Ribbon Notebooks {for Summer}

With Summer vacation quickly approaching for most school aged kiddos, I thought it would be fun to create an easy and colorful ribbon notebook perfect for journaling all those fun Summertime activities your little ones love to enjoy!

To make a couple of your own for your kids this Summer, you’ll need:

small, lined notebooks {think dollar store}

colorful scrapbook paper

various coordinating ribbons from The Ribbon Retreat

various coordinating buttons from The Ribbon Retreat

Mod Podge

foam brush

scissors

I started by sizing the scrapbook paper to fit the front cover of the notebook just by tracing around the cover and cutting.  A thin, even layer of Mod Podge works great to secure the paper to the notebook cover.

I then began to start cutting small pieces of the ribbon and tying them to the wire binding of the notebook.

This part was so easy, and honestly I just did it while sitting in front of the TV one afternoon.  It took no time at all!  Soon the entire binding was covered with colorful ribbon!

Since this notebook will be for my little guy, I put a J on the front cover with some cute blue and green buttons, also from the Ribbon Retreat.

And there you have it.  A fun and colorful ribbon notebook to record all of our adventures together this Summer!

What do you think your little guy or gal would use theirs for this Summer?