2 Journals of Your Choice with Free Mum's Story!

Motherhood is such a beautiful, challenging, rewarding, exhausting journey (to name just a few emotions). It's a journey that is so hectically fast paced that we sometimes feel like we blink and the kids are 5 years older all of a sudden. 

There is nothing better than having a keepsake such as a journal to look back on to reminisce over earlier years. Whether buying these for yourself or as a thoughtful gift for a mother close to you, you'll be so glad you invested in preserving memories.

Select any 2 journals of your choice, choose between our Pregnancy Journal, Baby Journal and School Years Journal.

MUM'S STORY DETAILS

Some of the many prompts through our Mum's Journal include:

• Details about mum's 1st home. Where was it, how long was she there for, who lived there?

• What was mum's school life like? What school did she attend? What did she enjoy about school, what did she dislike, her favourite memory?

• When did mum move out of home? Where did she move to and who with?

• What is mum's favourite family recipe?

BABY JOURNAL DETAILS

• Birth to 5 years
• Linen hardcover, in Grey, Mint or Pink
• A4 size pages (210mm x 297mm)
• 92 pages
  
• Lots of room for photos
• Makes a lovely baby shower gift
• Stunning minimalist design
• Pages to record details about baby, and also anecdotes about parents (doesn't refer to mum or dad - just parents)

You’ll find so many wonderful pages to fill with memories you’ll never forget. Pages include:

• Baby Shower details
  
• Baby Shower Guest book
• All about the bump
• Favourite Family Recipe
• On the day I was born
  
• Family tree
• How your parents met..
• 1 page for each month up until the age of 1
• 1^st day of Kindy and 1^st day of school

PREGNANCY JOURNAL DETAILS

• Stunning linen hard cover, in gender neutral natural colouring
• Guided journal with prompts throughout which makes completing this journal super easy
• Gender neutral for baby and parents (we don't refer to mum or dad, we use the term 'parents')
• No lazy blank pages for you to think of things on your own
• 94 pages
• 210 x 297mm (standard A4 size)
• Ribbon Marker
• Rainbow illustrated endpapers
• Shopping list with checkboxes
• Birth plan
• Baby Shower details with pages for photos
• Pages for appointment details
• Letter to baby
• Milestones
• Weekly pages from 6 weeks onwards, plus a page for a bump photo each week!

SCHOOL JOURNAL DETAILS

Each year includes:

• Dedicated pages for Class Photo and Student Portrait
• “About You” page for each year to document attributes and traits specific to that time
• Prompts to record the students thoughts at the start and end of the year, as well as a photo from the first and last day of the school year
• A page dedicated to special events throughout the year, such as birthdays, Christmas and excursions
• Pages for parents, teachers and peers to leave notes; just like a year book.

My School Years details:

• 1st year of Primary School to Year 12
• Available in Grey, Mustard, Bubblegum Pink and Navy
• Linen front and back covers
• Includes 112 pages—A4 size
  
• Gender neutral design
• Heavy weight paper—200 GSM

We offer free standard shipping on all Australian orders over $100. We offer a flat rate shipment fee of $9.95 Australia Wide for all other orders.

Express shipping can be selected at checkout, for $12.95.

Returns:

Unopened products can be returned within 14 days of purchase at the buyers expense. We do not offer refunds. Products can be exchanged, or a credit note given.

Change of mind returns:
If you have changed your mind or accidentally ordered the wrong items, you can exchange these items within 14 days of receipt. Please note items must be unopened. The cost of return shipping is to be paid by the buyer. There will also be a $14.95 postage and handling fee. This fee covers the cost of Australia Post shipping back to you, and also the fee our warehouse charges us to accept and process the return, plus pack and send the replacement order.

If you have ordered during a period where we have offered a Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price or Buy 2 Get 1 Free Offer, these bundles must either be returned in FULL for a refund otherwise the total cost of the bundle will be divided equally amongst the journals for the purpose of calculating a refund value.

Damaged items/incorrect items sent at fault of Vanda Baby:
If items are damaged in transit or we have sent the incorrect order we will cover the cost of sending a replacement.

PRE-ORDER INFORMATION:

We clearly state on all Pre Order items their dispatch month. This is outlined when you place the order (the button will say PRE-ORDER and underneath will list the month it will ship). Your order confirmation also will have a reminder in it. You should also receive another email after purchasing with information about our pre-order process.

Please check your SPAM folder if you didn't receive these emails. Please note if you unsubscribe to our emails we will not be able to send you updates on your pre-order.

Please allow the FULL month for dispatch, that is until the last day of the specified month. You will receive a tracking number when your pre Order item has been sent.

All items will be dispatched together. Orders won't be split. If you would like your in-stock items quicker please contact us to organise a separate shipment. This costs $8.95.

Can I amend an order that I have placed?

Please note we can only make updates to orders within 2 hours of the order being placed. Please contact us to make any changes within this time frame.

What is the best way to stick photos into the journals?
We use Sticky Dots/Glue Dots which can be purchased from Officeworks. We have been using these for years and all photos have remained securely in place.

Can my journal be personalised?
At the moment, we don't offer personalisation. Due to current manufacturing and supply chain delays we have made a conscious decision to not offer personalisation as we want to solely focus on getting our core product out as quickly as possible.

I want to purchase some School Years Journals but my child doesn't start school for another 2 years, are the years pre-printed?
That's fine! The years (ie. 2022, 2023) are not pre-printed in the journals. You will write the years in yourself, so it doesn't matter if your child is already at school or not starting until 2025!

Where are you based and can I collect my order?
We are based in Melbourne, Victoria. Unfortunately we cannot offer pickup as our orders are dispatched from a residential address and we don't have the insurance to allow us to offer this service. However, all orders are dispatched within 48 hours (excluding pre-orders) and we offer an express post option. If you need your order SUPER urgently please reach out and we will do our best to get it in the mail same day.

In the state I live in, we don't refer to the 1st year of Primary School as something different to other states, can I change it?
Weirdly, it seems as though each state in Australia refers to the first year of Primary School as something different (ie. Prep, Foundation, Kindy etc). In an attempt to cater for everyone we refer to first year of Primary School as "First Year of Primary School". The book then goes from Grade 1 to Year 12.

Please also note, the cover of the journal now says "Primary School to Secondary School"

Still have a few questions or not quite sure about something? No worries! I'm here to help. Just shoot me a message using our contact form and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.