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This year we are doing some fun things to record my kids lives. We are doing daily journaling to remember their lives at this stage. To do this I found some really fun journaling books for kids to use to make it easier on us. They have writing prompts and ideas of what to record. I also created a free About Me Book that you can print and use with your little ones. When they grow up they will have some special things for them to remember about their younger selves.
I got my two older kids the Q & A a Day Book for Kids. It is a daily journal with questions for kids to write about each day of the year for 3 years. It is such a fun book with all kinds of questions for kids to answer including things like: What do you think about when you wake up in the morning? What games do you like to play? What makes you laugh? The book is set up with a question for every day of the year, but under each question is a space to answer it three years in a row. What I love about this is it will be a fun way to look back on the things they said when they were younger and see how they have changed through the years. My kids enjoy answering their questions and comparing with each other what they have written. I love that it gets them writing and thinking in a different way.
For my Preschooler I got My Book About Me by Me, Myself & Dr. Seuss. This book is so cute and so funny! It’s just what I would expect from a Dr. Seuss book. It is made to be filled out about your child. It asks all kinds of fun questions about them about hair and eye colors, hobbies, the number of forks in their house, and their longest walk. It also has some fun pages to get autographs of people including aunts, uncles, mailman, and police men. It is a great way to record all about your child’s life, and you will all have fun while doing it!
I also made a FREE printable About Me Book for you to use with your little ones. My little boy is three this year and we will be doing preschool with him. He wants to be a part of everything we do for school. He is excited to be doing his own things this year. My older kids have done these when they were young and I love looking back on them now. They love them, too. This book I made asks all different questions about their lives and has spaces for them to draw pictures, too. To go along with this theme, it asks what they want to be when they grow up, too!
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His first self portrait!
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Jacquie says
August 25, 2014 at 6:30 amWe love My Book about Me! I actually had a copy when I was a kid so I was sure to get one for my son and daughter when they were around 6. They’ve had a great time filling in all the fun pages — and so much counting is involved so it doubles as learning math too.
Elizabeth S says
August 25, 2014 at 7:24 amMy oldest child wants to be a Doctor.
Meeghan says
August 25, 2014 at 8:50 amThis is super cute. Thanks! I am pinning to my elementary school board! 🙂
Jessica says
August 25, 2014 at 10:03 amA Power Ranger, or a marine biologist, or a ninja, or a waitress, she changes her mind a lot! 🙂
Kirsty says
August 25, 2014 at 1:02 pmAnd the geeks come out in our family…..he wants to be Captain Picard from Star Trek Next Generation. lol…we watch Star Trek a little too much in our home! 😛
Melanie @ Tree Valley Academy says
August 26, 2014 at 8:27 amThe Q&A a day book looks great. I’ll keep that book in mind for next year (Grade 2).
Kristin Gideon says
August 26, 2014 at 10:02 amCurrently my son wants to be a tow truck driver. He is very determined, knows he has to get a special license and has even picked out his truck color! 🙂
Ellie W says
August 26, 2014 at 3:54 pmMy boys want to be soldiers when they grow up.
Laura says
August 27, 2014 at 7:04 amTo open a farm with an organic restaurant and a home for homeless families to get on their feet, learn job skills, and eat healthy.
Heather S says
August 27, 2014 at 7:09 amI’m not sure what she wants to be but so far she loves animals, music and dancing 🙂
Shakeeta W says
August 27, 2014 at 8:59 amThe 2yo’s not on that level yet but the 4yo said she wants to be a doctor for babies 🙂
Caroline Frahm says
August 27, 2014 at 1:30 pmMy 6 year old wants to be a comedian. My 5 year old wants to be something different every day.
Melissa Cazares says
August 28, 2014 at 5:07 pmMy kids all want to be either chefs or run orphanages.
Jill says
August 31, 2014 at 3:06 pmThis is a great About Me Book for kids. Thanks so much for sharing and for helping to bring a spoonful of reading fun to the Poppins Book Nook this month!
Rebecca Ray says
September 1, 2014 at 10:46 pmThanks for the printable book! I think I’m going to have my middle two work through it this week!
Anne says
December 15, 2015 at 6:06 amThanks for making this printable book. I have a passel of new children who arrived via the foster care system, and they need badly to be recognized for who they are and to start creating a history for themselves. This is going to be something they will be quite proud of. 🙂
Karyn Tripp says
December 15, 2015 at 6:37 amWhat a great thing to do! They will love it.