Make a Splash - an art journal
Make a Splash
An art journal for young people
Jam-packed with confidence building and inspiration for your young person.
Where they learn that they are enough.
Printed and eBook avail.
Made with 10 - 16 year olds in mind. Make a Splash is an art journal packed with creative goodness & encouragement.
Original and creative thoughts often start with a snapshot, a dream, or a whisper of an idea and then if we attend to them, they get scribbled down on pieces of paper.
Make a Splash helps to organise and develop your young persons' active thoughts into journal entries.
Using the variety of prompts and with over 50 pages helps to harness their thinking brain.
Prompts like: Exploring difference, finding what brings joy, relationships, at-risk friends, moving through dark times, exploring inner vows, and how to navigate life when big changes happen.
Make a Splash provides your young person with space to write, doodle, and explore their unformed thoughts and ideas until things start to make sense for them.
My goal for the prompts is that they support your young person to make healthy choices and encourage a real sense of belonging.
My hope for those who use Make a Splash is they will eventually be able to say, ‘Here I am, I am loved, I am valued, and I am enough just the way I am.’
What other people are saying about Make a Splash:
One word - Amazing! Thank you so much for creating this journal, Michelle.
Stephanie Ots Mother of 12-year-old boy.
Creative, insightful, and engaging. Written in an easy-to-understand style. I highly recommend this latest publication of Michelle's.
Selena Needham Lead Therapist HEART Collective.
This book is perfect for anyone who wants to dive into the world of their own thoughts, not only with words but colour, texture, memories, and everything in between.
Bree 17 years.
I have learned tips on how to cope with mental health illness.
- Age 21
I have learned about well-being and problem-solving. - Age 20
It helped me with my depression and stress. - Age 16
Are you a parent or family member and you are looking for something helpful to provide a place for your beautiful young person to work through some of the tough stuff in a creative way?
Do you work with youth? Are you looking for a local resource to use as a guide to engaging the kōrero?
Are you a young person wanting a place to explore that sparkly creative nudge?
If you answered yes to any of the above - then this art journal is for you.
Printed for $25.00 + postage (NZ and Australia only)
eBook $15.00 NZD
Make a Splash - The Why
When one of our daughters experienced mental health issues I was concerned with the lack of support available to us as a family. So I created this art journal as a practical support.
This journal is not supposed to be taking the place of therapy. It's a unique way you can easily support your young person.
Make a Splash - What is in the journal
Over 50 pages with valuable topics, tips, and prompts. Plenty of art pages for your young person to explore what makes them uniquely them.
The journal is a safe and creative place to put down on paper what is often left swirling unresolved around our kids' thoughts.
Make a Splash - The What
An art journal for young people.
A4 Soft cover 300 gsm with inside pages 150 gsm - heavy enough to carry ink, paint, and glue. Yes, I have tried it with great results.
Glue bound, full colour, 55 pages of interactive prompts, exercises, and encouragement.
Who am I?
Mother of four young adults pictured here. Amazingly we all made it through the ups and downs of family life mostly intact. I also have two stepdaughters. And I'm a Nan of five.
I have worked with disputes since 2009, the last 8 years as a family mediator. And before that, 6 years coaching parents with Lisa McKimm Parenting Worx. I'm a writer, artist, and believer in starting over x
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Thank you to these reviewers of Make a Splash - an art journal.
