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Make the diaries short, so that children can see the end in sight. Let them choose size. shape and colour of paper. Make them very personal, perhaps working out the number of pages required. They could present each page in a different way, outlined and illustrated, perhaps printing day and datę in ‘illuminated script’.

Private diaries. The point about this kind of diary is that it really should be private. It is a diary in which childreh rećórdTheir thóughTTand feelfngsynole "down thingslhaf make them feel happy or" sad. scribbledown ideas for futurę stories or poems. Let them use it as "a writer’s notebook. Some children may wish to bring this diary to the teacher. buLshe cannot jgsisL It is a private documenL

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For My -Eyes Only! A private diary with a difference. Make this an adventure diary. Plan to storm the Tower of London/thumb a lift on a space ship/fly (in disguise) to Australia/be a stowaway on a pirate ship. Notę down your day-to-day plans in your diary. Make a bold illustrated cover. Experiment to find ways of locking it securely. Try pins or oaper elips or elastic bands Make the diary look like a TOP SECRET document. Make a marbled cover, decorate with a seal madę from shiny red paper.

Keep Out! This is a private diary used for personal thoughts and feelings. Choose a very fierce animal with snapping teeth to defend your diary: lion, tiger, crocodile. Fold a double page in the middle, colour with felt-tips and cut out as illustrated. Fix the animal head into your book and it will snap at anybody who opens your diary without permission.

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