Fun Family Reunion Activitiesby Teresa McEntire | More from this Blogger 08 Jun 2006 10:51 AM No matter what type of family reunion you plan you will want some great activities. The best type of activity is one that requires a large number of people and discourages the forming of small groups. Get to know you activities are a great way to start, especially if it's been a while since you have seen your relatives. Family Reunion.com lists some great ideas. Games are always a lot of fun. They can range from organized sports to board games. Check out some of the group games listed in Family Fun like Mother Elephant, The Sign Game, Robbers and Soldiers, Trial by Jury, Tip Tap Toe, Heads Up, Detective, Lame Goose, Last Couple Out, and more. Stories are a great way to get reacquainted. Have kids, parents, and grandparents share some of their favorite memories. Give a prize for the most funny or embarrassing stories, you might have to remind some family members to keep their stories clean. Have activities for the kids. This can include games centered on the theme, coloring books, sidewalk chalk, a craft table (make sure it is well stocked with craft supplies like paper, scissors, glue, markers, crayons, and other fun supplies), and water activities if it is warm enough. Hold a family talent show. You can ask family members before hand to have one person per family participate in the talent show. This is a great way to get to know people. I have fond memories of some of our family reunion talent shows, and great video footage as well. Make up family skits. Give each family a topic such as fishing, school, jungle, or let them come up with their own. You might put together a bunch of props (a purse, fishing pole, bucket, can of soup, hat, etc.) and then require that each prop be used during the skit. Or give a sentence that has to be used in the skit like "The sky is falling" or "It's a jungle out there." Give each group time to write and practice their skit. Then prepare to be entertained as each group performs. Perform a service. Nothing pulls a group together like working for a common goal. You might volunteer at a local shelter, make quilts or school kits, work in someone's yard, or other service projects. One year we made a family reunion quilt. Each family mailed a quilt square that they had embroidered, colored, or painted (make sure you use fabric crayons and paint) and that person sewed the quilt. Then we tied it at the reunion and gave it my grandparents. Family reunion activity ideas are endless, often the more unique the family reunion the more memorable and fun. So break away from the traditional and do something new. Learn more about Teresa McEntire  Teresa McEntire grew up in Utah the oldest of four children. She currently lives in Kuna, Idaho, near Boise. She and her husband Gene have been married for almost ten years. Relevantfun tags Scrapbooking | ideas | dating | holidays | children | christmas | parenting | homemade birthday party favors | family | Kids User Comments FamilyMan (75) 04 Dec 2006 09:23 PMThose are great ideas. I wouldl like to add some details that makes our reunions special. Story Telling Tell stories thru poetry, music, recital and oral story telling and stand up comedy. Story telling is often the height of the reunion event that brings back so many deep seated fond and meaningful memories. Family Reunion Photo Swap Members bring new and old photos including pictures with historic value and the great-greats at the old homestead and even previous reunions. Photos should be labeled with name of owner. Family Reunion Olympics The family reunion Olympic games is a great opportunity to hold special events allowing teams members from each family to participate while drawing close to one another. Sports events allow different age groups to participate. Each team selects its name state/county and design their own banner. It's a lot of fun. Jigsaw Puzzle Race Other young adult activities that challenge the intellect and reflex are the family portrait jig-saw puzzle challenge. Using previous years family reunion photos create two card table sized jigsaw puzzles from the photos. Select several family members for each team to assemble the puzzles on their table. The puzzle could have a well-known fact, slogan or metaphor unique to the family printed on it before cutting. The first team to assemble the puzzle enough to guess the phrase wins. Reunion â€Å"Survivorâ€Â� Game This game draws from the Survivor TV show. It will capture the attention of everyone. The key is to survive (complete) a series of daring feats including a jump rope line, keeping up the hoola hoop for 2 minutes, Dodge ball with Velcro vest and Velcro ball (20 hits), Remember to keep it. The "Amazing Race" The race borrows from the popular Television show and is sure to be a big hit. Select several families to complete a 3-mile race with several stops along the way providing destination clues. Cover the race with your live web cam wired to a big screen TV for spectator coverage. Make the race a one-hour event. The family that wins gets a gift certificate to a theme park or restaurant. "American Idol" The Idol style game is basically a talent show featuring three categories of song, dance, and stand up comedy. Have a panel of three judges whose aim is to shower each contestant with praise and exaggerated compliments but votes on cards. Each card is placed in a box. The host adds up the vote tally to reveal the winner in each talent category. For more ideas there's a family reunion activities idealist in the evaluation software provided by some of the sites below. Outside the norm of bean bag racing and egg hunts lies a world gaming fun young adults are sure to enjoy and remember for a very long time. Community Tags activities, family reunion, family activities Discuss this article
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