GetWise: The Island of Wants and Needs

This morning we were separated into 4 families:

Teigan, Lukaz, Kobe, Josh W, Josh - Family 1 has a new baby.

Jordan, Luccas, Tyler S, Eli - Family 2 has a cat.

Ella, Ben, Sean, Ryan, Cameron - Family 3 has a member with a bad cold.



Brooklyn, Cody, Shayde, Corey, Tyler - Family 4 has two children.

Each family was told that they were going to a deserted island with just one suitcase.  Sounds easy?  Not when your family can only take 6 items from this shopping list:

- A tent
- Matches
- A comic book
- Food
- Cat food
- A ball
- Sun screen
- A bottle
- Fairy floss
- Cough medicine
- A Scrabble board
- A stereo

Each group had a big discussion about what they were taking to the deserted island and justified why they were taking it.  Families got points if they had thought about their needs versus their wants, taking into account different scenarios like a thunderstorm or extra cold nights.

Family 4 were the only family to choose only what we considered needs from the items, selecting to take the tent, matches, food, sun screen, the bottle, and cough medicine.

What would you take from the list?

Which items do you consider to be wants?