Category: Mindfulness
The simplest thing kids can do to be happier in 5 minutes a day. This illustrated and colorful edition of the best-selling Five Minute Journal is designed to focus young minds–5-12 years of age–on the good things in their lives, fostering gratitude and preserving positive memories for years to come.
We keep it on the breakfast table and my 6-year-old fills in the illustrated pages before school without me nagging her. The prompts are short enough that she finishes in about five minutes, and I've noticed she brings up the good-part-of-her-day question at dinner too.
My 7-year-old actually asks to do his journal before bed now, which I never expected. The prompts are short enough that he doesn't get frustrated, and I love that there's space for drawing since he's not a strong writer yet. Five minutes really is all it takes.
The colorful illustrations pulled my daughter in right away, and now she flips to the gratitude page on her own before bed. Five minutes is honestly all it takes, which is why it actually sticks.
