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KID'S BRAINSTORMED DESCRIPTIVE WORDS:
well-mannered, perceptive, smart, cute, sweet, nice, fun loving, obedient, happy, careful, good sport, task oriented, busy, trustworthy, honest, loving funny, intelligent, pretty, kind, helpful, good-humored, brave, graceful, sensitive, kind hearted, good mannered, truthful, honest, friendly, motivated, creative, artistic, shy, quiet, cheerful, giving

I thought this was on already this site, but I can't find it.  I did this every year and the parents loved it.  If you want to make it harder for the parents to I.D. their child, combine your class with another class.   This project takes about a week to make it look really nice.
First, discuss each question in detail.  You will do height and weight another session.  Write items given by students on the board.  Make sure students are writing NEATLY.  Remind them to answer correctly, but try to make it hard for their parents to identify them.  Once all the questions are answered, you move to the next step.
Next, discuss how to draw a detailed picture of themselves.  It needs to be full body, but make sure students understand about eyebrows, lashes, pupils, fingernails....  I had the students use colored pencil for the picture.
Then, have students use magic markers to color the flag on the question paper and match it to the flag for the heading.  While they are coloring, measure and weigh each child to fill in the answers on their page.  At this time, trace left hand and right foot in construction paper.  I chose contrasting colors - orange and yellow are good choices.  So all feet and hands are traced on yellow and the orange is the back sheet.
Finally, have the students cut out the hands and feet, the banner, and the information sheet.  Have them take their time, so it is neat.  I always had my students cut on the outside of a black line.  I even demonstrated it and showed that you have to cut slowly to do a good job.  BEFORE THEY HAND IN ANY PIECES, have them put their number on the backs.
The Day Before Open House, have the students glue the pieces on the orange construction paper.  Guide them through the process slowly, explaining that less glue is better, and careful placement is needed.  If you have younger students you will need to do this part.
I made the title poster with a large poster board and large gold letters.  I used a glitter glue pin.  I kept it for over 20 years.

DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS

The project is phenomenal.  It takes a bit of work, but well worth it. You need to explain the three levels of 'liking' you are using:  USUALLY LIKE, SOMETIMES LIKE, USUALLY DISLIKE.  Read each section with the class, explaining in detail and answering all questions to make sure of understanding.  Have the students mark one group with a light dot near the words.  Make sure they double check prior to coloring.  Magic Markers look very bright and colorful.  Remind students of the coloring rules: go one direction, cover all space, and be neat.  Help them with the painter at the top.  Some children do not understand what a paint pallet is.  I had my students color the eyes with their eye color, the brush brown with favorite color at the tip, an appropriate face color...  When completed color the frame two colors-black and tan.  Remind them to be neat and to go slowly.  I had the students cut on the outer frame line inside the dotted line.  We did it together as a class, going very slowly.  I glued the end product on construction paper, made a label stating the three color meanings and attached the label next to the painter on the construction paper.  I made sure this was in the hallway or up in the room for Open House.  When you are ready to take it down, remember to put it in the Journal/Memory Book.

WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING

I do this at the beginning of the year for 3rd-5th graders.
It is nice to post at Open House.

A BUSHEL OF GOOD APPLES

Before we started the apples, I asked the students for adjectives that described good character traits of a person.  Be aware, the more traits written on the board and explained to the students, the better this project ends up.  Then, I handed out a lined paper and had the students give me one adjective that described each child in the room.  I encouraged them to really spend time thinking about each person before they chose a trait to describe them.  I collected these papers. Then, I took pre-cut apples and wrote 5 of the traits I had been given for each child.  I posted these on a bulletin board for Back-To-School Night for the parents to enjoy.  I placed a note near the board that explained that these traits listed for each child were thought of by their peers in our class.  When I took the board down, I put these in the Journal/Memory Books for the children to continue to enjoy all year.

YOU ARE SUNSATIONAL

This project turns out great looking.  I used it to welcome parents for Back To School Night.  It would be great for Secretary's Day or to honor a special person.  Note:  I sat at the center with the 2-3 children that were working on their ray, to encourage neatness and lots of detail.  If you put just enough rays as the number of students then there is a larger work space for each child to draw and write on.  I would keep the main circle to use every year and add rays to it.  Tape it to your chalkboard.  Speaking of chalkboards...here's another cute Welcome to Parents...