Mother Is Not Concerned: The soft-hearted guru poisoned the crusty bones, or The family journal.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The soft-hearted guru poisoned the crusty bones, or The family journal.

This is our family journal, designed by Zachary. Here are a couple of its pages:

And here are the boys practicing their writing skills:

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5 comments:

Mom or Dad said...: Mom likes this post better:

We like to listen to the rain hitting against the roof in the middle of the night.; April 1, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Katie said...: What a fun idea and such a meaningful way to practice writing.; April 3, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Sarah said...: This is a neat way to practice writing AND to keep a fun family journal. What a fun idea and a GREAT keepsake! Thanks for linking to KFF today! Enjoy your weekend~; April 3, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Sharinskishe said...: What a great idea! Even my older kids will like this one. I will love it. I think I will put one on my living room table.

I actually made something like this for my parents. I thought it would be fun to have a guest journal so that as we visited them, we could write short memories for them to revisit. It hasn't caught on yet. I think it is placement.

Thanks so much for making me think about doing a family journal in my own home. Now, I.. am.... going..... to....... find........ (keyboard silence as Shari trails away on a new journey!)

Thanks!!

Sharinskishe, (Who am I?, click here); April 3, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Heidi Boos said...: What a fun idea! We'll have to save this for when my children area old enough. Maybe we'll start with drawings only and progress to writing.

Thanks for stopping by my blog for Kid Friendly Friday!; April 3, 2009 at 6:49 PM

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