Playlist DJ Battle
Each family member selects a song (or a 10-minute segment) for a collaborative road trip playlist, arguing why their choice is the best fit for the current moment or destination.
- Takes
- 1–2 hr
- Your setup
- 10 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 5 and up
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- Free
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Establish turns for selecting music.
- 2Before playing their selection, the 'DJ' must briefly explain why this song is necessary for the current leg of the journey.
- 3Family members vote (or simply react) to the choice.
- 4Younger children can choose based on rhythm or emotional feeling; older children can focus on genre or lyrical content.
What they're practising
- Musical appreciation
- Argumentative reasoning
- Emotional regulation through music