I decided to make handmade journals for my kids, not to buy my kids actual notebooks or journals this summer because I think they're too big. Big overwhelms. Big is too many pages to fill. (Clearly my children haven't inherited my journal hoarding / journal filling addiction!) So, I made simple, small, handmade books for my kids to use for summer writing. And, if they fill up one journal, I can … [Read more...]
Eraser Stories Motivate Beginning Writers
You know those cute little erasers that are so popular right now? Well, use them to inspire a story idea for beginning writers! All ages will have fun with this writing idea, especially beginning and reluctant writers. (Photos from the Imagination Soup writing workshop today.) Also visit gifts for writers to see more writing motivation ideas. Beginning Writer Story Starter I found packets … [Read more...]
Get Your Kids Started Writing a Blog
If you have a child who hates to write (like me,) how about encouraging that child to write a blog? Even if you don't we always need ideas to provide fun opportunity for writing. Get Your Kids Started Writing a Blog Before you freak out and stop reading, let me tell you this -- you can keep a child's blog private and password protected. Some blog platforms for kids … [Read more...]