Ok, get your creative juices flowing! I am working with my four year old for our Father's Day gift. I want to interview both him and his dad with fun questions. I'll record both of their answers and compile them into a small scrapbook with pictures of them together with me and my daughter (she's not old enough to answer questions yet). I am also thinking about doing a smaller version for my kids' grandfathers, or waiting until Grandparent's day in September.
If I get a good response on questions I hope to get something started where I can do this year after year. I think it will make a neat chronicle of their lives together while my children grow up. So my request is...can you please give me a question or two that would be fun for both to respond to. For example, what is dad's favorite color? favorite thing to do? what was dad like when he was four?, etc. I get stumped after about five questions.
I would sure appreciate your help, and if you are interested in doing something similar feel free to steal the idea. I stole it from someone else...those are the best ideas anyway!
Thank you so much for all the responses, I really have my work cut out for me! You all had insight that I was lacking. I, also, plan to someone interject some stories about myself so that my history and life with the kids is not overlooked. Thank you for encouraging that, sometimes we go so wrapped up in doing for others that we forget to take care of ourselves. I guess that is mommyhood!
If you could talk to anyone from the past who would it be and why?
If you could be any animal what/why?
Have fun-sounds like a neat project!
It sounds like a great idea. How about some of the following questions -
How did they meet their spouse
Who was their best friend
Who was their favorite teacher
Did they play a musical instrument, belong to boy scout's, play a sport, favorite hobby
What was their house/bedroom like when they were kids
What were their CHORES when they were a kid
What kind of bike did they have
Did they have siblings, favorite stories about them
What kind of vacations did they take
What were their favorite books, comics, TV
Good luck!
favorite cartoon character and why. Why son and dad are special to each other. Favorite toy. Why sky is blue. How to cook a turkey, that response is great for kids
What's your favorite memory (of Dad/of son)?
If you could do anything together for a day, what would it be?
What's the silliest thing you've ever seen _______ do?
Why do you love _________? (and not just 'cause he's daddy, i.e. b/c he gives best hugs, etc....press for answer).
Another cute gift to do would be to get a white T-shirt in Dad's size, but a piece of cardboard in middle and use fabric paint...paint "World's Best Dad" and then paint the kids hands and have them put them on shirt and sign their names & ages under it....you could even keep adding hands each year they get older! :)
I think this is a great and fun thing to do? Thanks for the idea!! my son and a friends daughter did this sorta thing in kindergarten, with these questions
What is your favorite time with dad/son?
what is dad good at?
If your dad could be one thing what would it be?
what is dad's favorite book?
what does dad do when he is not dad?
what does dad do when he is mad,sad, and happy?
the questions will show the developmental level and their perspective on life each each you do it and that will be the fun part looking back have fun it reallly is a good idea.
Cute Idea!
Here's my suggestions for ?'s
?'s for child some would work for Dad too...some you may get really cute answers at this age.
Where does your Dad work?
Where does Mom work?
What does Mom & Dad do at work?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What is your favorite food?
What is your favorite tv show or movie?
What activity do you like best?
What is your favorite sport or sports team?
What food does your Mom cook the best?
What food does your Dad cook the best?
Who are your friends?
What is your favorite toy?
What is your favorite game?
What is your favorite book?
Do you have a favorite song?
If he goes to preschool ask about how he likes preschool...
That's all I can think of right now hope this helps.
L.
I just wanted to say that I love this idea!
Good Morning R., What a great idea! Sounds like fun plus alot of work tying it all together. Awesome!
Here are a few things I came up with. Sub each others names of course.
1. What was daddy's favorite Toy
2. Did daddy have a best buddy to play with?
3. What type of hair cut did daddy have at age 4?
4. What veggies did daddy say were Yucky
5. Did Daddy like to make forts and stuff when he was young? (outside, living room with grams blankets etc)
6. Did daddy have a dog or a kitty when he was little?
7. Did daddy love to play with worms and other squiggly things?
8. Did daddy ever jump on the bed and get caught?
9. What was daddy's favorite thing to have for breakfast?
10. Could daddy tie his shoes when he was 4?
There's a few to play around with, reword, change to fit etc.
Have fun and I hope it turns out Wonderful!
K.
A couple I can think of are:
1. What is your favorite thing to do with your daddy/son?
2. What is your favorite type of food?
Or fun/silly questions like what makes a rainbow/ why is the sky blue?
My son has done this for me for Mother's day and one of the funniest answers was How old is your mom?
I really like this idea, both of mine are too young for it, but next year would be a great time to start for me. Anyway, I had a question for you. What about "What has been your favorite trip with Daddy?" or I have heard some great responses from this one "What do you think Daddy does at work?" and you could ask your husband "What do you think our son does during the day at daycare?" And then have them answer the what really goes on to those questions and compare them that way. That's all I have right now though.
If your going to chronicle them - you really should make some books of yourself and your kids. Unless you can get your husband to do it. I don't think this is something a man would be good at making anyway and I'm sure they wouldn't enjoy. Your people won't care who made it. It will just be nice to have about you too.
Try www.sharemykidsart.com. We got the grandfather a coffee mug and he loved it!
keep it simple:
fav color
fav food
who do you love
fav psalm
Congratulations on such an awesome gift idea!! For my husband's 50th BD, I asked him a series of ??s & documented his answers in a scrapbook. I also asked the party attendees for a funny "Mike" story. Some were handwritten (treasures to be kept forever). Taking it a step further, I now chronicle each milestone for my husband....including his heart surgery this past Christmas. The scrapbook was an excellent place to document how giving our friends/family are!
I did a variation of this for my son's HS graduation. He was surprised at the depth of love from his cousins' memories! With 21!! approaching rapidly for him, I plan to continue this thru the years. Good Luck!!
Hi, R.. I am a preschool teacher and make a card with the kids for Father's Day each year. It has open ended questions that the children fill in with their answers. They are so funny, and the dads love it. Here are the questions on it: My Dad is special because..., I like it when my Dad..., My Dad can do many things! I think he's best at...,My Dad has a great smile! I like to make him smile by..., My Dad is as handsome as a ..., My Dad is smart! He even knows...,. I love to see what the children say to these questions. I am a scrapbooker too, and your idea is wonderful. I might do it next year, since I don't have enough time this year. Good Luck and God Bless.
What is your very favorite thing about our Mommy?
What is your most embarassing moment... to date?
Do you have any secrets? Will you share a silly one with me?
What was your favorite thing to do with Mommy before we came along? (This should give him an inner smile!)
What are your dreams for your life? Which ones have you already been blessed with and which are you still dreaming and planning for?
What were your dreams for your life when you were my age?
What are your dreams for MY life? (use names of kids)
If you could take Mommy anywhere in the whole world for a week of vacation, where would you go?
Who is your mentor and why?
How has he molded or shaped your life?
Who was your favorite SuperHero when you were little?
Here you go R.:
(Son) What do you want to be when you grow up?
(Dad) What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
(Son & Dad)What do you like to do for fun?
(Son & Dad)What makes you laugh?
(Son & Dad)Come up with a list of single words and have them answer with a single word or thought. i.e. you say cats one of them might say dog.
(Son & Dad) If you could travel anywhere in the world; where would you go?
(Son & Dad) What is the best thing that has ever happened to you? This question is from the movie Game Plan. There were two more questions the little girl asked her dad but I can't remember them.
Hope this helps you out. Love and Hugs, L.
You might get them to talk about some GOOD stunts they pulled while growing up. I know I used to love to sit and listen to my dad tell about the ornery things he did when he was a kid or teenager and during the time he spent in WW-2.
B.
56 year old mom of two girls and grandma to three granddaughters ages 13, 9 and 6. Hubby and I will celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary on July 4th.
I think this is a GREAT idea. :-)
Here are a couple of questions:
1. Ask Daddy what he wanted to be when he grew up. Ask your son what he wants to be when he grows up.
2. Where did Daddy go on vacation when he was a boy? Where would your son like to go.
3. How did Daddy celebrate his b-day when he was growing up? What was his faveriote b-day party? What is your son's faveriote gift?
Hope this helps, and that these are "new" questions.
You could ask. What is a favorite sport?
What is a favorite thing to do in the park?
What is a favorite type of Animal?
What is a favorite type of ice Cream?
What is a favorite type of food?
What is the food they do not like at all?
What is his favorite type of music to listen to?
What does the boy like to do best with daddy?
What does daddy like to do best with the son?
You could have them finish the question...My favorite way to show daddy I love him is too.....
or My favorite way to show my son I love him is too...
When daddy/Son likes to shop he goes to?
My favorite book to read is?
If I could go anywhere with daddy/son in the universe I would go to ..... because......
If I could have a dog or a cat I would pick a...?
My favorite type of candy is?
My favorite sports team is?
When I go to the waterpark/lake/pool you would find me in the...(baby pool, on the slide, on the diving board?, by the mushrooms, or playing in the sand)
I could go on for hours...
Email me back if you need more? smile.
Great idea!
Here are my thoughts (some may be duplicates of other answers)
What do you want to be when you grow up? (what did dad want to be?)
Favorite summer activity?
Favorite winter activity?
Favorite animal to see at the zoo?
Favorite food?
Favorite drink?
Favorite thing to do with dad? (what did husband like to do with his dad?)
What is favorite memory with dad? (dad's favorite memory with his dad?)
Place you would love to go (place dad would love to take son?)
Just for dad question:
What one (or 2) characteristics do you most want to teach your child?
What quality do you hope he/she got from you?
Have fun!
