It's amazing to think how well we know someone, but don't really know anything about their past. Specifically, our grandparents.
During a school assignment a few years ago, my daughter had to interview her Nana about what it was like growing up. She learned what kind of music she listened to, what she did for fun, her favorite foods, what school was like and so much more! If you are fortunate to still have your parents/grandparents around, grab these questions and have your littles (and even teens) sit down to interview them about when they were younger. It's a part of their family history that will be passed down for generations to come.
Here are 25 questions to help get them started:
- What was your bedroom like growing up?
- Did you have any special toys you played with?
- Did you have pets? What kind?
- Did you fight with your brother or sister (if they had siblings)?
- What were your favorite foods as a kid?
- What is your first school memory?
- What was your favorite subject in school?
- Who was your favorite teacher in school, why?
- Did you go on vacation and where do you remember going?
- Did you like or play sports?
- What music did you listen to? Who was your favorite singer/band?
- When did you get a TV and what did you watch?
- Did you ever go to another country?
- How did you meet (your spouse)?
- Who were your best friends and what do you remember doing with them?
- What did you want to be when you grew up?
- What were holidays like growing up?
- What do you wish you did as a kid but never got to do?
- What wars did you live through (and tell me about those times)?
- What was your wedding like?
- What was it like when you had your first baby?
- What was your first car?
- What was your first job?
- Did you go to college? Trade school, etc?
- What were your parents like?
There are so many more questions they can ask, but start with one and see where the conversation goes. It's a conversation your kids will never forget. Who knows, you may learn a thing or two yourself.
