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Helpand now for something a little different...
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!
Dice:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/twelve.htm
SO1: Your choice
SO2: Your choice
Roll 12-sided die for number of children
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.
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
Significant Others: Your Choice
(You can create divorces, deaths, remarraiges, etc. as you see fit.)
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Grandchildren:
Roll 12-sided die for number of children in each family
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.
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.
1) Pick first and middle names from the top 200 of any decade.
2) What's Your Favorite Color?
first and middle initials begin with ...
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
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
4) All first and middle names honor grandparents, parents, and aunts and uncles.
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)
6) What best describes your typical breakfast?
Use these guidelines for either First names or Middle names, the other is Your Choice
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
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...)
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.
9) How many pets did you typically have at one time while growing up?
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
Dice:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/twelve.htm
SO1: Your choice
SO2: Your choice
Roll 12-sided die for number of children
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.
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
Significant Others: Your Choice
(You can create divorces, deaths, remarraiges, etc. as you see fit.)
--------------------------------------
Grandchildren:
Roll 12-sided die for number of children in each family
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.
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.
1) Pick first and middle names from the top 200 of any decade.
2) What's Your Favorite Color?
first and middle initials begin with ...
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
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
4) All first and middle names honor grandparents, parents, and aunts and uncles.
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)
6) What best describes your typical breakfast?
Use these guidelines for either First names or Middle names, the other is Your Choice
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
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...)
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.
9) How many pets did you typically have at one time while growing up?
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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