Our kids are watching how we show up for the things that matter. This November, let them see you make your voice heard.
Make a plan to vote, bring them along, and show them that being part of this country means helping shape its future.
Make A Plan to Vote
Election Day is November 3rd!
Our kids are learning what citizenship looks like. Let’s show them.
What will they remember we stood for?
Years from now, our kids won’t remember every headline. But they’ll remember what mattered to us.
They’ll remember the values we lived by, the people we stood up for, and whether we believed the future was worth showing up for.
They might remember the morning we got up early to vote. The line we stood in. The sticker on our coat. The way we explained why it mattered.
They’ll learn what we stand for by watching what we stand up for.
One day, they’ll be old enough to vote. And when they decide what matters to them, they’ll carry the lessons we taught them — not just in what we said, but in what we did.
3 Things They Learn When We Vote
They learn by watching us.
1. Our values are worth standing up for.
When we vote, we show our kids that the things we believe in are worth putting into practice. That our values mean more when we act on them.
2. Every voice matters.
We teach them that ordinary people have a say in the decisions that shape their lives — and that their voices deserve to be heard, too.
3. The future is theirs to shape.
Democracy is something each generation inherits and helps shape. When we participate, we show our kids that the future isn’t simply something that happens to them. They have a role in what comes next.
Make it a Family Tradition
We don’t have to make it complicated. We just have to make it count.
Life is busy. Between school, work, and everything else on our plates, voting can feel like one more thing to fit in. Here are a few simple ways to make it part of our families’ stories.
Bring them along.
When permitted by local election rules, take the kids with you to vote. Let them see the process, ask questions, and understand what we’re doing.
Talk about it at dinner.
Ask your kids what makes a good neighbor or a good leader. Talk about the choices communities make and why participating matters. We don’t have to agree on everything to start a meaningful conversation.
Make it a tradition.
Get breakfast before the polls. Take a family photo afterward. Put the sticker on your jacket. Find a small ritual that makes Election Day memorable.
Bring another parent.
Text a friend, offer someone a ride, or help another family make a plan. Sometimes showing up starts with helping someone else do the same.
Make Your Plan & Pledge to Vote
You’ve got enough to keep track of. Let’s make voting one less thing to worry about.
Take a minute to make your plan. Then make your pledge to vote below.
Sample Ballot for Kids
Let them feel involved! Give them a ballot of their own.
Curious kids make great future citizens. Give them a chance to experience the excitement of an election, too.
With a kids’ sample ballot, our families can talk about how voting works, practice making choices, and explore what it means to have a voice in our communities.
Make it a family activity:
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Look at the ballot together. Explain what elections are and why people vote.
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Let them make their own choices. Give them a chance to think about what matters to them and talk about their decisions.
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Cast your votes together. Whether it’s a mock election at home or a visit to the polls, help them see how participation works.
It’s a simple way to start a conversation about the values we stand for — and the future we hope to build together.
