Girls Express
 
Ways to Make sure Your Diary is Private:
Write your name and "private" in the cover
Talk with your parents/family members.  Let them know you want to write and ask if they will honor that space. 
Find a safe place to keep your diary.
Don't take your diary to school ~ you don't want to lose it and have others peeking.

What other ways can you think of?
 
A diary or journal is a place to write - about your day, how you feel, what you love, what you don't like, stories, poems or anything else you want.  It is your special place.  Adding art through glued pictures, drawings, stickers, glitter or anything else that you like is a fun way to express yourself and make your diary all about you.
You don't have to buy a diary - you can use a notebook and glue pictures on the front to dress it up. I'll share pictures soon but feel free to share what you do here!
 
You may have done these before, where you write a word down the page and each letter is the first letter of that line.  This month, think about what makes you smile.  Write at least five things that make you happy, notice when you are smiling, how you feel.  Pick a word that reminds you of happiness or what brings you happiness.  Create an alphabet poem.  When you are done, decorate it if you want.  Write it on colored paper, use stickers, bubble letters, paints or anything else that you'd like - make it yours.  Feel free to share in the comments or send me your creation by e-mail so I can post it.  As always, make sure your parents are okay with that.
Did you know that poems do not have to rhyme?  They can if you want ~ the nice thing about creating is that it's all about what brings you joy.

Sunshine
Makes me smile
Ice cream too
Love lazy days and
Everything blue
 
Did you know that bullying comes in many shapes and sizes?  If someone is mean to you, hurts your feelings, leaves you out & does this on purpose, that's a form of bullying.  What do you do when this happens?
Your diary or journal is a great place to write about how bullying makes you feel - and to remind yourself that you are fabulous ~ think about how the other person must feel if they have a need to hurt others.
A great website on bullying -
http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/