162 Things to do Before Kindergarten

I found this list of 100 Things to do Before Kindergarten. If you click on the link and then go to the bottom of the page, you will find five more pages of "Things to do Before Kindergarten". I thought it sounded like a fun list for Arin and I to do together. I have actually read all six of the lists and come up with my own list of 162 Things to Do Before Kindergarten.

1. Go to the zoo
2. Visit a farm (2/25/09)
3. Go on a hike
4. Play with kittens or puppies 3/3/10
5. Catch a frog
6. Make a gigantic mess (daily!)
7. Help clean up a gigantic mess (daily!)
8. Master the monkey-bars
9. Swing high up into the sky all by themselves
10. Try ice-skating
11. Go sledding
12. Make a snow-man
13. Blow bubbles (3/6/09)
14. Plant seeds and watch them grow
15. Have a pillow fight
16. Jump on a bed (4/26/09)
17. Jump on a trampoline or in a bounce house (3/8/09)
18. Hang out in a tent
19. Spend days at the beach 6/2009

20. Build sandcastles

21. Go fishing
22. Go out on a boat
23. Play with blocks and puzzles (2/13/09)

24. Read the classic picture books

25. Read a classic chapter book

26. Check out library books with their own library card

27. Hold a newborn baby (2/19/10)
28. Love a special doll or stuffed animal (2/20/09)

29. Help plan Family Fun Day

30. Go to the circus

31. Bake cookies and cakes

32. Play hide-and-seek

33. Play a board game (9/13/09)
34. Go to a museum on a quiet weekday
35. Learn to swim
36. Be tickled in hysterics
37. Do nothing whatsoever all day (3/2009)
38. Try a sport
39. Watch a sporting event

40. Learn to use a camera

41. Play with clay

42. Paint and draw as much as desired

43. Have the use of scissors and glue (9/12/09)

44. Display artworks and other creations around the house

45. Learn to eat an ice-cream cone (2/6/09)

46. Learn to write their own names

47. Pick flowers 6/21/09

48. Climb a tree

49. Gaze at the moon and stars

50. Toast marshmallows
51. Learn their addresses and telephone numbers
52. Set the table

53. Clear the table

54. Help wash the dishes
55. Watch fireworks (5/11/09)
56. Go to the ballet or theater or a puppet show
57. Put on a ballet or play or puppet show at home
58. Face paint
59. Dress up in costumes at will

60. Learn rhymes and poems and songs by heart

61. Have a dance party
62. Enjoy friends at the park (2/27/09)
63. Invite friends over to play

64. Get to know grandparents

65. Play with cousins (2/14/10)
66. Learn the name of our president (3/2009)
67. Know the name of their town, state and country
68. Be familiar with a map of the world

69. Listen to music from many different ages and genres

70. Hear and learn words from a different language
71. Learn to ride a bike
72. Take a road trip
73. Draw a self-portrait
74. Slurp alphabet soup
75. Learn to twirl spaghetti on a fork
76. Star in a home movie
77. Learn a magic trick
78. Try different hair-dos

79. Practice writing letters

80. Practice counting to 100
81. Make up stories

82. Send a letter

83. Receive a letter (any family members want to help with this one????) (7/31/09)

84. Ride on a merry-go-round

85. Give away toys and books

86. Learn the value of coins and bills
87. Keep a piggy bank (9/2009)
88. Try a musical instrument

89. Have a heartfelt wish granted

90. Pick Strawberries (7/14/09)

91. Go to an Aquarium

92. Pick Blueberries (5/27/09)
93. Go to an Amusement Park
94. Camp
95. Splash in a Puddle 8/18/09
96. Play in the Rain
97. Play in the Sprinklers
98. Skip Rocks
99. Sit back and listen at a library storytime (9/11/09)
100. See a manatee (4/12/09)
101. Bake for your neighbors (2/28/09)
102. Play Putt-Putt Golf (10/2009)
103. Go Bowling (5/14/09)
104. Go to a new park (2/7/09)
105. Fly a kite
106. Go to the Butterfly Festival

107. Help make pancakes

108. Go to Cracker Days with Papa
109. Practice writing numbers
110. Take a horse and carriage ride
111. Take a train ride
112. Visit Family in NY

113. Visit Family in Atlanta

114. Visit Family in Chicago
115. Tube in the Springs
116. Have a tea party
117. Go to a Fair
118. Do a corn maze

119. Visit the Renaissance Festival

120. Go to a science museum
121. Go on a water slide
122. Go to Symphony Under the Stars (5/11/09)
123. See a drive-in movie
124. Have a "paint your own pottery" afternoon.

125. Throw a Ball

126. Kick a Ball

127. Hit a Ball
128. Fold a paper airplane

129. Jump in leaf piles

130. Build a fort out of blankets
131. Ride in an airplane
132.Skip count by 2s or 5s (2/26/10)

133. Tell time

134. Recognize the worth of coins and bills
135. Find the US on a map
136. Find homestate on a map (2/2009)
137. Recognize 5 types of bugs
138. Recognize 3 types of flowers
139. Name the 4 seasons
140. Explore the properties of water

141. Look through a microscope or magnifying glass

142. Hear the ocean in a shell

143. Button buttons
144. Zip zippers

145. Snap snaps

146. Ties shoes

147. Open a milk carton, juice box, and snacks

148. Butter bread

149. Make a PB& J sandwich

150. Go on a treasure hunt

151. Pour a bowl of cereal

152. Read 10 words independently- start with a, and, the, it, I, we, at, by, me, is

153. Copy text that is written for them
154. Write/dictate, illustrate, and publish a story of their own if it is even on a napkin while waiting for food at a restaurant
155. Be able to say a few words in a foreign language
156. Name the 12 months in a year

157. Name the seven days of the week in order

158. Learn birthdate (3/2009)

159. Say "Nice to meet you."

160. Shake hands

161. Write a simple thank you

162. Know where to put a stamp on a letter