We are taking ds to Disneyland for the first time and he has decided to make a trip journal. I looked at the printable journals from themouseforless.com, but felt they were rather generic, so we are making our own.
One of my favorite sites is www.barebooks.com. I regularly place orders for blank comic books (Ds loves to write comics) and blank books. I found an extra blank book from our last order and had ds customize the cover. He drew some characters on the first few pages, and those will be for autographs. I'm writing about 6-8 lead topics, one per page, after the autograph section. This is where he can write specific answers to my questions, such as I felt really happy when. . . or My favorite ride in Fantasyland is. . . The remaining pages will remain blank, so that he can journal or draw anything he likes. The book is small enough to fit in a little day pack, light enough to not make a difference to the weight, hard bound, so it won't get ruined or rumpled, and there are enough pages to let his imagination run wild.
I just wanted to share the idea. It's cheap and it saves on printer ink. Here is the link to the blank books section of bare books. FWIW, we are using the completly blank book. http://www.barebooks.com/books.htm
Enjoy!
One of my favorite sites is www.barebooks.com. I regularly place orders for blank comic books (Ds loves to write comics) and blank books. I found an extra blank book from our last order and had ds customize the cover. He drew some characters on the first few pages, and those will be for autographs. I'm writing about 6-8 lead topics, one per page, after the autograph section. This is where he can write specific answers to my questions, such as I felt really happy when. . . or My favorite ride in Fantasyland is. . . The remaining pages will remain blank, so that he can journal or draw anything he likes. The book is small enough to fit in a little day pack, light enough to not make a difference to the weight, hard bound, so it won't get ruined or rumpled, and there are enough pages to let his imagination run wild.
I just wanted to share the idea. It's cheap and it saves on printer ink. Here is the link to the blank books section of bare books. FWIW, we are using the completly blank book. http://www.barebooks.com/books.htm
Enjoy!
Last week I got her a notebook at Target that had the lines at the bottom for writing and blank space at the top for a picture/drawing. It was only $2.99, but it just looks like a regular composition notebook (the pages are falling out already). She will LOVE the hardbound books! They make great birthday presents, too, if you throw in a set of colored pencils and stickers. 
