diy: mama & me notebook

as much i want to say it's not true..

sometimes the dude gets less attention from me, just in general.

and for a kid who was an only child the first 6 1/2 years of his life..

that's a BIG change.

i try my best to set aside time for him on a regular basis..

to have chats like we used to..

but it doesn't always happen..

and sometimes, i think of things i'd like to tell him, and he's away at school.

so when repinned this idea on pinterest,

i knew i had to pick up a composition book right away

& set to making this a daily thing for us.

it's a mama & me notebook.

for me to write him letters of encouragement..

or silly little stories about what rance & i did while he was away..

to leave under his pillow for him to find when he gets home from school.

then he'll write me back, or draw a picture..

and i've given him instructions to be stealthy & sneak it back under my pillow before bed.

my hope is that it's something to help our bond... 

something that makes him feel special...

and gives him a way to tell me something maybe he couldn't 'tell' me.

ya know?

and. it won't hurt him to practice his letter writing, or writing in general :)

 supplies:

-composition book

-scrapbook paper

-alphabet stickers

-masking tape

-scissors

-adhesive

just lay your composition book down on top of your paper & trace around it..

cut out your shape with scissors or a paper trimmer.

put down your choice of adhesive.

put your piece of paper down over the adhesive & smooth it out.

annndd decorate as you see fit :)

& then if you have a child like mine..

write a DETAILED note about what the book is, and what to do with it.

(i feel like i have 9th grade handwriting in this.. but my normal writing is a mix of cursive/print & the dude can't read it well..)



then.. sneak & hide it beneath your child's pillow! :)

i'm excited.. maybe even more than he will be!

i kept notebooks with friends in school..

and i can't believe i didn't think to start one for the dude sooner..

although until last year he probably wouldn't have been up for it!

xo-k

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