What do I want to be when I grow up?
Since it is the beginning of a new school year, Labor Day is a good time to talk to the kids about what they are interested in learning this year — and that age-old question, what do they want to be when they grow up?
Talking about their interests and all the different jobs that may be available to them someday are always great topics of conversation, especially on this day dedicated to the American worker.
You can make a great keepsake for your kids with a new Labor Day tradition.
Purchase a bound sketch pad or large journal at your local craft store and help each child make a “career book.”
Each year on Labor Day, ask them what subjects they think will be their favorite this school year.
Have them draw pictures of what their “career choice” is at that given time. Do they want to be an astronaut? A doctor? An artist?
Older kids can write a few sentences about what they think they will be doing in the future and they can cut out pictures from magazines to go along with their drawings.
This book will be a cherished keepsake to remind them of what they were interested in each year and a reflection of their imagination.
Wouldn’t it be something if they someday have a career that they decided on in kindergarten?