Art Journals for Children

So here we are enjoying our Spring Break. The girls have made a Wishlist and we hung it on the fridge; we are going to try to get as many things done on it as we can. The playground at Cove Point Park was yesterday. Today was a playdate and a visit to the Calvert Marine Museum. We also got new pajamas which wasn't exactly on the list, but it needed to be done. Amazingly, I found organic 100% cotton pajamas at Walmart for five bucks a pair!

While we were at the CMM gift shop, we did a little stationery shopping. I got a little "scratch pad" notepad for Rebecca made by PooPooPaper (recycled paper made from elephant dung). Rebecca is five and finds all things that have to do with body parts or bodily functions absolutely hilarious. The scratch pad has a lovely seahorse cover (very tasteful) and a picture of a pooping elephant on the packaging (not so much). It says "Made by Elephants in the Kingdom of Thailand" on it, which is super-cool. Also, a percentage of profits from the sale of their products is contributed towards the conservation of elephants. The scratch pad is small and chunky and blank inside, so it is perfect for her little drawings.

This company also sells notecard/envelope sets and other items:




Natalie and Leah are a bit older and got very nice little blank journals featuring beautiful illustrations of songbirds on the cover, with info about each bird on the back, including its scientific name and region. These are made by Two's Company. Both girls are planning on making storybooks -- with writing on one page and an illustration on the facing page. Time to get out the colored pencils!