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Plan a fun, free weekend with a 3-year-old with Gemini

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by Jade Lassalle (Android Police)
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Away for Canada's February long weekend, Android Police's Jade Lassalle wanted a fun-filled plan for her partner and 3-year-old daughter. 'Help me plan my weekend' got clarifying questions and vibe options; 'Help me plan a fun weekend with my 3-year-old' gave much better results. She found Google Maps searches for things to do in Hamilton showed mostly restaurants and shopping, not the fun and free ideas she wanted.

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Gemini

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Exact prompt as published in the source.

Help me plan a fun weekend with my 3-year-old
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Plan a fun, low-cost weekend for my family that suits a young child.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- City or area
- Kids' ages and nap times
- Budget (free is fine)
- Weather or indoor/outdoor preference
- Who's going (one parent, both, grandparents)

Rules:
- Prefer free or cheap activities and say the cost of each.
- Check opening hours for this weekend on the venue's own site.
- Keep travel between stops short and plan around naps and meals.
- Give a rainy-day backup for each day.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Mark which activities need booking ahead.

Output: A Saturday and Sunday plan with times, costs, addresses and one backup each day.

You'll know it worked when: every activity is open this weekend, fits my child's age and the budget.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://www.androidpolice.com/i-let-gemini-plan-my-weekend/

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