Journaling Ideas for Kids

Journaling is a hobby beneficial for adults and children alike. By instilling the habit of regular journaling, you are nurturing your child’s creative side and allowing them to expand their imagination. It is a skill that will prove fruitful in their adult lives and provide them a competitive edge over their peers. Statistics also show that people who participate in journaling are less likely to develop mental health issues. Parenting is a difficult job, and encouraging new habits in children can be a troublesome task. Here are a few tips that will make journaling exciting and your child eager to participate.

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1. Start From Scratch

Rather than providing your child with an already formatted notebook, try giving them a blank or dotted one. This way, they will have a blank surface to draw and write whatever their heart desires. Not only will you see their imagination run wild, but then the journal will cater to their personal preferences. Following this, your child may be more inclined to fill it on a regular basis.

2. Try Calligraphy

Calligraphy is an art form that is often overlooked. Why settle on having the same writing style throughout your journal when you can incorporate different fonts in your journal. Not only will this make your child feel like their journal is very presentable, but it will also allow your child to learn how to write in different fonts. Motivate your child to experiment with varying styles by highlighting or drawing boxes around words to help them stand out.

3. Teach Them Scrapbooking

As parents, we find our children too eager to use scissors and glue. Journaling can be the perfect activity to do this. Through scrapbooking, children often feel like little designers when cutting out pictures from magazines and brochures and then placing them throughout the journal. Scrapbooking is also a great way of recycling the clutter of magazines in your home. You can also encourage your child to take pictures of things they admire throughout the day and add it to the scrapbooking process as well.

4. Encourage Doodling 

Instead of drawing small figures on the corners of their notebooks, motivate your child to fill their journals with doodles. These don’t have to be perfect but should reflect your child’s creative side. Doodles make the children more invested in their journals and are an excellent way for your kids to improve their drawing skills.

5. Get Them Washi Tapes

Washi tapes are a fast and great way to elevate journaling. They come in various sizes and designs, and if you are not satisfied with the ones available at your local art stores, you can easily DIY them, customizing them to match the theme of your journal. They’re also very useful for encouraging a child to keep up with journaling if they’ve been feeling overwhelmed with the idea of drawing.

6. Buy Them Stickers 

Crafting stickers can be a great way to direct your child’s attention toward journaling. Since journals are a way of expressing oneself, using stickers is a quick and easy way of highlighting those things dear to one’s heart. All kinds of stickers can be found in your local art shops and online. You can even go the extra mile and inspire your child to create their own stickers to represent themselves better.

Endnote 

Give your child the freedom to express themselves in their journals and encourage them to keep continuing and incorporating more new and unique layouts and designs. You will be surprised to see just what your child is capable of.