First Day of School Idea

This is another idea I got from Pinterest that I absolutely love!  Take a picture of your child on the first day of school or at the beginning of the school year (most of us do that anyway) and then write their favorite things down to go with the picture.  I used Photoshop to put it directly on the photo, but you could also put the picture and the list next to each other in a photo album or scrapbook.  I have to say it was pretty fun to sit down with my little guy and "interview" him on his favorites.  It made me laugh at some of the things he said because I was surprised with some of his answers (like Tarzan, I think he's only seen it a few times).  I think it will be a fun tradition to do every year or even on the first day of school and on the last day of school to see how they've grown and changed in one school year.  When I was in fifth grade we put together a first day of school "time capsule" where we put a picture of us on the first day, a list of things that happened to us on the first day, and our fifth grade favorites and put them in a sack that we opened up on the last day of school.  I remember laughing at how much I had "grown up" and changed.  I think we might start a similar tradition in our family where we put some of our favorite memories of the summer, winter goals, pictures, family favorites, etc. and then open it up on the last day of school or first day of summer vacation.  I think it will be good for all of us to see if we reached our goals and also have a good laugh at how fun last summer was and how much we've all changed.  I'll post a picture of it when we get it done.  Until then, have fun putting together your children's "favorites".  It will be a memory they will love looking at for years to come!