100 Things - 3 Years Old Edition
A year ago, I posted a list of 100 things parents should try to do with their children before kindergarten. Here is where I track my progress. I've linked where I can if you are interested (but really just expect the grandparents to care).
1. Go to the zoo
2. Visit a farm
3. Go on a hike
4. Play with kittens or puppies
5. Catch a frog
6. Make a gigantic mess (DONE)
7. Help clean up a gigantic mess
8. Master the monkey-bars
9. Swing high up into the sky all by themselves (DONE)
10. Try ice-skating
11. Go sledding
12. Make a snow-man
13. Blow bubbles (DONE)
14. Plant seeds and watch them grow (DONE)
15. Have a pillow fight (DONE)
16. Jump on a big bed (DONE)
17. Jump on a trampoline or in a bounce house (DONE)
18. Hang out in a tent
19. Spend days at the beach
20. Build sandcastles
21. Go fishing
22. Go out on a boat
23. Play with blocks and puzzles (DONE)
24. Read the classic picture books (DONE)
25. Read a classic chapter book
26. Check out library books with their own library card
27. Get a passport
28. Carve a pumpkin
29. Hold a newborn baby (to see how much they've grown) (DONE)
30. Love a special doll or stuffed animal
31. Bake cookies and cakes
32. Help plan their own birthday party (doing it now!!!)
33. Go to the circus
34. Go to a museum on a quiet weekday
35. Play hide-and-seek (DONE)
36. Play a board game
37. Do nothing whatsoever all day
38. Try a sport
39. Watch a sporting event
40. Learn to swim
41. Be tickled in hysterics (DONE)
42. Paint and draw as much as desired
43. Have the use of scissors and glue (DONE)
44. Display artworks and other creations around the house (DONE)
45. Learn to use a camera (and keep an album of the results!)
46. Play with clay (It was her potty training prize!) (DONE)
47. Pick flowers
48. Climb a tree
49. Gaze at the moon and stars
50. Toast marshmallows
51. Learn to eat an ice-cream cone
52. Watch a sunset
53. Learn to write their own names
54. Learn their addresses and telephone numbers
55. Learn their parents' full names (DONE)
56. Set the table (DONE)
57. Clear the table
58. Help wash the dishes
59. Learn to say their pleases and thank yous and excuse mes
60. Watch fireworks (DONE)
61. Go to the ballet or theater or a puppet show (DONE)
62. Put on a ballet or play or puppet show at home
63. Face paint
64. Dress up in costumes at will
65. Learn rhymes and poems and songs by heart (DONE)
66. Have a dance party
67. Enjoy friends at preschool and at the park (DONE)
68. Invite friends over to play (DONE)
69. Get to know grandparents (DONE)
70. Play with cousins
71. Become attached to a wonderful preschool teacher and/or babysitter (DONE)
72. Learn the name of our president
73. Know the name of their town, state and country (DONE)
74. Be familiar with a map of the world
75. Listen to music from many different ages and genres
76. Hear and learn words from a different language (DONE)
77. Learn the difference between trash and recycling
78. Grow their own vegetables
79. Learn to ride a bike (or try!)
80. Take a road trip
81. Draw a self-portrait
82. Slurp alphabet soup
83. Learn to twirl spaghetti on a fork
84. Pick apples
85. Star in a home movie
86. Learn a magic trick
87. Try different hair-dos
88. Practice writing letters (DONE)
89. Practice counting to 100
90. Make up stories (DONE)
91. Send a letter
92. Receive a letter (DONE)
93. Ride on a merry-go-round
94. Give away toys and books to less fortunate children
95. Learn the value of coins and bills
96. Keep a piggy bank
97. Try a musical instrument (DONE)
98. Have a heartfelt wish granted
99. Have a heartfelt wish denied
100. Receive a million (make that a billion) heartfelt kisses and hugs from their parents!
Clearly, even though we are nearly half way there, we have a lot more to accomplish in the next3 2 years! And not to worry, you'll be able to come along for the ride by hanging out here at Family Musings.
And now I know I need to go back and blog about all of those (DONE) items that have no link!
HT: Tonggu Momma
1. Go to the zoo
2. Visit a farm
3. Go on a hike
4. Play with kittens or puppies
5. Catch a frog
6. Make a gigantic mess (DONE)
7. Help clean up a gigantic mess
8. Master the monkey-bars
9. Swing high up into the sky all by themselves (DONE)
10. Try ice-skating
11. Go sledding
12. Make a snow-man
13. Blow bubbles (DONE)
14. Plant seeds and watch them grow (DONE)
15. Have a pillow fight (DONE)
16. Jump on a big bed (DONE)
17. Jump on a trampoline or in a bounce house (DONE)
18. Hang out in a tent
19. Spend days at the beach
20. Build sandcastles
21. Go fishing
22. Go out on a boat
23. Play with blocks and puzzles (DONE)
24. Read the classic picture books (DONE)
25. Read a classic chapter book
26. Check out library books with their own library card
27. Get a passport
28. Carve a pumpkin
29. Hold a newborn baby (to see how much they've grown) (DONE)
30. Love a special doll or stuffed animal
31. Bake cookies and cakes
32. Help plan their own birthday party (doing it now!!!)
33. Go to the circus
34. Go to a museum on a quiet weekday
35. Play hide-and-seek (DONE)
36. Play a board game
37. Do nothing whatsoever all day
38. Try a sport
39. Watch a sporting event
40. Learn to swim
41. Be tickled in hysterics (DONE)
42. Paint and draw as much as desired
43. Have the use of scissors and glue (DONE)
44. Display artworks and other creations around the house (DONE)
45. Learn to use a camera (and keep an album of the results!)
46. Play with clay (It was her potty training prize!) (DONE)
47. Pick flowers
48. Climb a tree
49. Gaze at the moon and stars
50. Toast marshmallows
51. Learn to eat an ice-cream cone
52. Watch a sunset
53. Learn to write their own names
54. Learn their addresses and telephone numbers
55. Learn their parents' full names (DONE)
56. Set the table (DONE)
57. Clear the table
58. Help wash the dishes
59. Learn to say their pleases and thank yous and excuse mes
60. Watch fireworks (DONE)
61. Go to the ballet or theater or a puppet show (DONE)
62. Put on a ballet or play or puppet show at home
63. Face paint
64. Dress up in costumes at will
65. Learn rhymes and poems and songs by heart (DONE)
66. Have a dance party
67. Enjoy friends at preschool and at the park (DONE)
68. Invite friends over to play (DONE)
69. Get to know grandparents (DONE)
70. Play with cousins
71. Become attached to a wonderful preschool teacher and/or babysitter (DONE)
72. Learn the name of our president
73. Know the name of their town, state and country (DONE)
74. Be familiar with a map of the world
75. Listen to music from many different ages and genres
76. Hear and learn words from a different language (DONE)
77. Learn the difference between trash and recycling
78. Grow their own vegetables
79. Learn to ride a bike (or try!)
80. Take a road trip
81. Draw a self-portrait
82. Slurp alphabet soup
83. Learn to twirl spaghetti on a fork
84. Pick apples
85. Star in a home movie
86. Learn a magic trick
87. Try different hair-dos
88. Practice writing letters (DONE)
89. Practice counting to 100
90. Make up stories (DONE)
91. Send a letter
92. Receive a letter (DONE)
93. Ride on a merry-go-round
94. Give away toys and books to less fortunate children
95. Learn the value of coins and bills
96. Keep a piggy bank
97. Try a musical instrument (DONE)
98. Have a heartfelt wish granted
99. Have a heartfelt wish denied
100. Receive a million (make that a billion) heartfelt kisses and hugs from their parents!
Clearly, even though we are nearly half way there, we have a lot more to accomplish in the next
And now I know I need to go back and blog about all of those (DONE) items that have no link!
HT: Tonggu Momma
What? No Fishing? For shame! (Just don't ask when I've last been out.) - Having been taken fishing as a kid (a lot) I'm just glad it made the list.
ReplyDeleteThere are 4 things on that list that I haven't done and I'm way past 3.
ReplyDeleteNot that you asked, but as the mother of 7 1/2 yr olds (twins), I must comment on a couple of these. My girls weren't even ready to attempt the monkey bars until last fall (so they were 6 1/2), and even then, they struggled, so perhaps "attempt the monkey bars" would be a better pre-kindergarten goal.
ReplyDeleteUnless your library has a limit per card, frankly, until my kids are going to the library without me, I don't see much need for them to have their own cards, it just seems like more lists for me to check and more cards for me to keep track of (though when I was a kid, our library's children dept kept childrens' cards on file so they were always there, if our library did that, and my kids cared, I might be ok with it, but still . . . checking multiple accounts online, ugh . . . maybe I'm just not organized enough for such things!
And I just had to giggle at the "do nothing all day" I don't think kids are capable of that. Perhaps "have nothing planned for a day" but I'd have to tie my kids down to keep them from doing SOMETHING on any given day, hee hee.
I love the idea of your list though!
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