Holiday planning meeting: agenda and tips
A 24-minute agenda to agree plans, visits, gifts and the jobs that make the day happen, with what to decide and how long to keep it.
The agenda (24 minutes)
- min 0Step 1: Where we will be, and when4 min
- min 4Step 2: Traditions everyone wants to keep5 min
- min 9Step 3: Gifts: budgets, lists and handmade ideas5 min
- min 14Step 4: Jobs before the day: cards, cooking, wrapping, tidying5 min
- min 19Step 5: Downtime: a quiet day for anyone who needs one3 min
- min 22Step 6: Recap on the calendar2 min
Decide and write down
- The plan for each day
- Gift budgets
- Who does which preparation job
When and how long
- When
- a month before a big holiday
- How long
- 10 to 15 minutes with children from 4
- Goal
- agree plans, visits, gifts and the jobs that make the day happen
After the meeting, TaskFamily keeps what you decided: Prep this, which lays out the jobs before the day, plus countdowns on every child's screen.
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The agenda timings are TaskFamily's suggestion for the age of the youngest child at the table. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.