It’s 2016! So exciting to start a new year with the kids, isn’t it? I love this time of year, full of excitement for the year ahead, and wonderful memories of the year just gone. It is a perfect time to reflect with the children on the year that has just been, and we love getting sat down, and doing our Year in Review.
The printable take the opportunity to do a year in review in three different sections:
- About me; to give you an idea of your child, and how they feel and think, asking things such as:
- Their name, and age,
- Favourite TV programs, and films,
- What they would like to be when they grow up, and who their current hero is. My daughter picked Jessica Ennis, who is a wonderful role model for a ten year old to have.
- Memories of 2015, so that you and your kids can look back at their favourite moments from 2015, and you have a personal record of them too:
- Best thing to happen in 2015,
- Hardest thing about 2015; as it is important for kids to learn from the things that didn’t go quite so well too,
- What your kids learnt to do in 2015 that they are proud of; for example my daughter’s managed a round off in gym!
- Best place visited in 2015; don’t be surprised if it isn’t what you expect here too ;-)
- Looking towards 2016, so you can see what your children are expecting from the next year. Something worth keeping and reflecting on into the future of course:
- What your children would like to learn,
- Where they would like to go, and
- What they are looking forward to the most about 2016.
You can’t deny that it’ll be fascinating to see what your children think, and to look back on this from year to year. How different the mind of a three year old is to a ten year old for example?
If you are looking to get organised in 2016, then do download our free 2016 calendar, which you can either print off, or the kids can colour in. A nice set of printables, coupled with this 2016 year in review to start your year off in a positive and organised way.
If you would like to check our our other printables on the site, do go take a look at them, and also follow our Pinterest board on them, as well as our Pinterest profile:
Remember to pin for later too, won’t you? Have a fantastic 2016, and I hope you enjoy the look back at your year in review for 2015 too.
Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine! Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time. KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on. Get in touch TODAY!