In June 2014, our family group of 11 was down for a week on a Moorings 4800. This was the first sailing trip for our 4 grandkids, then ages 5-7-7-11. In order to build their enthusiasm, and give them some idea of what to expect, we created a "Crew Preparation Manual" just for them. They each got a three ring binder at Christmas, with the first 3 of 8 chapters, and then 1 chapter each month until departure. Now planning for same group in June 2017 on a Lagoon 52.

This is link to generic pdf and Word versions of the manual (about 7 MBs).

https://www.dropbox.com/l/6wdhO3oxde6DuC1e5TApUn?

Our version was personalized, of course, The crew chapter has photos of each family member and their assigned "pirate" positions and tasks. In Appendix D, each child's name was spelled out using the appropriate nautical flags. This personalization has been removed from the linked version, so users can make it their own.

Feel free to use this with your kids.