Rant for a minute on your favorite food item

What can we use instead of a mirror, timer, pencil, or recorder if we don't have them?

Use your phone's front camera as a mirror and recorder, the phone clock or a kitchen timer for the 60-second timing, and a pen, crayon, or the back of a cereal box as paper to complete the 'paper pencil timer and mirror' steps and record your rant for upload.

My recording is too short or I forget words—how can I fix common problems when practicing and recording?

Practice the paragraph aloud while watching your mirror or phone camera, time a rehearsal before you press record, mark pauses and the three taste and two texture words in your written paragraph, slow your pace during the one-minute performance, and use the playback step to pick one small change and re-record if needed.

How should we change the activity for younger children or older kids?

For younger children, simplify by choosing one taste word and one texture word, have a parent hold the timer and tap record for a 30-second version, and use stickers for prompts, while older kids can add more sensory words, include metaphors in the paragraph, practice stronger gestures during the 'clear confident voice and friendly gestures' step, and aim for a polished final take.

How can we make the one-minute rant more fun or personal before uploading to DIY.org?

Personalize your rant by holding the actual food or a prop while performing, add a brief memory line explaining why you love the food in your paragraph, try different friendly gestures during practice, and trim the best take with a simple phone app before uploading to DIY.org.