Make A Summer Friends Journal

By Amanda Formaro

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For example, my daughter and I decided that Jessica was quiet, a good student, well-liked, has pretty brown eyes but can sometimes be a little wild at heart. We took this information and put together a fun poem about her to highlight on Jessica's cover page.

You can use this poem template to get you started.

Jessica, Jessica,
She’s so sweet
From her pretty brown eyes
To the Vans on her feet

Mostly quiet, soft spoken
The teachers adore her
An intelligent student
Good grades follow for sure

With brown hair so silky
Don’t let her fool you
While she’s wild sometimes
She’s a friend to look up to

Print off the poem and let your daughter cut around the edges with decorative scissors. Use the glue stick to glue the poem to a piece of colorful card stock, then trim and glue to the tab cover page.

If poetry isn’t her thing, she can write a fun note to each of her friends and highlight it here instead. Some ideas you can propose include: writing why you are glad you are friends, what you like doing with each other, and what you hope to learn from her.

Work together and add your own ideas
Don't stop here -- feel free to talk to your daughter and brainstorm some more ways to have fun with this journal. Maybe she wants to add ticket stubs, newspaper clippings or have the friend draw a photo. The possibilities are endless with this fun and colorful summer journal!

You might want to remind her from time to time to keep it going all summer long. In the fall, she can take it back to school to share with all of her friends.

Finally, mom, help her find a place to keep it safe, because this is a wonderful keepsake that she -- and you -- will cherish for years to come.

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About the author: Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and her husband live in sunny Nevada with a houseful of kids, dogs and cats. They enjoy traveling in the RV, swimming and riding their four wheelers. While Amanda's professional background was originally in finance, she chose to stay home to raise her family after her third child was born. Amanda enjoys tole painting, crafting with her kids, walking her dogs and working on her website, FamilyCorner.com.

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