Creative Journaling Activities for Girls to Boost Confidence This Summer

Journaling is one of the most powerful tools girls can use to understand themselves, build confidence, and express their inner voice. The best part? It’s accessible, low-cost, and endlessly creative. These journaling activities are perfect for summer groups, camps, or one-on-one mentoring sessions. They help girls reflect, dream big, and celebrate exactly who they are.

Key Takeaways

• Journaling supports emotional wellness, self-awareness, and self-esteem

• Creative formats keep girls engaged and inspired

• These prompts and projects are easy to lead and require minimal supplies

• Journals become keepsakes that remind girls of their growth and strength

• You can use these ideas in both individual and group settings

1. “Who I Am” Word Collage
Girls cut out words and images from magazines that reflect who they are. They glue them into a journal spread and add hand-written affirmations or dreams.

2. Dear Future Me Letter
Write a letter to their future self six months or a year from now. Encourage them to include hopes, goals, and reminders to stay true to themselves.

3. My Brave Moment Timeline
Draw a timeline of moments when they showed courage. These can be big or small—what matters is how they felt brave.

4. Positivity Playlist Prompt
Girls list songs that make them feel strong, confident, or joyful. Then they write about how music helps them shift their mindset.

5. Confidence Doodles Page
Fill a journal page with doodles, symbols, or drawings that represent self-love, joy, and strength. Add words or short phrases around the page.

6. 5 Things I Love About Myself List
Sounds simple, but it’s powerful. Let girls create a decorated list of qualities, talents, or personality traits they’re proud of.

7. My Inner Superpower Comic Strip
Girls create a fun comic strip about their “confidence superpower” in action—like standing up for a friend, speaking in public, or trying something new.

8. Emotion Tracker with Colors
Use colors to track feelings over a week. Girls can make a key and color-code their moods, then reflect on patterns they notice.

9. What I’d Tell My Younger Self
This deep reflection helps girls recognize how much they’ve grown. They can also include advice or kind words they needed to hear.

10. Self-Love Flip Book
Create a mini flip book with each page answering a prompt like “I feel most me when…,” “My favorite part of my personality is…,” or “I’m proud of…”

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