Life Skills Missions
Nobody is born organized, brave, or polite. These 50 missions build it. A hands-on life skills workbook where kids ages 8–12 earn badges through 50 real-world missions — getting ready, helping at home, people skills, confidence, and staying safe — guided by Max the Fox, Mission Commander. Because capable isn't magic. It's a skill.
Inside the book
- 50 real-world missions in 5 parts — READY · HOME CREW · PEOPLE POWER · CALM & CONFIDENT · SAFE & STRONG
- A badge on every mission, a progress map, and 5 boss missions
- A "Grown-Up HQ" parent note on every mission
- The My Skills Plan capstone — and a Life Skills Master certificate to earn
120 full-color pages · 8.5″ × 11″ · Store links coming very soon — paperback, Kindle, and Etsy printable are on the way.
Missions, not lectures
Kids don't get capable by being told to be — they get capable by doing real things. Every mission is something a kid actually does in the real world, then earns the badge for.
Learn by doing
50 real-world missions with a badge to earn on every one, a progress map to color in, and 5 boss missions that put new skills to the test. Max the Fox, Mission Commander, briefs every mission.
Built for families
Every mission includes a "Grown-Up HQ" note so parents know exactly how to help. It ends with the My Skills Plan capstone and a Life Skills Master certificate worth putting on the fridge.
A 5-part journey
READY, HOME CREW, PEOPLE POWER, CALM & CONFIDENT, and SAFE & STRONG — ten missions each, in order, so skills build on each other from making the bed to handling the big stuff.
A few of the 120 full-color pages
Meet Max the Fox
Mission Commander. He briefs every mission, hands out the badges, and never lets a recruit quit before the boss mission.
Free bonus missions
Scanned the QR code in the back of the book? You're in the right place, recruit. Max the Fox has extra missions that didn't fit in the book — printable, badge-worthy, and free.
Don't have the book yet? The bonus pack is a great way to try a mission before you buy.
Download the bonus pack (PDF)
Book 1: Money Missions
Life Skills Missions is Book 2 of The Missions Series. Book 1, Money Missions, gives kids the same 50-mission treatment for money — earning, saving, spending smart, investing, and giving. Start with money or life skills — each book stands alone.
See Money MissionsBook specifications
| Ages | 8–12 |
|---|---|
| Pages | 120 full-color pages |
| Size | 8.5″ × 11″ — big, workbook-friendly pages |
| Missions | 50 missions in 5 parts, plus 5 boss missions |
| For parents | Grown-Up HQ note on every mission |
| Series | The Missions Series, Book 2 (Book 1: Money Missions) |
| Editions | Paperback & Kindle on Amazon · printable PDF on Etsy — links coming very soon |
| Author | Michael Petitpas — Michael Petitpas Media |
Capable isn't magic. It's a skill.
Give a kid 50 real-world missions and a Mission Commander, and watch "I can't" turn into "done."
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