Today I’m sharing a free printable Year in Review for kids. This is a great memento to keep in their keepsake box to look back on in years to come.
I love the forms that my kids used to bring home on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in preschool that would have them fill in details about themselves and their parents. I thought it would be fun to continue this tradition with all of my kids each year.
Printable Year in Review for Kids
I created this printable year in review sheet for them to fill out at the end of each year so we can look back on our favorite memories from the past year and make plans for the coming year.
As they get older, it’s fun to pull them all out and see how the kids interests changed over the years and also see how quickly they grew. I’m sharing the printable in hopes that it will help others enjoy this tradition as well.
This printable comes in two different versions. You get a black and white version the kids can color in themselves.
And you also get a colorful version.
Simply fill in the form below to download both versions.
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You’ll need a program that supports PDFS, likeย Adobe Acrobatย (which is free). Open the program, click File > Print. Select your printer and set the number of copies you want to print. Double check your print preview, then click print.
Fun Ways to Use the Printable Year in Review
By design, the printable year in review is easy to use. Just print it off and give it to your child to fill out (or interview him or her while you fill it out).
But there are a lot of ways to make this simple tradition more fun and more memorable. Here are some ideas to inspire you.
Family Interviews
Rather than having each child fill in the form on their own, let your kids interview each other. They love playing reporter!
Likewise, you can interview your child and make him or her feel like a celebrity. Maybe even snap a few pictures!
Collages
Glue the printable year in review to a piece of construction paper or poster board. Then, let your child decorate the “frame” with drawings, photographs, clippings from magazines, stickers, etc.
Scrapbook
Add the completed year in review sheet to a scrapbook with photographs from the past year.
More New Year Ideas
For a fun new year’s eve with the kids, try these New Year Countdown Activity Bags. You can customize the activity however you want!
My mom has a tradition of placing twelve different fruits in a large bowl in the kitchen to inspire a fruitful year. It’s always fun to guess some of the unusual ones that she sometimes chooses. This game always makes me realize how boring I am when it comes to choosing fruit since my kids never know what the exotic fruits are!
My mom also wears polka dots, eats black-eyed peas and herring (but never lobster because that’s supposedly bad luck), and makes sure everyone has cash in their pockets. These are all superstitions of course, and not really traditions, but since she is ritualistic about them, they are some of our family traditions. We know to expect them year after year!
Do you have any family New Year’s traditions? Please share them in the comments!
Such a great idea! I have a 6 year old and 1 year old, and am definitely doing this with them this year. I hope you’ll put out another printable next year ๐
This would be great to do every year and see the changes in interests AND handwriting!
This is such an awesome idea. My little one isn’t old enough as yet.
This is so cute! Will definitely printing this for my niece. Thank you for the share ๐
That’s a great Printable!!! I’ll print this for my niece.. She would love it.. Happy new year !!!
What a great idea to keep up with memories throughout the years! I’ll have to print this out for my kids!
This is a great printable. I’m going to do with it with my kids and hope it inspires some positive changes this year!
Hi Corinne – What a fun idea, and I bet the kids love to look back at each year too. Happy New Year to you and your family! Hugs, Holly
This is a fantastic printable. I know it would be a lot of fun looking back and seeing what everyone loved in the previous year and wanted to do in the new year!