Favourites: A Mind Mapping Exercise for Children (and Adults!)
After the positive feedback from my previous mind mapping exercise, I wanted to try another mind mapping exercise with my son.
Now that he is 3 years old, he has already decided which toys, stories and games are his favourite. To let him see them all as one, I sat down with him to mind map his favourites. For this exercise I decided on the following topics:
- Colour
- Food
- Animal
- Weather
- Story
- Toy
These topics are everyday things that he knows about.
Starting at the top right, I worked round each branch asking what his favourite was and why. Before I started this exercise, I had a rough idea what each of his favourites would be, but once we completed the mind map, I realised I only got 2 of his favourites right!
This is a great exercise to explore what your child likes and their reasons for that favourite, but don't feel you need to stop with your children! Reverse the roles and let your child ask you about your favourites.
Once your done, compare your own mind map with your childs. Let them view the mind maps side by side and ask them if they can spot any favourites that are the same or similar.
If you're not confident in creating your own favourites mind map, you can download the first mind map from this post to use in your own exercise.
Happy mind mapping!
My apologies for the poor quality in the scanned mind maps. I thought I had my scanning process finalised, but it appears something has went wrong when I resized the images. I hope to rectify this soon.












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