This is my favorite Mother’s Day tradition!
I ask each child these questions every year and it’s a chance to get to know who they are and what they love in this moment.
It’s the best few minutes with each kid and makes me feel like an awesome mom.
And since it’s Mother’s Day, everyone answers all the questions.
Looking back is so fun too. They love remembering who they used to be and seeing how much they’ve changed each year.
You will love it!
You will also love my list of gifts for mothers. See my the best gifts for mother’s HERE.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Mother’s Day Quiz
When should I do the Mother’s Day quiz?
On Mother’s Day itself, and then every year on the same day so the answers line up. Asking on a fixed date is what turns it from a nice activity into a record — you end up with a clean year-over-year comparison for each child. Ten minutes at the kitchen table is enough; it does not need to be a production.
What age should kids be to start?
As soon as they can answer a question out loud. Very young children give short, funny answers, which are the ones you will treasure most in ten years. Teenagers give more considered ones. The point is not the quality of the answer, it is having the same child answer the same question at five, at ten, and at fifteen.
Should everyone answer, or just the kids?
Everyone. Since it is Mother’s Day, in our house every person answers all the questions, including me. Kids are genuinely curious about their mother’s answers, and years later those are the ones they will not have from anywhere else. It also stops the quiz feeling like an interview and makes it a conversation.
How is this different from a birthday questionnaire?
A birthday questionnaire captures one child on their own day. This one captures the whole family on the same day, which means you can read a single year across everyone at once and see where they all were at the same moment. Plenty of families do both; they answer slightly different questions about the same year.
