Families R Built with Love

"Snarky mom" had this list of things kids should know or have experienced by age 5. I took the liberty of copying it over here so that i could see how my kiddos are doing in their life experiences. LOL

1. Sit back and listen at a library storytime (both KC and Lissa have)
2. Go to the zoo (both)
3. Visit a farm (both)
4. Go on a hike (both)
5. Play with kittens or puppies (both)
6. Make a snow-man (both)
7. Blow bubbles(both)
8. Plant seeds and watch them grow (both)
9. Have a pillow fight (both)
10. Jump on a big bed (both)
11. Jump on a trampoline or in a bounce house (both)
12. Hang out in a tent (both)
13. Spend days at the beach (both)
14. Build sandcastles (both)
15. Play with blocks and puzzles (both)
16. Read the classic picture books (KC, Lissa is just getting to be interested in books)
17. Read a classic chapter book (KC)
18. Check out library books with their own library card (I ck out books for KC and Lissa on my card because it is just easier but they get books each week)
19. Get a passport (none of us have passports!)
20. Carve a pumpkin (KC)
21. Love a special doll or stuffed animal (both)
22. Bake cookies and cakes (both)
23. Help plan their own birthday party (KC)
24. Go to the circus
25. Go to a museum on a quiet weekday (KC and Lissa)
26. Play hide-and-seek (both)
27. Play a board game (KC)
28. Try a sport (KC)
29. Learn to swim (both in process)
30. Be tickled in hysterics (both)
31. Paint and draw as much as desired (both)
32. Have the use of scissors and glue (KC)
33. Display artworks and other creations around the house (both)
34. Learn to use a camera (both)
35. Pick flowers (both)
36. Climb a tree
37. Gaze at the moon and stars (both)
38. Toast marshmallows (both)
39. Learn to eat an ice-cream cone (they are allergic to ice cream!)
40. Watch a sunset (both)
41. Learn to write their own names (KC)
42. Learn their addresses and telephone numbers (KC has address down, not phone)
43. Learn their parents' full names (KC)
44. Set the table (KC does this, Lissa also helps)
45. Clear the table (KC and Lissa)
46. Learn to say their pleases and thank yous and excuse me's (both of them)
47. Watch fireworks (both of them)
48. Go to the ballet or theater or a puppet show (both of them)
49. Face paint (both of them)
50. Dress up in costumes at will (all the time!)
51. Learn rhymes and poems and songs by heart
52. Invite friends over to play (both)
53. Get to know grandparents (both)
54. Play with cousins (both)
55. Learn the name of our president (KC)
56. Know the name of their town, state and country (KC knows all but country)
57. Listen to music from many different ages and genres (all my kids)
58. Learn the difference between trash and recycling (both)
59. Grow their own vegetables (all my kids)
60. Learn to ride a bike (or try!) (both)
61. Take a road trip (both)
62. Draw a self-portrait (both)
63. Slurp alphabet soup (both but they hate soup)
64. Learn to twirl spaghetti on a fork (KC)
65. Pick apples (both)
66. Practice writing letters (KC can write all upper case and most lower case)
67. Practice counting to 100 (KC)
68. Make up stories (KC)
69. Send a letter (KC)
70. Receive a letter (both)
71. Ride on a merry-go-round (both)
72. Give away toys and books to less fortunate children (all my kids)
73. Learn the value of coins and bills (KC just starting)
74. Keep a piggy bank (KC)
75. Try a musical instrument (both)
76. Swing high up into the sky all by themselves (both)
77. Ride on a roller coaster
78. Pick Strawberries (both)
79. Go to an Aquarium
80. Pick Blueberries (both)
81. Go to an Amusement Park
82. Camp (all my kids)
83. Splash in a Puddle (all my kids)
84. Play in the Sprinklers (all my kids)
85. See a manatee
86. Bake cookies for your neighbors (all my kids)
87. Play Putt-Putt Golf (all my kids)
88. Go Bowling (all my kids)
89. Fly a kite (all my kids)
90. Help make pancakes (all my kids)
91. Go to a science museum (all my kids)
92. Go on a water slide
93. Have a "paint your own pottery" afternoon
94. Throw a Ball (both)
95. Kick a Ball (both)
96. Hit a Ball (both)
97. Fold a paper airplane (KC)
98. Jump in leaf piles (both)
99. Build a fort out of blankets (all of them)
100. Find the US on a map
101. Find home state on a map (KC)
102. Recognize 5 types of bugs
103. Recognize 3 types of flowers (KC)
104. Name the 4 seasons (KC)
105. Explore the properties of water (KC)
106. Look through a microscope or magnifying glass (KC and Lissa)
107. Hear the ocean in a shell (both)
108. Button buttons (KC, Lissa starting)
109. Zip zippers (KC if you get it started)
110. Snap snaps (both)
111. Ties shoes
12. Open a milk carton, juice box, and snacks (both)
113. Make a PB & J sandwich (KC)
114. Go on a treasure hunt
115. Pour a bowl of cereal
116. Read 10 words independently- start a, and, the, it, I, we, at, by, me, is (KC reads way more than that!)
117. Copy text that is written for them (KC)
118. Write/dictate, illustrate, and publish a story (KC)
119. Be able to say a few words in a foreign language (KC speaks spanish, Lissa is starting)
120. Name the 12 months in a year (KC has most of them but not in order)
121. Name the seven days of the week in order (KC)
122. Learn birthdate (KC)
123. Say "Nice to meet you." (KC)
124. Shake hands (KC)
125. Know where to put a stamp on a letter (KC)

Not that I think these are all "necessities" and there are some things that I think are that aren't included, like learning to help make the bed, putting clothes in the hamper, making salad, being able to get dressed should be on the list too! But it was fun to kind of look through and see.