Ask any mom of college students, and she’ll tell you the school years fly by. One day your little one is toddling into preschool, and the next she’s sitting with a guidance counselor, picking her high school class schedule. These days are precious, so use iMOM’s First Day of School printable to write down the little things you want to remember forever.
Every year, along with the obligatory first-day photo, have your kiddo fill in the blanks on our First Day of School printable. Keep the sheets in a memory book or a special folder in your nightstand drawer. You and the kids will love to look back over the years and see how they changed and how some things managed to stay the same. Did your daughter have the same best friend for five whole years? Did your son’s love for PB&J sandwiches only last through fourth grade when he moved on to a “cooler” sandwich?
What’s the perfect age for your child to complete our First Day of School printable? Any age! You’ll marvel at the way your kindergartener writes her name in wobbly all caps just the same as you’ll smirk at your middle schooler’s attempt at a fancy signature. Will your child’s career aspirations stay the same as he grows up, or will he realize being a marine biologist means you have to like science and math and leave the dream behind?
Printing this simple page will help you keep track of some tiny details we tend to forget about these special years of parenting. So print a stack or bookmark the page and come back year after year. Want more great back-to-school content? Here are lunchbox notes, conversation starters, and charts to motivate your kids to make this their best year yet.
