What are you all using in the form of journals, notebooks, or even scrapbook-type things with your families? I would like a place to keep copywork and illustrations, a nature journal (of course), a place to collect samples of things we do with picture studies, timelines, illustrations of Bible readings, etc....???....I have seen some things by Miller's Pads that look ok, but I wanted to know your thoughts and ideas!
Thanks for sharing!
M
Hi M,
We are lovers of paper here. We use Moleskine for nature journals, sketching, watercolors, & storyboarding. They are quite classic and seem to have something to fulfill every need. My son picked an Eboo notebook for his book of mottoes. We use a spiralbound heavy duty (plastic covered) notebook for BOC. You can see what we use for our portfolio if you click thru to our blog - it is a simple cloth-bound 12x12 scrapbook with plastic sleeves for pages. I also like Japanese watercolor sketchbooks that can be found at some art supply stores for home use but the Moleskines seem the handiest for travel/nature walks.
I hope you have fun picking your paper!
DawnB
Member
I really like this site for notebooks. http://waldorfsupplies.com/ If you go to this site, click on "Lesson Books and Paper" to go to the page with the blank notebooks. I've purchased several different kinds, but my favorite are the "Spiral Bound Lesson Books", which you'll find near the bottom of the page. The pages in these books are quite heavy, so they hold up to writing, drawing, coloring, and gluing. The covers are sturdy, and the notebook is thin enough to lie flat. My son doesn't like thick notebooks as he finds it difficult to write/draw in them, so these have worked really well for him. I've used these for a few years for different things. Lately, I used these for copywork, a nature journal, and a couple of the studies from Queen Homeschool (a nature study and a history study). As a bonus, the paper and covers of the spiral bound notebook are made from recycled paper.
Dawn
Esby
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I truly enjoy a wonderful notebook. Like Richele, I'm a paper lover and Moleskine are a favorite of mine. And like DawnB, we've used Waldorf notebooks, and I am fond of them. What I especially like about the Waldorf notebooks for copywork is that they are thin and don't have many pages. It's doesn't take long to fill them and have a feeling of accomplishment.
However, sometimes (many times, most of the time?) I simply grab a stash of unbound paper and a clipboard and use that for nature journals, artwork, copywork, etc. The unbound paper might be drawing or watercolor paper, but often it's just the paper I use in my printer.
I noticed I had a habit of "waiting" for the right supplies in order to begin, and that bothered me. Also, I think my kids were less intimidated by a plain piece of paper when they started their nature journals. And, it's easier to handle one piece of paper than a notebook while you are drawing or painting, and it's not frustrating if you don't like your results and want to start over. Even for myself, I often prefer the plain paper in the field and then I paste it into a nice notebook after I get home, make a small homemade book with the drawings, paste them on notecards for stationary. I also rotate drawings in a set of frames we have on display in our living room, and sometimes I simply pin the most recent drawings on the kitchen bulletin board.
For the kids' nature journal, for years I put their drawing in a photo album. The album accomodates any size of drawing, allows us to add things like text, ticket stubs, maps, etc. and it's so easy to put pages together - no glue or coordination required (I often lack both!). Now that they are older, they might enjoy a nice notebook like I use for my own drawings...I'll have to ask them.
While I truly have a passion for paper and supplies, usually we prefer the unbound sheets of paper. Whatever gets you and your kids drawing and doing copywork is the best material to use.
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