding stuffed animals on their laps\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/parents-kiss-covering-girls-eyes-canal-bench.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/parents-kiss-covering-girls-eyes-canal-bench-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>A canal bench, a quarter past five<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Then the girls had the bench to themselves. Ellie threw an arm around her little sister and kissed her cheek, while June held on tight to the teddy bear. Every frame of this session also came in black and white, and this one I love even more without color.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80349\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sister-kiss-cheek-teddy-bear-black-white.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Black and white close-up of a girl kissing her little sister&#x27;s cheek on a canal bench, the toddler hugging her stuffed animal\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sister-kiss-cheek-teddy-bear-black-white.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sister-kiss-cheek-teddy-bear-black-white-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>The same bench, in black and white<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 id=\"tour-boats-under-the-bridges\">Tour Boats Under the Bridges<\/h2><p>Next, we walked to the Reguliersgracht in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canals_of_Amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canal ring<\/a>, where arched bridges line up one behind the other. A tour boat full of people passed right below the family, and some of them waved. Meanwhile, Hannah twirled Ellie in a little dance, and June took her father&#8217;s hand.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-80479\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-bridge-reguliersgracht-tour-boat-below.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Family of four smiling on a bridge over the Reguliersgracht as a tour boat full of people passes below, canal houses behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-bridge-reguliersgracht-tour-boat-below.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-bridge-reguliersgracht-tour-boat-below-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80455\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-arched-bridge-boat-step-gable-house.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Wide view of an arched brick bridge in the canal ring with a family standing on top and a small boat passing underneath\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-arched-bridge-boat-step-gable-house.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-arched-bridge-boat-step-gable-house-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>An arched bridge in the canal ring, 17:25<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-80505\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mother-twirls-daughter-canal-bridge.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Mother twirling her older daughter on a canal bridge while the father holds the toddler&#x27;s hand, an arched bridge behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mother-twirls-daughter-canal-bridge.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mother-twirls-daughter-canal-bridge-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"favorite-stuffed-animals-in-every-frame\">Favorite Stuffed Animals in Every Frame<\/h2><p>By half past five, the girls&#8217; favorite stuffed animals had become part of every family portrait. They changed hands all the time: first June had the bunny and Ellie the bear, and a few minutes later it was the other way around. On the next bridge, the canal behind them stretched away under the trees, lined with little boats.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-80467\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-bridge-canal-moored-boats-trees.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Family on a bridge above a long canal lined with trees, parked cars and moored boats, both girls in their parents&#x27; arms\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-bridge-canal-moored-boats-trees.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-bridge-canal-moored-boats-trees-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><p>First, Hannah stood with both girls at the railing, and then it was Ben&#8217;s turn. When a boat sailed past, Ellie&#8217;s mouth fell wide open.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-80501\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mother-two-girls-bunny-teddy-canal-railing.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Mother in a white dress at a canal railing with her two daughters, who hold up their favorite stuffed animals for the camera\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mother-two-girls-bunny-teddy-canal-railing.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mother-two-girls-bunny-teddy-canal-railing-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-80563\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/father-two-daughters-canal-railing-boat.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Bearded father in glasses holding his toddler and her stuffed animal, his older daughter laughing open-mouthed at the railing\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/father-two-daughters-canal-railing-boat.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/father-two-daughters-canal-railing-boat-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"giggles-and-stuffed-animals-on-a-stoop\">Giggles and Stuffed Animals on a Stoop<\/h2><p>At a quarter to six, we found a brick house with white shutters and a stone stoop. The whole family stood on the steps first. After that, Ellie leaned on the black railing with her bunny, and the sisters sat down side by side. June grabbed her sister&#8217;s cheeks, and Ellie shrieked with laughter.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80535\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stoop-white-shutters-brick-house.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Family of four on the stone steps of a brick canal house with white shutters, a black iron railing beside them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stoop-white-shutters-brick-house.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-stoop-white-shutters-brick-house-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-80595\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girl-hugging-stuffed-bunny-stoop-railing.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Smiling girl in a pink dress leaning on a black stair railing as she hugs her stuffed animal, a white bunny with long ears\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girl-hugging-stuffed-bunny-stoop-railing.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girl-hugging-stuffed-bunny-stoop-railing-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-80337\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sisters-laughing-step-stuffed-bunnies.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Two sisters laughing side by side on a stoop, the older one with a white bunny and the toddler with a flowery stuffed animal\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sisters-laughing-step-stuffed-bunnies.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sisters-laughing-step-stuffed-bunnies-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80345\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sisters-giggling-stoop-black-and-white.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Black and white frame of a girl shrieking with laughter on a stoop as her little sister squeezes her cheeks from behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sisters-giggling-stoop-black-and-white.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sisters-giggling-stoop-black-and-white-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>On the stoop, in black and white<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Their parents squeezed in around them, and for a moment, all four were laughing at once.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-laughing-canal-house-stoop.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Parents and both daughters laughing together on a canal house stoop, the father sitting on the lowest step in a pink shirt\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-laughing-canal-house-stoop.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-laughing-canal-house-stoop-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"running-ahead-on-a-quiet-street\">Running Ahead on a Quiet Street<\/h2><p>Toward six, we turned into a quiet street with a stone strip along its bricks. June walked it like a balance beam, and then all four strolled toward me hand in hand. On the tree-lined street by the next canal, the girls ran ahead, and Ellie skipped off on her own for a moment.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80265\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toddler-walking-stone-strip-canal-street.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Toddler in a pale blue romper walking along a stone strip in a brick street, her parents waiting farther back\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toddler-walking-stone-strip-canal-street.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toddler-walking-stone-strip-canal-street-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-80543\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-walking-canal-street-holding-hands.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Family walking hand in hand down a quiet street toward the camera, the older girl carrying her stuffed animal\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-walking-canal-street-holding-hands.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-walking-canal-street-holding-hands-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-80611\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girls-running-ahead-tree-lined-canal-street.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Two girls running ahead along a tree-lined street by a canal, their parents strolling behind them hand in hand\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girls-running-ahead-tree-lined-canal-street.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girls-running-ahead-tree-lined-canal-street-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80603\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girl-pink-dress-walking-away-canal-street.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Girl in a pink sundress walking away along a stone strip in a canal-side street, cars and lamp posts in the distance\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girl-pink-dress-walking-away-canal-street.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/girl-pink-dress-walking-away-canal-street-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><p>Our last stop was a cast-iron fence in front of two dark green doors. Ellie kissed her dad on the cheek, while June leaned on the rail and laughed.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-80499\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-kiss-iron-fence-black-and-white.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"In black and white, a girl kisses her father&#x27;s cheek behind a cast-iron fence while her mother and little sister laugh\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-kiss-iron-fence-black-and-white.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/family-kiss-iron-fence-black-and-white-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>Six o\u2019clock, in black and white<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>A moment later, Ben flipped Ellie upside down, bunny and all, and June shrieked with joy at the fence.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80555\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/father-flips-daughter-iron-fence-green-door.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Father flipping his daughter and her stuffed animal upside down behind an iron fence, the mother and toddler laughing at the doors\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/father-flips-daughter-iron-fence-green-door.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/father-flips-daughter-iron-fence-green-door-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>Dark green doors, just after six<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Traveling with little ones and their toys? My guide to a <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/photoshoot-with-little-kids\/\">photoshoot with little kids<\/a> explains why a favorite toy is always welcome.<\/p><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Coming to Amsterdam with your own little ones, stuffed animals and all? Discover how <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my family photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a> work.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ellie and June brought their favorite stuffed animals to the Amsterdam canals: a white bunny, a cream teddy bear and a bunny covered in tiny flowers. The sisters, five and two, had carried them all the way from the United States. 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