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 have 14 grandchildren, so we’ve had several opportunities in recent years to “disguise the turkey”, as a family project for school. Our latest, done just this week was disguised as a glittery present. Past years he was disguised as a cow, a sheep, a preacher (like Papa!) & a myriad of other things. We love to work on projects together.
Hmmm…..pretty much anything that we can make a mess with 🙂 We love playdough and paints. Sometimes he’s hard on himself and says I’m not very good at this or that. Happily I overheard him the other day saying there aren’t mistakes in art. If it doesn’t work, make it something else. So nice that he hears some of the things that I say.
My kids and I are currently making felt Christmas ornaments! My mom taught me how when i was a kid, they’re so simple yet adorable! We started our projects on November 1st and we’re hoping to hand out ornaments to family on thanksgiving!
when I was young I used to make tissue flowers,,my kids did it and now my grandkids also do it!!
We had a great time recently carving jack’o’lanterns.
We spend time coloring and drawing. Building with Legos is also a hit with us.
I remember watching my dad keep a journal. He drew and painted and wrote in it. When I saw him making an entry, I’d run into my room to dig out my journal and do something in it too. I love this idea of a family journal though!
We love to have cooking contests to see who can come up with the most creative (and yummy sounding!) dinner plan based only on items we currently have in the house!
We’ve recently added drawing to our bed time routine (along with reading books). I love seeing the crazy things my 5 year old will draw. Truly wonderful 🙂