This weekend, help your child make an About Me book. Take an empty book, and begin filling with his favorite things. Start with his name.

My name is _________________ .

Use similar sentences to note down his age, birth date. Other entries can include

The name of my school is (if he goes to preschool)

I live with my __________________ .

My best friends are _____________ , _________________, and _____________.

I like (his favorite foods), but not (the foods he doesn’t like).

I have two hands, two legs, two eyes,….and so on.

I like to play (his favorite sport or game)

I can (enter some activity that he can do, like sing the alphabet, or name fruits, anything at all), but I can’t (name something he can’t do yet, like drive a car etc.)

Add as many entries as you like – the only condition is they should all center on him.

Stick his picture, and have a separate page for vital statistics – measure his height, weight, color of eyes etc., and note these down.

Include an imprint or outline of his hand, and foot.

Include his favorite memories of events – I like my birthday because ….

Maybe you can you come up with more ideas!

Some great reads for the weekend:

Anne Marie has lovely ideas for celebrating St Patrick’s Day with your kids.  Great time to reinforce the color green – try painting the drawings different shades of green each.

Picky eater?   JoLynn Braley at The Fit Shack has tips to help get your child to eat healthier.

For those of you looking forward to beautiful spring in your part of the world, (summer is creeping up on us here) Workout Mommy has great ideas to involve your kids in spring time exercises.   Great ways to combine Mommy time with some exercise for yourself!

And finally, these pics at Blonde Mom Blog had me racing to find my boy’s old photos for an afternoon of nostalgia.  All the more reason to cherish them – because they grow up so fast.  Sigh.

Enjoy!