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30 Days of Creative Expression
$8.99
A printable journal for writing, drawing, imagining, and making. Thirty playful prompts, no perfect pages required.
Printable journals for teens
Your voice. Your style. Your story.
Creative journals and writing challenges for teens who want to write, draw, and figure out what they have to say. No grades, no perfect pages, no pressure.
- Print at home
- Instant PDF download
- Ages 13+
- Under $10
What's inside a TeenExpressions journal
Thirty days. Endless ways in.
Every page is a small invitation, not an assignment. Skip around, repeat favorites, or turn a prompt into something completely your own.
Write
Stories, poems, letters, lists, and the thoughts that won't leave you alone.
Draw
Doodles, symbols, comics, maps, and pages that are just color.
Imagine
Prompts that start with "what if" and go somewhere you didn't expect.
Express
Your voice, your style, your story, shared only if you choose.
The journals
Start with one. Print it tonight.
Available
Find Your Voice: 30-Day Writing Challenge
$7.99
Thirty creative writing prompts with a craft tip and a starter line for each day. Stories, poetry, characters, and imagination.
30-Day Mood & Feelings Journal
Coming soon
30-Day Mood & Feelings Journal
$5.99
Name it. Track it. Be kind to it. A gentle daily check-in for noticing feelings, with no streaks to lose.
Why journaling?
A place that's just yours
Teens have a lot to say and not many places to say it without an audience. A journal is the opposite of a feed: nobody likes, comments, or scrolls past. You get to try ideas, change your mind, make a mess, and find out what you actually think.
Our journals are built around creativity first. Some days that means a story. Some days it means a drawing of your mood as a weather map. All of it counts.
Free ideas & prompts
Need a spark right now?
Getting started
How to start a journal when you don't know what to write
A no-pressure guide for teens: what to write on page one, how long to spend, what supplies you need, and how to keep going when you miss a day.
Prompts
40 creative writing prompts for teens
Forty original story, poetry, and character prompts for teen writers, sorted by type, with a quick tip for turning any prompt into a finished piece.
Art + doodles
25 art journal ideas, even if you think you can't draw
Art journal ideas for teens that don't need drawing skills: collage, color, patterns, maps, mini comics, and simple visual experiments.
For parents & teachers
Creative work that doesn't feel like homework
Use a journal as a daily warm-up, a weekend project, a summer routine, or a quiet-time option. The prompts work for strong writers and reluctant ones, and every page has an easier "try another way" option.
