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We've had a lot of CAFs on here recently, so I thought I'd try out something different and full of options. Hope you have fun!

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Dice:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/twelve.htm

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SO1: Your choice
SO2: Your choice

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Roll 12-sided die for number of children

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Roll 12-sided die for genders
Odds for boys, evens for girls
11= boy twin of following roll
12= girl twin of following roll
if you keep rolling 11s or 12s, then they're triplets, etc.

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Children:
First names: Your Choice.
Middle names: choose from famous individuals from one of the following groups:
Musicians/Composers
Scientists/Mathematicians
Politicians/Royalty
Artists
Actors
Religious Figures

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Significant Others: Your Choice
(You can create divorces, deaths, remarraiges, etc. as you see fit.)

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Grandchildren:

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Roll 12-sided die for number of children in each family

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Roll 12-sided die for genders
Odds for boys, evens for girls
11= boy twin of following roll
12= girl twin of following roll
if you keep rolling 11s or 12s, then they're triplets, etc.

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Use one of the following methods for each child's whole family (not necessarily in order). You may re-use methods for more than one family if necessary.

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1) Pick first and middle names from the top 200 of any decade.

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2) What's Your Favorite Color?
first and middle initials begin with ...

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red: A, F, or O
orange: N or X
yellow: D, K, or Y
green: H, R, or W
blue: B, Q, or Z
purple: L, P, or V
brown: E, I, or M
black: C, G, or S
white: J, T, or U

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3) What month were you born?
Use these guidelines for middle names only, first names Your Choice
Jan - flower/plant names
Feb - top 100 names from 1900s
Mar - names of one nationality
Apr - names made from the letters of parents first names
May - animal-related names
Jun - city names
Jul - current top 100 names for any country
Aug - virtue names
Sep - country names
Oct - names starting with same letter
Nov - 750 to 1000 names from 2010s
Dec - any word names

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4) All first and middle names honor grandparents, parents, and aunts and uncles.

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5) How many countries have you visited outside your own?
Use these guidelines for First names only, middle names Your Choice
0 - occupation names
1 - double-barrelled names
2 - anagram names for first and middle (Ex: Kaleb Blake)
3 to 5 - kre8tyve spelling names
6 to 10 - royalty names
more than 10 - any place names
way more than 10 - foreign forms of traditional English names (Ex: Margaret -> Mairead)

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6) What best describes your typical breakfast?
Use these guidelines for either First names or Middle names, the other is Your Choice

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just coffee, thanks - one syllable names
doughnuts or pastries - Mythological names
oatmeal, cold cereal, or granola - pop culture names
full plate (pancakes, eggs, meat, toast, etc) - guilty pleasure names
fruit and yogurt - astonomical names
leftovers - literary names
candy! - food names
nothing - nickname names

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7) Each child has one more letter in their names than the previous child
(Ex: Anna Mae followed by Clara Jane followed by Thomas Colby...)

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8) Alphabetical Arrangements
Start from parents names or from anywhere in the alphabet, go forwards or backwards, only firsts or only middles, however you'd like...
Ex:
1 AB, 2 CD, 3 EF...
or
1 NN, 2 MM, 3 LL...
or
1 ?A, 2 ?B, 3 ?C...
or
1 ZJ, 2 YJ, 3 XJ...
etc.

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9) How many pets did you typically have at one time while growing up?

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No pets allowed - German, Native American, or anything East European origins
1 pet - Portuguese, Irish, or anything Southeast Asian origins
2 or 3 pets - Dutch, Spanish, Welsh, or any small regional language origins
A small pack - Chinese, Greek, or anything Scandanavian origins
One of each species (dog, cat, fish, hamster, parakeet, rabbit, iguana, rock...) - English, Italian, Hawaiian or anything African origins
Do I count every cow, pig, and chicken? - Japanese, French, or anything Western to Central Asian origins

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