Writing ideas
for every little stage.
What to notice, what to write down, and why the small things are the ones worth keeping. No streaks and no homework: one honest line is enough.
What to write · Month by month · Firsts and holidays · Letters and keepsakes · Time together
What to write
The small things worth keeping, and a habit gentle enough to last.
- Any age · 6 MINUTES READ What to write in a baby memory journal Why the small things matter most, and five kinds of moments worth keeping.
- Any age · 3 MINUTES READ A one line a day journal for your child The smallest journal habit there is, and how to keep it going for years.
- Ages 1 to 3 · 3 MINUTES READ A toddler journal: what to write from one to three The funny things they say, 30 prompts, and how to keep it up with a toddler at home.
Month by month
What to notice at each age, while it’s still happening.
- 4 months · 3 MINUTES READ Your baby at four months First chuckles, cooing back and forth, busy hands, and 12 things worth a line.
- 6 months · 3 MINUTES READ Your baby at six months Real laughs, raspberries, first foods, and a half-birthday worth writing down.
- 12 months · 3 MINUTES READ Your baby at twelve months First words, waving bye-bye, first steps, and ideas for a first birthday letter.
Firsts and holidays
The days you’ll want to read about again, written while they’re fresh.
- Seasonal · 3 MINUTES READ Baby's first Christmas: what to write down Memories worth writing down, short ornament and card ideas, and a first Christmas letter.
- Christmas · 4 MINUTES READ What to write in a Christmas card from baby Twelve short messages for grandparents, parents and family, with a personal detail that makes each one yours.
- Christmas · 4 MINUTES READ A first Christmas letter to your baby What to include in a first Christmas letter, with three short examples to help you start.
- Christmas · 4 MINUTES READ Christmas Eve box traditions for toddlers A favourite book, familiar pyjamas and small traditions for ages 1–4, with a memory to keep each year.
Letters and keepsakes
Where all those lines can live, and what they become.
- Choosing · 3 MINUTES READ A baby journal app or a paper notebook? What each is good at, and how to pick the one you will actually keep using.
- Letters · 3 MINUTES READ A letter to my son or daughter What to include, examples for a newborn, a first birthday and an ordinary month.
- Choosing · 3 MINUTES READ A digital baby book: what to look for What a good one should do, free versus paid, and how to turn it into print.
Time together
Ordinary afternoons, and the one line to keep from each.
