One of our favorite family New Year’s traditions is doing interviews with each of our children New Year’s Eve. We ask similar questions each year and their answers still make me giggle! If your kids are anything like mine, they love hamming it up for the camera. The interviews are a fun way to pass the time until midnight and they make a great keepsake for those babies who are growing up way to fast! Here is Lily’s interview from a few years ago – I can’t believe how much she has grown!
For the year in the video, we used these fun questions from this post by How Does She and then added a few of our own. Here are the questions. Feel free to modify and have fun with them!
1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. What is your mom’s name?
4. What does your mom do during the day?
5. What is your dad’s name?
6. What does your dad do during the day?
7.ย What is your favorite color?
8. What is your favorite thing to eat?
9. What don’t you like to eat?
10. Who are your friends?
11. What is your favorite song? Can you sing it for me? ( PS The song at 2:00 in the videoย is my favorite!)
12. What are your siblings’ names?
13. Where is your favorite place to go?
14. What is your favorite thing to do?
15. What do you like about Mom? (Dad, brother, etc.)
16. What do you want to be when you grow up?
17. What does your sibling like to do?
18. What was the favorite toy you got for Christmas?
19. What do you like about yourself the most?
I also like these year end time capsule questions by Today’s Mama. I love that it has questions for the child and the parent! Maybe I will get in front of the camera this year, too, and share my favorite memories of the kiddos!
For more fun activities to do on New Years with children, check out my New Years Pinterest Board!
What does your family do for New Years?
Does your family like making home videos?
24 Comments
becca · December 28, 2014 at 4:18 pm
Oh my what a wonderful interview. I love this so much.
Lois Alter Mark · December 28, 2014 at 4:42 pm
This is such a good idea and I bet it will become a cherished tradition. Wish I had done it when my kids were little!
Mama to 5 BLessings · December 28, 2014 at 4:54 pm
What a great idea, I would love to know what answers my kids would say and then to look back on it years later would definitely give a chuckle.
Elizabeth Towns · December 28, 2014 at 5:20 pm
These are great ideas – I usually organize food and maybe movies, if we don’t go to church on New Years Eve. I never thought to organize something like this. Thank you – this is great and just what we need.
Cathy · December 28, 2014 at 5:32 pm
What a fun and adorable idea and such a great way to pass the time on New Year’s Eve! Happy 2015 to you and your family!
Nicole Brady · December 28, 2014 at 6:39 pm
What a totally cool idea. We don’t do anything for NYE but we maintain a journal for my husband for his birthday. Each year, we outline the girls’ hands and then write a note. I love the interview idea!
Amethyst Moon · December 28, 2014 at 7:06 pm
This is great! It’s wonderful that you’re starting a cool tradition with your family!
Janeane Davis · December 28, 2014 at 8:52 pm
I really like the idea of doing interviews with the childen. It would be so great to do them each year to detemine how they change and develop over the years.
Jessica Beal Harlow · December 28, 2014 at 9:07 pm
This is such a cute idea! We’ll definitely be printing the Time Capsule questions this year for our kiddos!
Debbie Denny · December 29, 2014 at 3:26 am
This is such a fun idea. Great way to look at the year and the one to come.
Milena · December 29, 2014 at 7:49 am
I love this post! I want to try to do this with my boys this year. You must have some great memories saved!
Sydney @Tastefully Frugal · December 29, 2014 at 8:02 am
What a great idea! I love the idea of a time capsule but my boys are still a little young for that. This will be perfect for them. Thanks so much for sharing!
Becky @ lovetobeinthekitchen · December 29, 2014 at 8:45 am
This is such a fun idea! I do a similar thing for birthdays but haven’t thought to do a video. Hope you have a wonderful New Year!
Holli @ It's An Ordinary Blog · December 29, 2014 at 8:53 am
I absolutely love the idea for doing an interview on NYE- I’m going to do that for my daughter this year! ๐
Jenny · December 29, 2014 at 8:56 am
Such a fun tradition! That will be so fun to read in all the years to come. I love it!
Kimber · December 29, 2014 at 9:53 am
What a fantastic idea! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing – I need to try this with my kids this year.
Kim @ 2justByou · December 29, 2014 at 10:31 am
SUCH an awesome idea!!! I love it.
Heidi Fowler · December 29, 2014 at 3:49 pm
Love this idea! (Shared on pinterest and twitter.) Happy New Year!
Heidi · December 29, 2014 at 4:32 pm
I love this idea! We definitely need to add this to our traditions list. One of my favorite traditions over the past few years has been to put all of our home videos from the year onto a DVD and watch it together as a family on New Years’ Eve. This works perfectly with that tradition!
Christin @ Blue Crab Martini · December 29, 2014 at 7:41 pm
What a great idea! I’ve been looking for ways to get the kids involved in NYE festivities ๐
Camillel · December 29, 2014 at 8:49 pm
I need to this! Such a great idea- especially with video! I don’t do enough video! I’m such a party pooper when it comes to New Year’s so this would be perfect to get me in the mood!
Giveaways 4 Mom · December 30, 2014 at 9:44 am
I love this idea. I may have to do some interviews with my boys this year.
katrina g · December 31, 2014 at 10:30 am
fantastic idea!! i love it. I may have to do this with my girls!!
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