Heading into the New Year is an excellent time to make sure you’ve written an annual letter to your little ones. Many parents have the tradition of doing this at a birthday or other special occasion, but year-end is another great time to get in the habit.
This form letter is easy to fill in with the answers that are unue and special for your particular child, and will allow them to look back over the years and see how their interests and character developed. It makes a great opening or closing page for a child’s album as well.
Love Letter to a Child
Dear ________,
You are now _______ years old, and it has been the year of _______. Over the past few months you have learned _________________.
You spend much of your time doing _______________. We have lots of fun together, but the thing I like to do with you most is ______________. Your favorite thing to eat is ___________ and you love to play with ____________.
You say and do some of the sweetest and silliest things, such as ________________________________________. I’m always surprised how much you’ve grown when I see you ____________________________. Sometimes you get in trouble for _______________ but we usually work it out by _______________.
If we turn into couch potatos together we like to watch ____________on TV and our favorite movie is ______________. There usually isn’t enough time to do everything we like to do, but this year I’d really like to ____________________ with you.
When you get really silly you _____________. Some of the things you read and draw about are ________________. Your bedroom is decorated with ________________ and it is usually neat/messy.
What really helps calm you down when you are upset is ______________________. At bedtime we _____________ and you usually fall asleep around ________________.
Your best characteristic is _______________________. I’m really proud of the way you _________________. We are praying that you will _________________________.
Be sure to include the date or list the special occasion of the letter if that’s applicable. You can include more about your hopes and dreams for the child, and what you want for them in the future. The letter can be typed and included in a StoryBook Digital Album, or handwritten and added to a picfolio or traditional scrapbook album.
“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” – John W. Whitehead