🍂 Thanksgiving MindSpark Favorites: Top 4 Activities Families Loved Most This Year

This Thanksgiving, we’re slowing down to celebrate the moments that bring families closer through curiosity, conversation, creativity, and connection.

To make your long weekend more meaningful (and fun!), here are four of the most-loved MindSpark™ activities from the past year. These were the conversations families engaged with the most, shared the most, and kept coming back to.

1️⃣ Your Objects, Your Superpowers

A creative, conversation-starting activity for any age.
Take a photo of (or list) items you use every day and ask AI:
“If these were my superhero objects, what superpowers would I have?”

You’ll spark laughter, reflection, and a surprising look at what your daily choices say about you.

2️⃣ What Should Stay Human?

A simple question with surprising depth:
“What’s one task you’d let AI do for you, and what should always stay human?”

This MindSpark helps families uncover values, boundaries, and the deeper conversations we often skip.

Perfect for dinner tables, car rides, or team huddles.

3️⃣ AI Chef Challenge 

Need a change from Thanksgiving leftovers? List 3–5 ingredients from your fridge  and ask AI to create a recipe.

Then decide as a family:
Genius, weird, or hilarious?

Cook it or just enjoy the experiment.

A light, fun way to show how AI can boost creativity and problem-solving.

4️⃣ Homework in the Age of AI

Instant answers vs. real learning.
ChatGPT and Google Gemini now offer both “give me the answer fast” modes and “guide me to understand” modes.

This activity lets your family compare how both AIs approach homework, and have an honest talk about what your family values for learning, effort, and independence.

Try it if your family is navigating school, study habits, or tech expectations this year.

To take it one step further, download the FAMILY AI GAME PLAN and companion STUDENT AI GAME PLAN and decide as a family how your values will come into play with the use (or non-use) of AI.

❤️ From Our DISCOVERING AI Family to Yours

Whether you’re traveling, resting, or celebrating at home, we hope these MindSpark™ activities bring new conversations and small moments of wonder into your Thanksgiving weekend.

Let’s keep raising creators, not just consumers, white helping families use AI with clarity, confidence, and care.

A small Giving Tuesday gift from you to us helps more families access MindSpark activities, AI guidance, and the FAMILY AI GAME PLAN™. Thank you for being part of this national movement. You can Make your gift today. 

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