Weekend fun

About this visual support

The weekend often holds the most fun a child knows: outings, play, time with the family or something long awaited. But that big anticipation can also be hard to handle. A child who knows something fun will happen but not when or in what order can get wound up, impatient or frustrated, and the joy easily tips into disappointment if it does not turn out exactly as pictured.

Visual support makes the weekend's fun moments visible and manageable. When the child sees a picture of what will happen, and where in the weekend it comes, the anticipation becomes something concrete to count down toward rather than a vague excitement that builds without end. Knowing that the fun is planned in makes it easier to wait calmly.

A tip: show the weekend's highlights with pictures in advance, but keep the plan simple and leave room for calm, so not every moment is filled with activity. A balance between fun and rest makes the weekend nicer. In the Routined app you can build a simple weekend plan with both fun moments and breaks, so the anticipation gets a form and the weekend a rhythm.