Summer Vacation Souvenir Survey–Your Favorites and Theirs
Posted by lindamartinandersen on August 9, 2012
“A Writer’s Playground”–A place to find wordplay, writing, and monthly calendar activities for kids and those young at heart.
Question: What do these words have in common? Souvenirs, tourists, gifts, mementos, collections, and budget.
Answer: Vacation.
Every fall when school starts back, teachers ask students to write about “What did you do over summer vacation?” Why not approach this assignment in a unique way this year? Survey friends and family members about vacation souvenirs to discover what was received or purchased and which were favorites. Then when you return to school you can answer, “I conducted a survey about vacation souvenirs. Here are my results.”
Brainstorm about summer vacation souvenirs and then you’ll be ready to conduct a survey. I have created a sample. I hope you find it helpful.
Name some summer vacation souvenirs you have received or collected. Make a list. Divide the items into Purchased Souvenirs and Free Souvenirs.
Name some summer vacation souvenirs you’ve purchased for others. Make a list. Divide the items into Purchased Souvenirs and Free Souvenirs.
Survey your friends about souvenirs received and purchased. Tally the results. What was the most popular souvenir? What was the least popular? Group surveys by age. Consider these groupings: Under 6, 6-12, 13-18, and Over 18.
Survey of Vacation Souvenirs
Age Group: ____(under 6), ____(6-12), ____(13-18), and ____(Over 18)
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For Self |
For Others |
Favorite One For Self |
Favorite One For Others |
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| Mug, refrigerator magnet, etc. |
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| Photographs or postcards |
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| Toy or stuffed animal |
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| Ticket stub |
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| Shells, rocks, etc. |
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Snowglobe, Replica of Place,etc. |
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Others |
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Number 1 most frequently received–is it a T-shirt?
As for me, I’d rather get photographs or postcards, if I can’t go along on the trip. Some people call that taking an “armchair vacation” because you can enjoy the beauty without leaving your oversized comfy armchair. Here are a few photographs from friends who traveled far and wide. Can you find these locations on a world map or globe? To visit the photographers’ blogs/websites, click the links below:
http://maureenwartski.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/ole-barcelona/
http://poetryforkidsjoy.blogspot.com/2012/07/rain-in-rainforest.html
www.joanyedwards.com (Joan’s photographs are not available here, but activities for children are)
Columns built for Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2012 Maureen Wartski
Fountain in Versailles, France. Copyright © 2012 Maureen Martski
Clear Creek River Georgetown, Colorado, taken from Georgetown Loop Narrow Gauge Train Ride. Copyright © 2012 Joan Edwards
Tambopata Research Center in Rainforest of Peru. Copyright © 2012 Joy Acey
Howler Monkey in Rainforest of Peru. Copyright © 2012 Joy Acey
Mt. Rainier near Washington Route 7, about 25 miles south of Puyallup, Washington. Copyright © 2012 Joan Edwards
Copyright © 2012 Linda Martin Andersen
A Writer's Playground 
Joan Y. Edwards said
Dear Linda,
You come up with the neatest ideas. I love the idea of a survey. Children love to ask their family and friends questions and tally up their answers. Thank you for liking my photographs enough to share them with your readers. I hope they enjoy them. Thanks for sharing my website that has oodles of puzzles, devotionals, and skits.
Celebrate you and your ideas today.
Never Give Up
Joan Y. Edwards
lindamartinandersen said
Joan,
Thanks for the compliment. I had fun creating this survey. I hope kids will try it out. Maybe it will lead to a story about a favorite vacation souvenir or exploration of the globe or maps.
It’s great to share websites, blogs, and photographs of fellow writers. I hope kids find all the fun in store for them there.
Carol Federlin Baldwin said
What a clever way to share pictures– I recognized joy’s. I just posted it to FB. Are you on FB? I thought you were but can’t find you. BTW, when you post this to the list serve, you might want to include the direct link to your blog (but make it a tiny url first). More likely that people will track it down.
lindamartinandersen said
Carol,
I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Aren’t the pictures great? Good friends sent them. Thanks for the tiny url suggestion. Facebook? One day…
maureen wartski said
Very nice post– as always, Joan! And timely, too.
lindamartinandersen said
Maureen,
I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for sharing your great photographs. I hope you know some kids that might want to try the survey.
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