A Family Manifesto PosterCreate a powerful family manifesto for your family! Engage your kids to make it

a fun bonding activity for the whole family and display for all to see.

Print out the 4 pieces of the poster. Cut along thedotted lines (cut on the inside line so the black dottedline does not show).

Line up the edges and tapethe front and/or back of theposter.

Write, draw, and color tocreate your manifesto. Make ita family project! See Page 2 for suggestedphrases and statements.

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love, support, respect each other encourage and help each other have a growth mindset love to learn grow our brains ask questions make mistakes fail forward ask for help are thankful and grateful are brave and honest start each day with a smile hug often embrace challenges keep going when it gets tough smile through the struggle practice practice practice try new things read, play, rest do our BEST

Use the suggested phrases below or create your own!

Family Manifesto Phrases

 Phrase ideas

Build Your Own

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In our house, we...

Motivational phrases

We believe in...

Dream, create, inspire Create your own happiness Be the best version of YOU Find joy in the process Be proud of YOU Do more of what makes you happy Love with all your heart Make time for each other Make things that make you proud Discover your passion It always seems impossible until it's done Some things take time

finding the good in every day working hard being humble laughing more worrying less learning by doing thinking outside the box

We CAN______ When we make a mistake, we _____ We LEARN ______ Together we ______ In difficult times, we ______ We find JOY in _______ Mistakes are there to ______ We follow our ______

We practice ______ We do _____ We start each day ______ We are ______ Remember ______ Do more of _______ Work hard and ______ Be your own _______

each other each other

make mistakes

try new things

do our best

are

IN THIS HOUSE, WE

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After everyone has come up with theirown ideas, narrow them down to yourfavorite 10-20 as a family. Since themanifesto is something you createdtogether, it will hold much more meaning,and you’ll have more buy-in from yourfamily.

Have each family member read their ideas anddiscuss which ones you like/dislike. Post each family member’s ideas, then haveeveryone put a tally mark next to their favorites.

The manifesto will be more meaningful ifyou can get your whole family involved inthe process of creating it. Hold a familymeeting and to discuss the followingquestions. Write everyone's answersdown.

What is important to our family? What does our family believe in? What are some of our favorite family activities? How do we want to treat each other and others? How do we celebrate in our family?

Over the years, especially if you createthe manifesto when your children areyoung, your manifesto may need someupdating.

Occasionally revisit and revise the manifestowith input from your family. You might makethis an annual tradition, or simply revise asneeded.

Once your manifesto is complete,place it somewhere prominent. Eachmember of the family should see itoften. The manifesto serves as areminder of your unity, uniqueness,and shared values, beliefs, and/oractivities.

Surround the manifesto with pictures of yourfamily—even better if the pictures represent thevalues or activities mentioned in the manifesto!

If your family is creative and artsy, youcan design your ownposter. Alternatively, you can...

print it from a computer hire a local designer to design it for you use Fiverr or Etsy commission someone you know to bring yourmanifesto to life