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Birthday interview questions: what to ask your kid every year

A birthday interview is a short recorded conversation you have with your child on their birthday, asking the same set of questions every year. It takes about four minutes. The point isn't the answers on their own — it's watching the same twelve answers change from age three to age four to age five, in their own voice, on video.

Below are the twelve questions to ask every year, the age-specific ones worth adding as they get older, and a printable version you can keep on your phone.

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The 8 Questions to Ask Every Year

Ask them in this order, every year, without changing the wording. Twelve questions takes three to five minutes with a small child and slightly longer once they start explaining themselves.

  1. How old are you today?

  2. How would you describe yourself?

  3. What are you really good at?

  4. Who do you love spending time with?

  5. What do you want to be when you grow up?

  6. What’s the best thing you did this year?

  7. What do you think you’ll like next year?

  8. What’s one thing you never want us to forget about you?

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Father of 2 year old

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Kimberly L.
Mom of 2 year old

Now I want one every year! I can't wait to make this a tradition.

Alice L.
Mom of 2 year old

This was way easier than making a photo book.

Linda G.
Mom of 5 and 7 year olds

I didn't think I'd actually finish it - but it was... DONE, made for me.

Daniel B.
Father of 2 year old

The book felt like MY child, not just a photo book.

Kimberly L.
Mom of 2 year old

Now I want one every year! I can't wait to make this a tradition.

Alice L.
Mom of 2 year old

This was way easier than making a photo book.

Linda G.
Mom of 5 and 7 year olds
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I didn't think I'd actually finish it - but it was... DONE, made for me.

Daniel B.
Father of 2 year old

The book felt like MY child, not just a photo book.

Kimberly L.
Mom of 2 year old

Now I want one every year! I can't wait to make this a tradition.

Alice L.
Mom of 2 year old

This was way easier than making a photo book.

Linda G.
Mom of 5 and 7 year olds

I didn't think I'd actually finish it - but it was... DONE, made for me.

Daniel B.
Father of 2 year old

The book felt like MY child, not just a photo book.

Kimberly L.
Mom of 2 year old

Now I want one every year! I can't wait to make this a tradition.

Alice L.
Mom of 2 year old

This was way easier than making a photo book.

Linda G.
Mom of 5 and 7 year olds

I didn't think I'd actually finish it - but it was... DONE, made for me.

Daniel B.
Father of 2 year old

The book felt like MY child, not just a photo book.

Kimberly L.
Mom of 2 year old

Now I want one every year! I can't wait to make this a tradition.

Alice L.
Mom of 2 year old

This was way easier than making a photo book.

Linda G.
Mom of 5 and 7 year olds
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We mean it when we say - give us your entire photo dump. Photos and videos from the entire year, and we'll pick the ones that make the book. Minimum of at least 30 photos for a quality book.

Can I make changes after I upload?

Absolutely. You'll get a dashboard to review the layout before it prints - swap photos, edit quotes, or add anything you skipped the first time.

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all the questions

All the answers.

How many photos can I upload?

We mean it when we say - give us your entire photo dump. Photos and videos from the entire year, and we'll pick the ones that make the book. Minimum of at least 30 photos for a quality book.

Can I make changes after I upload?

Absolutely. You'll get a dashboard to review the layout before it prints - swap photos, edit quotes, or add anything you skipped the first time.

How does the pricing work?

Your first book is $89, inclusive of printing and shipping. Sibling books created within 12 months are $49.

Still have questions?

Get in Touch

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all the questions

All the answers.

How many photos can I upload?

Can I make changes after I upload?

How does the pricing work?

Still have questions?

Get in Touch

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