A friendship book belongs to primary school like a new pencil case belongs to the first day. The only catch: a paper book travels from school bag to school bag for weeks and comes back with cocoa stains – or not at all. A digital friendship book solves this. All the children can fill it in at the same time, nothing gets lost, and at the end you can still print the book out.
How it works for a whole class
- One parent creates the book. In Pagefully, choose the Friendship Book template – birthday, favourite colour, hobby, a quote or wish and a photo are already set up.
- Share the link or QR code. The easiest way is the class parents' WhatsApp group. Or print the QR poster and put it up at a parents' evening or class party.
- The children fill in their entries – together with Mum or Dad on a phone, with no app and no sign-up.
- Print it and keep it. The export includes a print-ready PDF with one page per child, photos included.
The best questions for a primary school friendship book
Short and child-friendly works best. Tried-and-tested questions:
- What's your name and when is your birthday? (a "Date" field)
- What's your favourite colour? – tap to choose with the built-in colour picker
- What do you like playing most at break time?
- Which animal would you like to be?
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- What do you like about our class?
- Favourite food – as a selection field with pizza, pasta, chips …
- A photo of you – taken straight on the phone
Selection fields make filling it in quick, even for children who can't write fluently yet. Every field can be renamed, moved or deleted.
What parents should look out for
A friendship book contains children's personal details. A few settings make it safer:
- Entries visible only to you: in the book settings, turn off "Entries visible to friends". The children then only see the form, and only you can read the entries.
- Don't ask for addresses or phone numbers. A friendship book doesn't need contact details – hobbies and favourite things are much nicer.
- Set a closing date: for example, the last day of school. After that, the book no longer accepts entries.
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Ideas for special occasions
- Starting school: a book that all the children in the new class write in at the first parents' evening.
- Leaving primary school: all the children write something for each other before heading off to different schools – the loveliest keepsake of their primary school years.
- Saying goodbye to a teacher: a farewell book with messages from all the children and parents, handed over as a PDF on the last day.
Does it cost anything?
No. With the free plan you can create up to three books with unlimited entries, all exports included. Create a friendship book for free.