As promised, today I’m uploading a few examples of files I created for our own family nights. I’ve not created anything fancy; simply things that will work for a busy mom wanting to throw something together for her children.
The first file is a word document that I created to make our ‘plane tickets’. It is a very generic word document. Feel free to download it and make the changes needed for your own family. Even though they look nothing like an actual plane ticket, it was a part of the whole night my son loved. I even let him be the ‘ticket passer outer’, as he put it, and hand everyone their tickets and then take them back as they boarded ‘the plane’.
The next file is a simple coloring sheet of Stonehenge. I always tried to pick something that we talked about during the power point or flight. Not only do the children enjoy coloring with the parents (yes, I colored sheets with them!), but it reinforces what you talked about. For instance, with the Stonehenge sheets, you can talk about where it’s located, what people think it means, how old it is, etc. while you color. Usually I would do a search on Google about whatever it is I’m looking for (i.e., stonehenge coloring sheets). Another good resource is The Coloring Spot (www.thecoloringspot.com). They have free coloring sheets you can download and print and links to other resources for coloring.
The last file is the powerpoint. It is very simplistic. I’m not trying to save the world or impress stock holders with it. It’s only to help spark the imagination of my children and teach them a few things along the way. Besides, if I made it too fancy, I probably wouldn’t continue it because it would be so difficult to maintain. I stay with the same basic format for every place we travel to so that it is easy to update for each destination. Again, feel free to download and adapt it to your tastes and destinations.
I hope you get some use out of these files and that it inspires ideas of your own. Feel free to post other cool family night activities or share how your own family night flight went. Ciao!
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