You all know that I love my stationery here, and so it’s only natural that I am hoping to pass on my scribbling ways to my children. I like to keep an eye out for children’s stationery as much as I do for me, and that’s when I spotted Magical World Journals. There are 4 journals in the range, a Unicorn, a Treeman, a Vampires and a Dragon journal…
Magical World Journals, from Dave and Vicki, share the story of how they got started over on their website:
Magical World Journals began when my son, Robby, was 8 years old. We were on holiday in a tiny village in the French mountains but it had been raining for days and – having run out of things to do – we dived into a dusty, ramshackle old toy shop before the next downpour.
Lurking on a bookshelf we found the ‘TreeMan’ journal – a very strange and curious book! Robby was fascinated by it and forgot about all the other toys in the shop. We knew immediately that the journal was something special and it didn’t leave Robby’s side for the rest of the holiday. From someone who had to be forced to do any kind of writing at school, he went to creating imaginary worlds and fantasies for hours!
By the end of the holiday the journal was pretty much full and Daisy (our 6 year old daughter) wanted her own! Every single one of Robby’s friends were amazed when they saw the book and were desperate for one too. We found out that they weren’t yet available in the UK, so we set ourselves up as the UK publisher and got a load of books printed up.
So that’s where we’re at now!
As parents, we want to do whatever we can to make sure our kids develop a love of writing and drawing, and we want them to have a safe place to express themselves. We really believe the journals can play a small part towards this.
We’ve received a journal to review, and this one’s for Boo. At 4, it’s her very first, and I think I’d have struggled to choose one that would have enraptured her more! She checked out every single page…
And then asked me for a pencil so that she could start writing in it…
Now this is where she hit a stumbling block, as she realised that she can’t write many words yet! But she improvised, and drew her stories and thoughts instead, and with all of the pages being blank, the journal lends itself to both writing and drawing.
I am impressed with the size of it, and the detailing, both inside and out. The cover is hand-painted plastic and 3D…
And then there are 128 pages inside, each with a border or illustration…
I am really pleased with this product, and I know that Boo loves it. I’ve not seen anything like this before, and it certainly feels quite special. It is as though you can only write down happy or magical thoughts in there! This particular journal is £14.95 (prices range from £9.95 – £15.95), and I do think that it’s worth it. This isn’t your average notebook, as I’m sure you can see, and it’s a good size and beautifully illustrated. It’s a special occasion treat, not a little thing to scribble a few notes down in. And if Boo decides to become a journal-keeper or a story-writer, then I’ll ensure she has a new magical journal each year.
I do have 2 Magical World Journals available to give away to 2 of my readers, one each. I have a Unicorn journal and a Treeman journal up for grabs, so to be in with a chance of winning one of them, just use the rafflecopter below. (Ends 29th July 2014, open to UK entrants only)
Are your children building up their stationery collections, too? And how much would you have loved one of these as a child?!
Book Swap Reminder! This month’s #BringBackPaper activity is a book swap, so drop me a line with your postal address at [email protected] if you’d like to get involved.
Disclosure: We received a journal FOC for the purposes of this review.Â
i like the dragon journal 🙂
I love the Unicorn journal! Thank you!
Love the Treeman one!
I can’t choose between the treeman and the dragon. I love these!
I love all of them but i think the unicorn and dragon one looks best.
The unicorn.
Oooh I’d have loved the unicorn as I’m sure our little bear would too!
love them all
Love the treeman , ,looks so magical , thanks for the chance x
The unicorn one is my favourite.
dragon eye – amazing
The Unicorn one is definitely out of this world! 🙂
The unicorn journal is pretty amazing, especially with all of the illustrations inside! I have a unicorn obsessed friend who would love this!
love the unicorn
I love these.
I’m torn between a dragon and a vampire but I guess as I have a little one… we’d best keep it to Dragon for now 🙂
Unicorn :))
I love the unicorn one, but if I won I think I would give it to my son so would go for the Treeman!
The Dragon one lovely
Ooo the unicorn please:-)
It’s hard to choose between the dragon and the unicorn! But I think the unicorn wins 🙂
These are great, I really like the TreeMan Journal.
The dragon.
All look fantastic but it would have to be the dragon.
I like the treeman one the best
The unicorn one is fab, B would adore it!
I would love to have the Dragon journal but they are all amazing!
I would give the unicorn one to my granddaughter she would love it
The unicorn
These are gorgeous. I particularly like the unicorn one.
The dragon is my fave for sure!
The unicorn book my daughter would love it
I like the dragon, reminds me of a story I’ve read!
The Unicorn
The unicorn
The unicorn, they are almost too beautiful to write in x
the unicorn i think
my daughter would love the unicorn one.
I love the unicorn journal – I know that my daughter would love it too!
unicorn for my daughter
The Unicorn one
the unicorn one!
Unicorn
I love the unicorn journal
The Tree Man journal x
The dragon one!
Treeman journal
How ace are these books!!! My girl would so love one of these. Maybe something to consider next year when she is a bit older. Or she would do now is scribble all over it and rip the pages out? Lovely review xxx
Yes, not ideal! I have to keep it away from Little Man for that very reason! x
Oh I cannot decide between the Unicorn and the treeman!! xx
They’re both great!
They are all great but I love the Unicorn one 🙂
I love the first one – is it a dinosaur or a dragon. These are just fabulous!
#Tried/Tested
A dragon – I love them all!
They are all wonderful, the dragon one is slightly my favourite, hard to choose!
Oooh I love the Unicorn, would be perfect for my little story writer! Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested
It’s gorgeous! Thanks for hosting x
unicorn x
These are all stunning, but I love the dragon one the most
I think my son might like the dragon journal best. They all look great.
#Tried&tested
The Unicorn one #TriedTested
dragon journal!
I really like the unicorn one
Treeman appeals to me
The Treeman Journal
The dragon
I absolutely love the tree man!
The Dragon 🙂
unicorn
Unicorn xx
I love the Unicorn journal it looks fantastic, i’m sure my girls would love one.
The dinosaur, my grandson would love it
the unicorn looks fab x
I love the Treeman 🙂
the unicorn one
Tree Man
I love the Unicorn journal!
I like the Unicorn Journal 🙂 x
The Unicorn is lovely but I think my son would prefer the Dragon!
treeman llike the best
Love the Dragon, there’s something magical about them
Love the Treeman! Looks stunning!
the Unicorn journal my daughter would <3
The treeman xx
I love the unicorn
The Unicorn is beautiful
Great for creating your own mythical, magical tale.
i love the unicorn one but I know my son would like another
The Unicorn one…
The unicorn one is my favourite.
The Tree Man one looks fab, thank you:D
Loving the dragon and the vampire one
Love the Unicorn
I like the vampire one but my son would love the dragon one
The Unicorn
The unicorn.
The Unicorn 😉
The unicorn one!! Amazing! 😀 x
the treeman is my fav
The Unicorn one
I love the dragon one, it would really appeal to my son!
My granddaughter says the Unicorn.
Dragon
The Unicorn one – such a magical creature!
I love the Dragon one.
Unicorn
i love the unicorn design 🙂
Wow so wonderful 🙂 I would love the Unicorn x
The dragon one
its the vampire for me! x
I really like the Dragon one 🙂
The dragon, grandsons favourite
My favourite is the Unicorn one. Great idea!
The unicorn one
The Unicorn Diary
The dragon one is amazing
so magical but especially the ‘unicorn’
the dragon one
Really like the dragon and unicorn journals.
I love the dragon one
The Dragon one, as we are reading How to train your dragon.
Love the unicorn journal
The unicorn is definatly a fave! Would be perfect for my little author in the making! X
The Unicorn
I love the dragon
I absolutely love the treeman journal
The dragon one is great
I know my son would love the dragon one
Love the unicorn
I cant decide between the dragon and vampire journals.
I love the Unicorn one 🙂
The dragon one is fab.
the Treeman one
The dragon
The beautiful Unicorn
the dragon one is just gorgeous x x x x x
unicorn 🙂
The unicorn one. I think my niece would love it 🙂
I like them all but will go for Dragon 🙂
My granddaughter would love the unicorn and my grandson woudld love treeman- I thnik they are all great
I love the Unicorn journal
The Dragon Journal
I like the TreeMan.
i just loooove the tree one,mind you they are all pretty magical
I absolutely adore the Unicorn Journal and I know my magical world obsessed daughter would love this!
The dragon
The Unicorn Journal
uniorn x
Love the Vampire one..very eye catching
UNICORN, AMAZING.
Unicorn
Love the vampire one but all of them are fantastic!
I would love to win the Unicorn one its so beautiful! 😀
I want to win this sooo much! ^_^
These are amazing!
Love the Vampires Journal
i love the unicorn one
The dragon is my favourite
has to be the unicon its beautiful
I love the dragon one..looks a little dino like, and son is obsessed with dinos!
Dragon – hands down winner for me 🙂
The Dragon for me, but my daughter likes the unicorn & my son likes the Vampires. something for everyone then!
I love them all. I think my girls would like the unicorn one best.
The unicorn one is definitely my favourite but I like them all 🙂
love them all equally,
I love the vampires one 🙂
I really like the unicorn and the dragon one. Can’t decide which is best!
Unicorn my daughter calls them Ponycorns
Vampires is my favourite
Got to be the Dragon Journal for my Dragon mad Grandsons!!Great Giveaways on here!Thanks Hun X
The Dragon One
I would love the treeman
The dragon one is amazing
The unicorn 🙂 xx
I love the Dragon journal 🙂
The Unicorn one is great, my littlun would love it.
the Vampire one
the treeman one is my fav!
The dragon one
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