Creative Family Connections: Journaling
We are always trying to find ways to be creative as a family. Sometimes we just sit down at our creative table together and work on our own little projects. Sometimes we team up and create something. I’ve been searching for a way that we can create something together that will double as a keepsake. When Artterro Eco Art Kits proposed we work together I was thrilled! I started looking through the incredibly unique creative products they offer and was immediately drawn to their Art Journal Kits.
When we were kids my Mom started a family happiness journal. A special place for us to write in little happy moments or memories. The idea was so simple and yet such an incredibly creative way for our family to connect. (Plus it’s really fun to look back at now that we’re all grown and see what silly things made us smile back then).
The memory of a family journal and all of the beautiful journals at Artterro inspired a family art project I hope to have for years and years to come.
Creative Family Connections: Journaling Together
First things first. We have a notebook lover. I knew she would grab the journal and run… so I counted out the pages and figured out how many each of us would get in our “section”. I intentionally left four pages at the front empty. My plan is to go back and decorate those together, with each of use leaving our unique mark.
We passed the journal around creating on the first page of our sections. I love how differently we each approached our spaces. Big M loved the fancy paper that comes at the beginning of the Artterro Journal Kit and used it to create a scene. Hubby sketched with pencil first and then colored in. Little M loves to write. Her pages are filling up quickly with words and little doodles. I chose watercolor and words.
This is how I found her first thing this morning. I’m pretty sure she’ll have her section complete before next week. Maybe I should send a note to Santa… I think he’d score big points if she found her very own Artterro Journal Kit on Christmas morning.
I have placed our Creative Family Journal on the mantel in hopes that it will be grabbed from time to time and filled with whatever is moving us at the moment.
About the Artterro Journal Kit.
We’ve had journals before, but this one is so different. There are plenty of high quality white pages in the spiral bound book, but also 5 pages of handmade paper with gorgeous patterns and 6 solid colored papers. There are inspiring pages full of project ideas and examples. My favorite part is they recommend collecting your own materials to use in the journaling process.
Ready to get your own Artterro Eco Art Kit? Well you’re in luck! This week we’ll be giving away 2 kits. One winner will receive an Artterro Journal Kit and one reader will receive an Artterro Creativity Kit (we have one of those too, check out Facebook later this week to see what creativity it inspired!)
We make chalk creations outside and always go to the chalk It up festival where a whole street is chalked up by the city together
I love this journaling idea. My almost-5 year old daughter loves to draw and is quickly becoming more confident with her spelling, so this would be a great project for us!!
She and I love to collaborate on creative projects. This morning we made bracelets and necklaces out of pasta and beads. We dyed the pasta last week using purple cabbage (inspired by the Phoenicians whom we studied about last week in history – alas, they used snails!).
We’re also currently working on making a dinosaur egg piñata for her birthday party that’s coming up soon.
Another fun project was turning a big cardboard box into a barn style doggie house for our Schnauzer’s to tuck away into when they need some space. She was thrilled when they actually went in and took a nap!! We sculpted a chimney and roof then painted it all over. What fun!!
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Most recently we were painting with water colors. We also have fun drawing and making collages.
My sister LOVES to draw and write… There’s always a picture or note for someone around the house.
This year was we homeschool I bought sketch books for the kids school notebooks. They draw much of their work. My daughter will spend hours drawing.. and learning!
My kids and I love to draw together and do arts and crafts projects together. I love the look on their faces when I drag out “mommy’s art supplies” and let them create with them like they see me do!
My kids and I spend a lot of time together coloring and making cards.
My almost five yr old daughter and I do a shared gratitude art journal together. One night a week we each draw a picture in our shared book of something we’re thankful for.
My boys love to create with Legos, but we are novices with artistic journals! What a neat way to be inspired on paper!!
Creativity 🙂 Oh, my kids aren’t really ‘artists’, but more creative in their building ways. My son is huge in legos and has a specific vision of what he wants to build, very detailed. But most recently, with Halloween, we got creative creating our costumes!