Seasonal Observation Checklist
Focusing on the restaurant's surroundings (especially through windows), family members track items visible outside that relate to the current season or recent holiday.
- Takes
- 15–30 min
- Your setup
- 5 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 6–14
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- Free
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Hand out the pre-prepared checklist (e.g., ten signs of Autumn).
- 2Players quietly look out the window or around the restaurant to find and check off items.
- 3If an item is found, the player must quietly describe exactly where it is located.
- 4The first player to check off all items wins.
What they're practising
- Environmental Awareness
- Seasonal Recognition
- Focused Observation
- Quiet Engagement