Journals and stuff

What you will need

Colored pencil

Markers

Watercolor paint or watercolor paints or pencils

Paintbrush 

You need an open mind to try this.

You don’t need to believe you are not creative.

You do not have to be artistic or poetical. 

Paint or draw a picture or a doodle of your mood right now.

What are you feeling? What is your mood? Choose the colors you are drawn to over your poem. 

Now, write a simple 2 to 3-line poem.

I like haikus. Which is usually about nature, but that does not matter here. Write the first line 5 syllables, the second 7, and the last five.  Write about your painting and what you are feeling.   

Date _________________

My mood is  _________ and __________.

Draw a picture of a dream you have. Small or big, it doesn’t matter. Use what you have. Pen, pencil, markers, colored pencils, or watercolors. If you want to use acrylic paint, you can use canvas, canvas board, or large, thick paper. 

Now, write a simple poem or haiku. It’s okay; just write, and don’t judge or criticize. Just write whatever comes to mind. It is good enough. You don’t have to show it to anyone if you don’t want to.