Free Grief Memory Book for Kids – Remembering Someone I Love
Losing someone you love can bring up a lot of feelings for a child — and those feelings may look different from one day to the next.
I created this free grief memory book for kids as a gentle way for children to remember someone who was important to them.
Remembering Someone I Love gives kids space to write, draw, add photos and record memories in their own way. There’s no expectation that they complete every page or even work through the book all at once.
Children can skip a page, stop when they’ve had enough or come back to the memory book another day.
If you’re also looking for ideas on how to support a child through loss, you may find my post on helping children deal with grief helpful. It includes practical ways to talk about grief, make space for feelings, and keep a loved one’s memory present in everyday life.
[DOWNLOAD THE FREE MEMORY BOOK]
What’s Included in the Memory Book?
This printable includes nine pages designed to help children remember the person they love through memories, stories, traditions and simple reflection.
About My Special Person
Kids can draw or add a photo of their special person and write about who they were, what they loved about them and words they would use to describe them.
My Favorite Memory
This page gives children space to draw or write about a favorite memory they shared with that person.
Things That Remind Me of Them
Sometimes small things bring back strong memories.
Kids can think about foods, songs, places, smells, colors, objects or anything else that reminds them of their loved one.
Things I Never Want to Forget
Children can record things the person used to say, what made them laugh, something they taught them and things they enjoyed doing together.
When I Miss You
This page offers gentle ideas children might choose when they’re missing someone, such as looking at pictures, talking about them, listening to music, making a favorite food, visiting a special place or asking someone for a hug.
There is also space for children to add something else that helps them feel close to that person.
One of the messages I especially wanted to include was that what helps one day might be different from what helps another day.
A Letter to You
Sometimes there are things we still wish we could say.
This page gives kids an open space to write or draw anything they would like to tell their loved one.
How We Remember You
Families remember people in many different ways.
Children can record birthday traditions, special foods, songs, places or other ways their family keeps someone’s memory close.
Love Doesn’t Go Away
The final page gives children a large heart they can fill with anything they want to remember.
The message behind the page is simple: even when someone is no longer here with us in the same way, their love, memories, stories and traditions can remain part of our lives.
How to Use This Memory Book With a Child
There isn’t one right way to use it.
You might print the entire book and let your child choose which page they want to work on first. You could also print just one or two pages at a time.
Let your child decide whether they want to:
- WriteDraw
- Add photographs
- Talk while you write for them
- Complete only part of a page
- Skip a page entirely
- Put the book away and return to it later
Try not to treat it like an assignment that needs to be finished.
The goal is simply to give children another way to remember someone they love.
Do Kids Have to Talk About Their Feelings?
No.
Some children may want to talk while they work. Others might quietly draw, write only a few words or decide they aren’t ready to use the book at all.
That’s okay.
You can make the printable available without requiring your child to complete it.
Ideas for Keeping the Finished Memory Book
If your child does choose to complete some of the pages, you could:
- Keep them in a special folder or binder
- Add photographs
- Include drawings, cards or letters
- Add pages over time
- Bring the book out on birthdays or special days
- Keep it with other family keepsakes
It doesn’t need to be finished all at once. It can become something your child returns to as their memories — and the way they understand their loss — change over time.
Download the Free Remembering Someone I Love Memory Book
The printable is designed to be flexible.
Kids can draw, write, add photographs or simply look through the pages and decide what feels right for them.
[DOWNLOAD THE FREE GRIEF MEMORY BOOK FOR KIDS]
Note for grown-ups: This memory book is intended as a gentle activity and isn’t a substitute for professional grief or mental health support. Children should be free to skip pages, stop or return to the activity later.
