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Below you will find Diaries & Journals Making Crafts Arts and Crafts Projects Ideas for your Kids. Find out how to make your own handmade diary arts and crafts projects with the following decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children

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Bandanna Covered Journals - Turn   a composition notebook into a fashion statement with a bandana

Beat-a-Leaf Journals - This project combines your kids' most primal gathering instincts with another activity they love: banging rocks. Although the name sounds decidedly un-eco-friendly, leaf-beating is a favorite with the thousands of kids who take part in the naturalist programs run by the Appalachian Mountain Club in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Put the finished print on the cover of a blank notebook, and your kids have a journal for recording their juiciest summer adventures.

Camp Journals - Turn a note book to this colorful shiny journal.

Camp Journals - Make a journal to keep track of your days at camp.

Fabric Covered Notebooks - Discover how easy it is to personalize a notebook or journal by covering it with fabric.

Handmade Leaf and Twig Diary - Your child's private diary is even more personal when she creates it herself in this artistic kids' paper craft. With a handmade paper cover, kids will be so proud of their work they'll have a hard time hiding their journals away from prying eyes!

Home Made School Journals - Clip your favorite images out of coloring books, magazines or use the templates.

Homemade Journals - Keeping a journal can be both fun and therapeutic for kids and adults. It can reduce stress, and help you organize your thoughts, feelings and plans. The great thing about journals is that it's all for you, and you can do it any way you want.

How to Make a Girl's Diary, Notebook or Journal - This craft project to make a cheerful girl's diary is quite easy to make, when you use our free printable patterns for the diary cover and inside diary pages. Embellish the cover with pre-cut foamies or make your own flower shapes (we have a printable pattern for those, too)!

Journal Crafts - Even young children (preschool)  that can't write yet enjoy these books. Danielle pretends she is writing by making wavy lines. These make great Sunday school projects for older children.

Make a Leather-Look Journals - Within an hour you can turn paper, paint, and tape into a journal that looks like its covered in worn leather. Use your book for a diary or a sketchbook.

My Journals - Make your journal with a photo from your choice and with your name on.

Potato Putty Celtic Journals - Celebrate St. Paddy's day with with special Celtic journal filled with momentos and stories about Ireland.

Secret Diary - Decorate a basic notebook and make your very own Secret Diary! For your eyes only!

Summer Journals - Here’s a fun way to record all your kid’s summertime activities. Help them create these simple journals to keep track of the family vacation, camp, playing with friends, and just plain downtime.

'The Code' Journals - Here's how your child can transform an ordinary exercise book into a seaworthy faux leather-covered journal in which to record inspiring quotations, wise old sayings, and other favorite rules of thumb.

Velvet Journals These velvet-covered journals are easy enough for even young kids to help make, yet they look delightfully fancy.

Easy journals for kids - Journal keeping is wonderful for all ages. It is a great way to inspire children to write and be creative. Here are some fun ways kids can create their own journals.

How to Make a Girls Journal - If you’re looking for a great group or party activity this girl’s journal is just what you are looking for. This is a fun craft for girls to do and it gives them a creative outlet to begin their writing careers. This is also a great gift idea for your teen and tween aged daughters to make and give to their friends. It is very inexpensive and a great beginner craft for anyone.

Keep a Summer Journal - Encouraging writing skills when school is out can be a challenge, but kids will love making a scrapbook style journal of their favorite summertime memories.

Make a Covered Notebook - This easy to make kids craft is perfect for so many things - journaling, taking notes, a diary or a nature journal.

Personalized Journal - Kids love anything with their name or picture on it. Even better is a story about themselves! This is a great personalized way for kids to tell their own story, keep a journal of their day's activities, or tell their secret wishes. This is a great craft for any age.

Top Secret Journal - Kids can make their very own top secret journal for writing down their deepest, darkest secrets.