Can Family Communication Plans Be Made Fun for Kids?

Engaging Kids in Family Communication Plans

Involving kids in family communication plans can be a fun and interactive way to teach them essential survival skills and emergency procedures. Create a “Communication Plan Scavenger Hunt” where kids have to find and memorize important contact numbers, such as emergency services and family members’ phone numbers. For example, create a list of 5-7 phone numbers and challenge them to find the numbers in a phone book or on a family member’s phone.

Teaching Kids Essential Survival Skills

Teach kids essential survival skills, such as finding shelter, starting a fire, and signaling for help. Use games and activities, such as a “Shelter Building Challenge” or a “Fire Starting Competition,” to make learning fun and interactive. For example, set up a “shelter building station” where kids have to build a simple shelter using cardboard boxes and a “fire starting station” where kids have to start a fire using a lighter and some tinder.

Making Family Communication Plans a Game

Make family communication plans a game by creating a “Communication Plan Bingo” or a “Communication Plan Jeopardy” game. Create bingo cards or a Jeopardy board with important communication plan information, such as family meeting points and emergency contact numbers. Play the game with the kids and encourage them to ask questions and learn more about the family communication plan. For example, create a bingo card with 5-7 important communication plan numbers and challenge the kids to mark off the numbers as they learn them.