A keepsake journal "triples" as travel entertainment, art preservation, and a grandparent gift
Jennifer's smart, simple idea for capturing some of her daughter's spontaneous art:
My four year-old loves to draw and color. I found one way to preserve her art -- by giving her a journal book full of blank pages. We take her book and crayons everywhere: restaurants, traveling, even shopping. It's portable and a great keepsake once she fills it up. Then I date it and store it or send it to the grandparents as a gift.
I'm a regular user of Moleskine notebooks
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Love this idea! I'm huge into journals myself, why not get my daughter started?! :) Thanks!
Posted by: Kelly | 15 April 2008 at 07:51 AM
Love, love this idea. And what's crazy? I work for a company that makes journals, so I have access readily available! Why didn't I think of this?! Thanks for the great tip!
Posted by: Kaye | 15 April 2008 at 07:55 AM
Before my children were old enough to write, they journal our vacations with pictures. At the end of the day, they draw the day's events. I write in the caption and label particular scenes in case we don't recognize what the it depicts!
Posted by: Katy | 15 April 2008 at 08:16 AM
this is a great idea. *and* i just saw a bunch of these on sale at b&n...good for stocking up!
Posted by: phyllis | 15 April 2008 at 12:33 PM
That's a great idea! We already have our son draw in his own art book but we will buy some nice journals for him to make gift books. :D
Posted by: Mephala | 15 April 2008 at 01:20 PM
As fast as kids go through paper though, I'd suggest something cheaper than a moleskin.
Posted by: Meagan | 15 April 2008 at 06:29 PM
Great idea! My grandaughter, Kaitlyn, does this and I have Volume 1.
Posted by: K & A | 16 April 2008 at 10:27 AM
Great idea! My grandaughter, Kaitlyn, does this and I have Volume 1.
Posted by: K & A | 16 April 2008 at 10:28 AM
Meagan: True -- I'm just thinking for archival purposes if one wants these notebooks to last for a long time.
Posted by: Parent Hacks Editor | 16 April 2008 at 12:25 PM