Monday, August 13, 2012
9 Ways to Remember Your Child’s Progress Each Year
The first day your child attends school is
truly monumental.
Your whole life changes quickly from that day forward. With time flying, you’re
going to want to capture special memories of each passing school year.
Here are some ways you can do that…
- Plant a small tree in your yard the year your child begins school. On the first day of school, pose your child next to the tree to mark the annual growth of both the tree and child.
- Have your child hold a small chalkboard or a poster on which he/she has written his or her first name and what he/she wants to be when grown up. A quickly snapped photo shows how the penmanship changes as the years go by.
- You can help your young children record additional information on that small chalkboard or poster such as the name of the school, the grade, date, and the teacher’s name, and then snap a photo.
- Post a clearly visible tape measure somewhere you don’t mind leaving it from year to year and take a photo recording how tall your child is on the first and last days of school.
- Create a journal that you add to each year for each of your children. At the beginning of each school year, write a short story about your child, his or her goals, interests, school subjects, extracurricular activities, and dreams. Include your special feelings in a personal message that will be truly special to your child as an adult.
- Begin a collection is behalf of your child that can be added to each year. Make it something that your child as an adult will appreciate. Some parents collect a bottle of wine each year; others collect holiday ornaments. Make it something meaningful.
- Start a new family tradition. You can have a Back-to-School cake decorated to celebrate the first day of school.
- Make a new time capsule each year and store it in a secure spot so all of them can be opened when your child graduates. Use a jar, tin, or shoe box to store a letter your child writes to the future about herself, what she wants to do in life, her favorite toys, pets, movie or outfit. Include a list of special world and family news items, and pictures of important events and places.
- Bring autograph books back into fashion. Give your child the opportunity to capture school chum’s thoughts all year long, so by the end of the school year, all the pages are filled rather than a few at the front of each book.
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