I had seen it before, and thought it looked interesting, but this seemed like a good time to "get into" it.
Basically, there is a simple question on each page and it is illustrated with quirky, fun art.
It is designed to get kids talking.
I asked the boys a few questions already, along with their friend Ben, who has been staying with us, and they loved it.
They didn't want to stop!
They had a great time thinking about their answers and sharing them.
Here are some of them:
Q: Who is your best friend?
Isaac: Lots of people are
Josiah: Ben and Isaac.
Ben: Several people . . . pretty much all the people in my class and then Sammy and Isaiah and Aaron. Lots of people too.
Q: What did you do in your mother's belly?
Isaac: Eat and sleep.
Josiah: Back flips.
Ben: Drum beats.
Q:What do you like to smell?
Isaac: Chocolate milk and chicken soup.
Josiah: Watermelon!
Ben: Flowers.
Q: What do you do when you are bored?
Isaac: Read, play games . . . do something!
Josiah: Play with toys, and if mom and dad let me, play on the computer. I could.
Ben: Play video games. Play outside.
Q: Where would you like to live someday?
Isaac: New England. It was [part of] the original 13 colonies!
Josiah: Texas! Ex that. Florida!
[Mom: Why Florida?]
Because they have pools there!
Ben: San Diego
Q: What pet do you wish you could have?
Isaac: A lizard.
Josiah: A cheetah.
Ben: A dog.
It's a great way to see what my kids are thinking in their 10 and 6 year old minds!
And there are no wrong answers.
It has been a great way to connect during our lunch times, or when there is a bit of downtime (which is rare, so it is good that the questions are short and simple and easy to answer).
Anyway, I really recommend it as a tool to help you make connections with your child and see what is important to them at this time of their lives.
I thought it would be interesting to do this once a year, or every other year to see how the answers may change.
More to follow . . .
3 comments:
You know, it's funny you posted this because I was actually thinking of doing something like that with my nieces when they were here a couple of weeks ago--ask them about their favorite foods, favorite people, favorite things to do, etc. Of course, when chaos ensues, it is hard to get that done. But, I'd still like to try it.
Like you said, it gets them to think and talk and it'd also be a nice little memento of their childhood years, especially when they give quirky answers! (e.g., doing drum beats in their mother's bellies)
That was cute.
-k
because you can only have a pool if you live in florida. you're kids are hysterical. and i can totally hear josiah saying 'ex that'.
that was a hilarious survey! Bailey also wanted to say something... "it sounds like Ben is having a wounderful time. The survey definatley sounds like Ben. He really loves it over at your house.
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