Can I just say how much I love the preschool age? My kids are hilarious…their thoughts, the stories they come up with, what jokes they think are funny…the list goes on and on! As a mamma, I want to bottle up this time of unfiltered thoughts and keep them forever. But how?
Inspired by Becky Higgins, I created “A Year of Interviews” scrapbook for the 2011-2012 school year.
I just used a 3 prong folder (is that what they’re called?), a pack of page protectors and some colored cardstock. M designed the cover with a “swirly rainbow” that he drew and cut out himself.
The title page will have a photograph of him once I get my pictures printed.
The plan is that I will interview him every month. The questions will all be different.
This is what I did for September and the start of school:
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I asked him to write his name (I want him to write his name at the end of the year too, to see how much he’s improved)
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I asked him general favorites: color, food, toy, etc.
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We traced his hand and we’ll do that again at the end of the year too, to see how much he’s grown
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On the other side of the two-page spread, we’ll include some pictures of activities/projects we did that month and maybe a drawing
At the end of the school year, we’ll have one little book full of memories. Hurray for documentation without lots of clutter!
Now onto his request for learning this year: how Marines do their fighting. Hmm.
