Fun Family History Activities For Family Reunions
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Fun Family History Activities For Family Reunions.
Preserving family history is important—but far too often, family history gets forgotten when people in the family do not share what they know (or are never asked what they know!) with everyone else. That is why making sure that everyone knows who is in the old family photographs, and what their stories were, is so important. Family shouldn’t be forgotten, after all, even generations down the line. If you want to help preserve family history in a way that is fun and memorable, why not consider these fun family history activities for family reunions? They will help preserve history without making it boring or stuffy.
Flip through family photo albums together
This activity is also the simplest: everyone sits together and flips through family photos while talking about the people that they know and history that they know. For best results, this can be recorded or otherwise written down so that the family history can be preserved. If there are too many people to make sitting around an album possible, why not have someone scan all the family photos so you can view them on the TV or a large projector screen?
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Share a story “popcorn” game
This is a game that everyone can enjoy! For this game, everyone sits together and works to share family history stories that they know. Once someone tells a story, they “popcorn” (remember that from school?) someone else—and then it’s their turn to tell a family history story! Make sure you are recording this on video so that the stories can be preserved for future generations. This is a perfect game for reunions because everyone, big or small, can take turns sharing things about the family. You’ll be amazed at what types of interesting stories can get passed around with this type of game.
Family history trivia
If the family already knows a bit about their own family history, you can always turn it into a friendly competition! A family history trivia game—complete with points rewarded and a prize at the end—is a way to help people learn more about family history while reaffirming it in their memories, all wrapped up in a fun game. The trivia can be asked via memory or you can go the extra mile and print out trivia cards that can be read aloud.
Watching videos together
One of the most fun family history activities you can do at a reunion is also the simplest: watch family videos together! These videos are a great way to share memories, reminiscence about times past, and keep family history alive right on the big screen. To make it more interactive, have everyone at the reunion bring at least one video from their side of the family; this way, everyone gets a turn to share their own side of the family history.
Preserving family history is important—but it doesn’t have to be boring! These fun activities will make sharing and preserving history fun, exciting and memorable.
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