Looking for ways to keep the family off screens at dinner, a mum fed NotebookLM a mix of her son's fifth-grade homework, holiday notes and silly family facts, then asked it for quiz questions. The result was their own Jeopardy-style night at home, with categories all about them.
Using only the sources in this notebook, write a family quiz with [NUMBER] rounds: [E.G. SCHOOL STUFF, OUR HOLIDAYS, FAMILY FACTS]. Write [NUMBER] questions per round, mixing easy ones for [YOUNGEST AGE] with harder ones for the adults, and give the answers separately at the end. Keep it kind: no questions that could embarrass anyone.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Add a few sources to a new NotebookLM notebook: homework sheets, holiday notes, a list of funny family facts.
- Ask for rounds and questions pitched at everyone’s ages.
- Print or read them out at dinner, and add new sources for the next quiz night.
More creativity use cases
Make a catchy learning song for a class with Suno
Education blog Ditch That Textbook shows teachers how to type a short description into Suno and, about a minute later, get a custom song with lyrics, music and vocals to help pupils remember a new idea. Custom mode lets you write your own lyrics and choose the style.
Write lyrics for a short, catchy [STYLE, E.G. POP / SEA SHANTY / RAP] song that helps [AGE]-year-olds remember [TOPIC, E.G. THE PLANETS IN ORDER]. Keep it to two verses and a chorus, use simple words, and make sure every fact is correct.
Make a personalised birthday song with ChatGPT and Suno
For their producer's birthday, one music group had ChatGPT write the lyrics and Suno create the music, making him a birthday song in a minor key to suit his personality.
Write lyrics for a short birthday song for [NAME]. About them: [PERSONALITY, IN-JOKES, HOBBIES]. Style: [GENRE AND MOOD]. Two short verses and a catchy chorus that uses their name. Keep it kind; nothing they'd be embarrassed by.
Create a scavenger hunt with riddles using ChatGPT
One parent wrote a paragraph of rules for an evening Easter egg hunt for 8 to 12-year-olds. ChatGPT came back with hiding places and riddles to solve, and after a few edits the hunt worked perfectly.
Create a scavenger hunt for [NUMBER] children aged [AGES] at [LOCATION, E.G. OUR HOUSE AND GARDEN]. Hiding spots available: [LIST OR DESCRIBE ROOMS]. Write [NUMBER] rhyming riddles, each leading to the next spot, getting slightly harder as they go. Keep it safe (no high places, sheds or roads) and finish at [FINAL PRIZE LOCATION].
Reference: Tom's Guide