I try to be aware of my middle child, Olive — they say middle children tend to get less attention. Yesterday she was having a bad day, so I pulled out a new journal I have been meaning to give her. She loved it. Could barely put it down. Wanted to work on it the rest of day and would have slept with it if the thought had crossed her mind.
It’s called the This Is Me Journal and it was developed by a mom and intended to make a record of one year of your child’s life. It combines drawing, writing and simple scrapbooking. Designed for 3-8 year olds — Olive is 6 and could work on it completely self-directed.
My favorite page is the hair page (the one Olive is working on in the photo above). It has space for your child to draw 4 different hairdos: when I wake up, after it gets brushed, when it’s fancy and in my dreams. Perfect!
