Making Travel Journals + Our Trip to Disney

Ok, I volition admit that this doesn't look quick and easy. But it is!

As you may remember, I've confessed to being inept at time management. It was the day (eve) before our Disney trip, and I forgot to buy the kids journals. This wouldn't be a big deal if nosotros were at abode, simply since we are in a rental for the summertime, I brought very piddling with u.s.a. and I didn't have one notebook or pad or anything. What I did have was some overnice, thick vellum. (An creative person always has a stash of nice newspaper!)

I decided to quickly demark together some pages. I had my daughter cutting the paper into quarters, (10 sheets per journal would suffice). I spent a few minutes on the internet looking upward volume binding. There are umpteen ways to make journals, so I chose something that looked the least complicated. Janis from Pinecone Military camp (via Poppytalk) created a wonderful post (and a far prettier journal than mine) on a simple way to bind pages together.

I did non take an awl, so I used a hammer and nail. I happened to have a large needle and I used some twine. I just weaved in and out of the holes until it seemed sturdy and looked even.

Each of my three kids used a different medium to decorate their cover (minimizing the inevitable "She's copying me!"). I grabbed them each a black fine tip sharpie, some markers, and a few of our favorite le pens. We put them in ziploc baggies with a scroll of wash tape, and that was information technology!

Each night, they took out their journals and wrote about their day. They rated the rides (Splash Mountain got an A++) and taped in stuff collected along the way. Their grandparents loved reading them!

Hither is our Disney movie, information technology was quite an experience for us get-go-timers!

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