① What to decide, budget and time you...
② How far we can go
③ Rainy-day plan
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⑩ Kids' joys (for each idea in ⑨)
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What we decide this time e.g. What the four of us do on one day of the November long week end Budget (total for one day) e.g. Up to $70 (train, food and tickets included) Time we have e.g. Saturday 9:00 to 17:00. Sunday is out because of lessons e.g. Up to one hour each way by train or bus e.g. At most one transfer (the youngest gets tired) Write how far the family feels they can go e.g. If it rains, go to the indoor science museum or have a mo vie day at home e.g. Decide by checking the 7 p.m. forecast the night before Keep one plan ready besides the sunny-day ideas e.g. We eat dinner at home (school on Monday) e.g. The oldest still goes to Sunday 10:00 soccer practice One per person. Add a short reason ⑤ Family promises...
When talking e.g. Nobody calls someone else's idea boring e.g. Adults wait until the kids finish speaking When choosing e.g. Everyone votes at once, without copying others e.g. A parent listens to the kids and places their vote on th e idea they point to After deciding e.g. No complaining about the plan, and help with the prep e.g. Ideas not picked stay as next-time candidates Dad e.g. Blue round stamps Mom e.g. Red round stamps Older child (9) e.g. Green round stamps Younger child (6) e.g. Orange round stamps. Mom listens and plac es the votes Idea (what we do)
Cost
Time needed
Votes (round stamps)
Place to go 1
e.g. Ball games at the riverside park with a packed lunch e.g. $0 (lunch ingredients $10) e.g. 30 min each way, 3 hours of play e.g. Blue 1, Green 2 Place to go 2
e.g. Planetarium at the science museum by train e.g. 4 people, $32 (train and tickets) e.g. 50 min each way, 4 hours inside e.g. Blue 1, Red 1, Orange 1 Food to eat 1
e.g. Conveyor-belt sushi for lunch e.g. 4 people, $33 e.g. 1 hour e.g. Green 1, Orange 2 Food to eat 2
e.g. Bake pancakes at home e.g. Ingredients $5 e.g. 1 hour at home e.g. Red 1 Thing at home 1
e.g. Movie day in the living room (rainy-d ay idea) e.g. $0 e.g. 2 hours at home e.g. Red 1, Blue 1 Thing at home 2
e.g. Family board game tournament e.g. $0 (games we own) e.g. 1.5 hours at home e.g. No votes New idea e.g. Stop at the park by the station on the way back from the mu seum How to make it work e.g. Go to the riverside only on a warm afternoon Ideas to combine e.g. Have sushi for lunch on the museum day 3/4
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Idea
Number of votes
Colors that voted
What to discuss next
Top idea 1
e.g. Planetarium at the science museum e.g. 3 votes e.g. Blue, Red, Orange e.g. All three tied at 3 votes. Talk in ⑩⑪ Top idea 2
e.g. Ball games at the riverside park e.g. 3 votes e.g. Blue, Green, Green e.g. Check in ⑪ whether November is too co ld Top idea 3
e.g. Conveyor-belt sushi for lunch e.g. 3 votes e.g. Green, Orange, Orange e.g. Talk about fitting it into the museum day e.g. At the museum I want to see the star movie (older child) e.g. At the sushi place I want to pick my own plates (younger child) e.g. At the riverside I want to kick the ball as hard as I can Write the kids' words as they say them e.g. The younger child may be scared of the dark planetarium e.g. Sushi on a Saturday noon can mean a one-hour wait e.g. The riverside is cold in November and out if it rains Add a short note on what would make each worry okay ⑫ Decided, next t...
Decided e.g. Planetarium at the science museum (hold hands while it i s dark) e.g. Sushi for lunch (go in at 11:00 to avoid the wait) Next time e.g. Riverside park (on a warm weekend) e.g. Pancakes and a movie day (rainy-day plan) Passed e.g. Board game tournament (no votes. Do it at home on a week night) Write a short reason for each pass, and never blame the perso n who offered the idea ⑬ Spell out the p...
The decided plan from ⑫ e.g. Science museum and … What What we do e.g. See the planetarium an d eat sushi for lunch Why Why we chose it e.g. The older child wants the star movie, and the fam ily voted for it Who Who goes e.g. Four of us (two parent s and kids aged 9 and 6) When When e.g. A Saturday in November . Leave at 9:00, home by 16 :00 Where Where e.g. The city science museu m (50 min by train) and the sushi place by the station How How we do it e.g. Go by train and enter the sushi place at 11:00. S pend up to $65 for four Job
Owner
By when
Tickets and money
e.g. Check train times and load $13 on the transit card e.g. Dad e.g. By Friday night Things to bring
e.g. Pack water bottles, jackets and handkerchiefs e.g. Older child (with Mom for the younger one) e.g. By Friday night Weather check
e.g. Check the forecast and, if it rains, set everyone's umbrella by the door e.g. Mom e.g. Friday 7 p.m. → 2/4
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