Wreck This Journal (Duct Tape)

Well, my daughter is 16 and going through her first serious breakup/makeup cycle and it's not pretty! We celebrate Chanukah and Christmas and it's hard thinking of enough great presents, oh, how I miss the days of toys, books and dolls! Anyway, one night we gave her this book as part of her Chanukah gift. She happened to have had a fight with the boyfriend, and the word grumpy doesn't begin to describe it. But she opened this, with an eyeroll and a what's this, and halfheartedly thumbed through it. But miraculously she got caught up in this intriguing book...and then got into it. It's a harmless and fun way to let out a little tension, especially for her because I'm such a freak about stuff and never let her make a mess. (well, she makes a mess, but I ride her about it constantly!) This book enourages, no, forces, you to make a mess, get a little chaotic, and to just let go and enjoy it. In fact I think I can use a copy myself. Get this book, so when your kid becomes a teenager you'll be prepared with this fun stress reliever!!

Absolutely love these journals!!!! I bought this and the color one and I love them both! From someone who suffers many mental illnesses I found these to be very helpful, relaxing, therapeutic, fun, and great stress relief. I showed my journals to everyone in my therapy group and they rang from all ages and they absolutely loved it and wanted one. I always recommend these to people I meet with mental health problems. My friends and family get a kick out of it. I'm a 29 years old and it's definitely for any age. It helps with my depression alot and I would absolutely recommend these for absolutely anyone. I plan on getting the rest and also get ones in diary size once I'm done with all the paperbacks. Which I recommend getting a paperback first.

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I was having difficulty deciding what to get our almost 14-year-old niece for her birthday. After reading the reviews and checking out the "Look Inside" features, I decided to get this book and also "This is Not a Book", also by Keri. Our niece is on the mature side for her age, but I realized I would have loved this when I was in school. The reaction was great! She instantly started filling in both books. Both books are similar, but different. She hardly put the book down for the rest of the night, as far as we could tell. We were at her house for several hours after she opened her gifts and she was busy with a pen almost the entire time. Very happy with my purchase. I can't give a specific review on either book as I can't remember which activities were in which book, but she was laughing and enjoying them all. At one time, there was a very loud thud on the floor. We all jumped. It was just my niece throwing her book across the room and laughing. I guess one of the books told her to do so. It was so funny once we realized what had happened. Edit: Oh, I guess this sounds weird... My almost 14-year-old niece for her BIRTHDAY. Her birthday is on Christmas Eve, but they leave town every year. So we celebrated early.

Bought one for my older daughter who likes to read and she couldn't wreck it 😂 she refused to, in came my youngest daughter and was so excited to wreck it. She asked me to buy her one. She's very active and doesn't like to read or write at all. Yes please! There's some small things I would change but if it gets her to do something.. it's a win.

I took this on a weekend getaway and it was the highlight of my trip. I brought watercolors, rubber cement, scissors and picked up some pretty travel brochures at the tourist spots. Then let my creativity rip. I giggled, and created and my inner child swooned with joy. I was so blessed to find this for pennies at a garage sale, untouched and new. Perhaps it had been a gift from someone and never taken the time for. IF YOU GET IT, do yourself and your inner child a favor, USE IT! I've already gifted two people a copy as I hope they'll have as much fun as I have in playing with this perfect adult "toy."

Wrecked. Like journal but can abuse. Good thing to abuse. Works like intended.

I am writing this from two points of view....mine and my 9 year old daughter. In my point of view this is a nasty book and I wouldn’t have bought it without being begged and her offering to use her own money. The title says it all…Wreck This Journal. You literally do. You end up with a book that is thick with dirt and holes, drawing and scratches, and yes…spit. As a mom, this seemed ridiculas to me, and I consider myself a fun mom. HOWEVER….. My 9 year old daughter wanted this so badly, and I got the duct tape cover edition because she is into duck tape projects. She got this at about 11am in the morning and completed the whole thing by dinner. I was shocked! However, she was so proud of it and did all of the stuff that I had to look at each page. Had I known that she was planning on doing the whole thing in one sitting I would have told her to wait and pace herself. But it was her money, her book and her time. About two weeks later, she asked if she could have another one but a different color. She said she wanted to take her time and do it better. (Other than the drawings, I’m not sure how that is possible). I told her to save her allowance and show me that she really wants another one, she did and she has it in her room about ½ done. I think she forgot about it because she hasn’t touched it in a while, but when her friends come over, she gives them a page or two to do.

Su suggerimento di mia figlia tredicenne, acquistato come regalo di natale x una sua amica. Quando è arrivato,nei tempi previsti nonostante le imminenti festività, a mia figlia è piaciuto talmente tanto che le ho dovuto promettere di acquistarne uno x lei. Il regalo è stato molto apprezzato da chi lo ha ricevuto

Viel kann ich nicht sagen, das Buch ist gut als geschenk oder für sich selbst. Mir machts spaß die "aufgaben" zu machen und das buch langsam zu zerstören.

My daughter (age 11) loves this! She is a bookworm and looks after her books with pride. However, to be able to demolish pages, ripping pages out, in addition to wiping dirt on a page, she has found her inner rebel with much laughter! Great fun and worth purchasing.

I really liked it

If you like altered art journals, you like these. Basically, Keri Smith has wrote a book full of illustrations and journal prompts. These prompts are more like activities to do - an example would be "document your dinner - rub, smear, splatter your food, use this page as a napkin", "make a paper chain", "collect fruit stickers here". This isn't a book for people who like to write, just mostly "crafty" or "destructive" prompts. My only complaint with this journal is that the pages seem especially thin. Sharpie markers bleed through, grease from your food stain other pages, and even simple things like ball point pens seem to mark the other pages with normal pressure. (I had engraved lines on the other pages from pens.) If you are a perfectionist, you'd want to have gesso or white paint on hand to neaten up some of the backs of the journal pages. Some of the prompts don't really make sense - "compost this journal", "tongue painting", and "chew on this page" make me worried because they come after dragging your journal outside or even rubbing it with dirt. That said, you can do any page in any order, so you can avoid the ick factor by doing so! It's a fun journal, prompts are written in basic language, and almost any age can enjoy a journal like this. It's basically a large scale activity book that challenges your viewpoint on how to treat a paperback book! ** This book's activities/prompts will last you a long time. You can choose how involved your are with your prompts, or you can choose just to be destructive - no matter, it's fun and can get those creative brain cells going!