It’s hard to believe that 2011 is coming to a close. It has been a year of high highs and low lows in our house. I’m excited to ring in the new year this week. In preparing for 2012, I created a new year resolution printable. I had my kids fill out their answers and we talked about setting goals and reflected on memories from this past year.
My daughter was the most willing of my three kids to fill out the printable. Her answers were funny and revealing. She wants to learn how to build furniture in 2012?? DIY bloggers- HELP!! And her biggest goal is to learn a lot of German??? What in the world?? My girl is not afraid to stand out…..
Be on the look out for another version for adults soon. ;)
This printable is for 30days followers and for personal use only. Thank you! 
UPDATED version without typo: (sorry about that!!)
Download your own Kids New Year’s Printable.
Do you set goals/make resolutions with your kids?
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NOTE: Updated 2013 version is HERE!!
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This is great!
Thanks! Enjoy.
mique your a genius. i love this idea. it’s perfect for someone like me who wants to record things like this but is too lazy/not creative enough to follow through. this way i can just whip this out each new years and voila! done! hope your christmas was fabulous and have the best new year!
Kara Jayne- I am not a genius. But I wanted the same thing- to be able to record my kids over the years. (and laugh at things like learning how to build furniture ;) My Christmas was wonderful. I LOVED your darling Christmas card you posted on FB- oh my! Your family is gorgeous. I hope your Christmas was the best! xo
This is great! I will definitely print this for my son. Looking forward to the adult version, too! When will that be ready?
Hi Jeanine- thanks. Hope you have fun filling it out with your son. I will have an adult version ready asap. ;)
Hi Jeanine- I posted my adult version of New Year Resolutions today. Just thought you’d want to know. ;) http://bit.ly/vGkDty Happy New Year!
This is hilarious. who wouldn’t want to speak a little german from time to time? I can’t wait to do it.
Erin- she is a funny funny girl. In fairness, her Grandma is from Switzerland and speaks French and German in addition to English. But on my side we have Spanish speakers….so who knows why German is her preference. Happy New Year! xo
Great idea!
Your daughter should check out http://ana-white.com/ for furniture building ideas.
Thanks Danielle! And I agree- my daughter needs to check out Ana White. She inspires me. I’m excited for her to be at SNAP this April!!
What a cute idea!
Thank you thank you Heather! xoxo
Awesome – thank you! We write a letter each year, and seal it up, to be read next New Years.
Sharyn- love that idea! How fun. I want to do that….
This is both street smart and intleilegnt.
Such a cute idea!!! Thanks for sharing!
You’re so welcome Heather- enjoy!
I love this idea! I’m printing it out and working on it with my son first thing tomorrow morning.
Great idea! If your daughter wants to learn to build furniture have her check out http://www.ana-white.com, she does great stuff, has easy to follow tutorials and is really inspiring. It is a great place to start for simple and useful stuff. Enjoy 2012!
Hi there, I love this idea. Just printed it out for the first grade class I volunteer in every week. I noticed a typo on the word Hightlights. Other than that I changed a couple of lines more appropriate for first graders. We are going to do these next week and put them on the bulletin board in the hall. Teacher is super excited. Thanks for sharing.
LOVE THIS!! Think I can do this with a 3 yr old? Totally worth a try huh!? Pinned this! :)
Hi Ami- yes I absolutely think you can do with with a 3 yr old. Their answers are always the funniest. 3-5 yr olds say the best things! Thanks for the pin. xoxo
I cannot get the kid’s New Year’s printable to download. I LOVE this idea and will help me “watch them grow.” If you can email it to me, I would be so grateful! Happy New Year!
Lorie- here is the direct link: http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/new-years-kids-printable1.pdf
Enjoy!
Wonderful! I am going to print out for granddaughters . Thanks for sharing . Happy New Year !
Awesome- thanks Myrna. Happy New Year to you!!
Very, very cute.
The graphic designer in me likes this very much… and the list maker likes it even more.
Awesome- I take that as a huge compliment from a graphic designer (wanted to be one once upon a time!). Enjoy!
Thanks so much. I haven’t seen anything like this before, but I really like it and plan on having my kids fill it out.
I can’t wait to print this. An official way to hit the refresh button on our lives and make it official. Putting it in writing makes you feel like you signed a contract. Resolutions are the law!;0) Good one. Bookmark status!
LOve It !!! Printing a bunch up for the kids right now – this is great – Thanks ;0)
Fantastic- thanks for the comment! Happy New Year!
Thanks for the printable! I’ve been looking for something like this and yours is perfect!
Awesome Rebekah- enjoy!
Super cute idea, thanks so much for sharing!! :)
Chris- you’re welcome! Enjoy!
I really love the kids new year printable, thought I would join up and see what your blog is all about :)
Adrienne
Hi Adrienne- welcome! Hope you like what you find. Happy New Year!
Found this post on Pinterest today….LOVE IT! And thanks for the printable…our whole family will be doing this tomorrow…so glad I found you! Happy new year! -Stephanie
This is a fabulous idea! I love it …. thanks Mique!
What a great idea to have the kids do! What fun to look back on in the coming years!! :) Thank you! Can’t wait for the adult version! ;)
LOVE LOVE LOVE the goal setting sheet and your daughters’ goals!!! We are parent / teacher bloggers and share tips for raising bilingual babies (and kids) when we ourselves are not native speakers of the language. Shared a link back to this post with our readers here http://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2011/12/afterschool-express-happy-new-year.html.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks this is adorable will be sharing this on my blog tomorrow! Credited back to your post.
I love your blog! Great Ideas. Happy New Year!
Oh, how I love Pinterest! I found this printable via a pinboard and I’m so glad I did.
I’m a homeschooling mom and this will fit perfectly with some of our New Year’s activities.
Thank you!
Thanks for this! It was so sweet to read my child’s answer and get a little peak into his heart ;).
Thank you so much for the great way to remember the year.
This is sooo cute!! Me n my daughter were talking about this last night but soooo cute to have it written down! LOVE IT!
Thank you! We used these last night and had a really great conversation with our 4 kids, ages 5-12. We learned a lot about them and they learned a few things about mom and dad! Thanks for sharing this!
Great idea…. I’m going to borrow it and make my own with the Canadian spelling of Favourite for my Sparks (Girl Guide) group tomorrow.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Just used your printable as one of the last mini-projects for the kids to complete before heading back to school after the Christmas season. Thanks for sharing your talent and ideas. Happy New Year to you and your family!
I featured this post on my “Friday Favorites”
Jonelle
A Place Called Kindergarten
Thank you for sharing this! I look forward to the granddaughters spending the night and we will fill this out together! I can just imagine all the chattering and remembering the older two will be doing at the table! It will then go into their scrapbooks!
Thanks again!
Bridgitte
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This is so cool! Thanks for sharing! I am going to try to have my husband fill it in (I think I have a bigger chance that he might fill in the kid version rather than the adult ;))!
Hello, I am a teacher and I found your brilliant “what a year it’s been” whilst trawling the internet. I wondered if you would give me permission to make my own version, changing the spelling of favourite and use it will my class here in the UK. I will make sure you are identified as the original designer.
I would like to display it on my class blog found here
http://www.year4blogspot.blogsopt.com
Many thanks,
Lisa Warner
Hello, Thank you for sharing your fab New Year’s Resolution sheet for kids. I wonder if I can have permission to use it in my class. I teach in the UK so wondered if I could alter it to change the spelling of “favourite” Obviously I would give credit to you if you allowed me to post photos of the work on my class blog. Regards.
This printable is beautiful! Any links or plans to update it for 2012/2013?
Thanks
Can you post one for 2012/2013?! :) Thanks!
I’ll be posting an update soon! Thanks.
I am holding a New Year Linky Party and would love it if you would link up your new 2012/2013 post with my party. Please hop over to http://teachingisagift.blogspot.ca/2012/12/2013-new-year-linky-party.html and join the party!
So cute! Thanks for sharing! What happend to the German learning part? Just curious, b/c I’m German.
Hi Ina! Thanks. The “german learning part”- her grandma (my MIL) is Swiss and speaks German. :)
I am so excited to print the resolutions! When I click on the 2013 version it brings me back to the same page. Just wanted to see what I am doing wrong…..
Hi Erin- sorry about that. Here’s the link for the new one. It’s the first post on my blog right now. ;)
Great idea,love it
Thanks for making this available. We used it in our family on New Year’s Day and it was a great success. We had a nice time as a family together, hearing what each of the children wrote and sharing great memories of last year, as well as goals for the coming year. I posted a link to this post on my blog.
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