Let’s face it: Classes can go on for ages. You may be left wondering Wait, what in the world is this teacher talking about, again? and, What’s for lunch? But here’s another way to count down the hours: keeping a doodle journal with a friend, or multiple friends. It takes passing notes to a whole new level. Plus, it’s a productive way to space out. The pages you’re about to see are from a journal we (Isabel and Ana) passed back and forth.
For your doodle journal, you can use any notebook at all, though maybe not the same one you use to take notes for, like, chemistry. We suggest customizing the cover with all the cute and colorful stickers and washi tapes you can find!Decide who gets the journal during which class periods and when the handoffs should take place. When it’s your turn with the journal, there are no rules.
Draw the cuties in your class, imagine your friend’s next #ootd, illustrate your English notes, keep a list of things you don’t want to forget…like that THING, remember?
Don’t forget cute self portraits and secret notes! Wrap the day up with doodles that scream, “SCHOOL’S OUT,” even if it is temporary.
Want to make sure your pal doesn’t miss the dreamy scene you’re seeing as you stare out the window? Draw it! Quirky substitute teachers make excellent muses. Eclectic lunch boxes double as still-art subjects.
Voilà! You’ve got a graphic novel in your hands to cherish and giggle over forever! ♦
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This looks soo cool, I’m actually jealous.
I did this at school and still have the shared diaries in a big folder. I left school in 2007. One friend in particular constantly writes about Kurt Cobain in them. I love ’em.
i do the same with my friend! even though it’s a bit different, we go to different schools, so one of us keeps the notebook for a month or so until we meet again, we write letters to each other there or just doodle random stuff. This is such a good idea!
this is so cute!! omg! i doubt if i would ever have the willpower to continue keeping a journal like this during classes, because mostly i’m just a zombie at school, but it sure is awesome!
where do you get pastel markers like used in here though? or did you just add a white filter to every picture to make the colors pastel? :)
I did this with one of my friends for two years in middle school. We each kept two of the four total journals. They’re priceless.
This is such a good idea! Love it!
My friends and I used to pass around a journal in our classes and have entire conversations on those pages. I’m so glad I have those!
Anyone wanna be penpals????
hit me up!!
yes!
I would love to be your penpal!
I dunno how to exchange personal info here on rookie, but you could send an ask to my tumblr
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I will
This is so cute, I loved passing doodle journals around in middle school.
it would be v cool if there was some kind of rookie pen pal matching service 0:-)
I, second that notion.
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This is pretty dang cool. I didn’t have a buddy to pass a journal like this back and forth with, but I did keep my own with my own doodles and messages to myself. :) I still have it!
this is the stuff that i dream i could do. but sadly im not really artistic, creative or poetic. and i dont really have any friends who would think this is something cool /:
Too bad I don’t have “real” friends to do this with. But I like the idea that someone mentioned above of keeping my own doodle journal like this.
This is so cool, I wish I had someone to do this with! ohwell, I don’t concentrate enough in class as it is so maybe that’s for the best :’)
this is the cutest idea ever
hey, i had a powerpuff girls lunchbox like that in kindergarten!! i think it broke, i want it back ):
ps: best idea ever! wish i had more private seating in most of my classes, that would make journaling a lot easier
I had a bob the builder one…. Thought I was v cool
Oh my god this is perfect! Someone be my pen pal please :’)