How to Plan Family Reunion Activities

The principle reason for a family reunion is to chat and catch up on what everyone has been doing. You also need to have activities available for all ages. Whether you decide to have prizes or not, family members will have a good time playing games and doing other activities together. Read on for ideas on how to plan family reunion activities that will give everyone memories that will last.

Things You'll Need

• Invitations
• Prizes
• Crayons
• Color books
• Picture frames
• Paint
• Paintbrushes
• Fake jewels
• Camera
• Baby pictures
• Video camera

Instructions

1. Form a group of family members in a circle and tell childhood stories about each other. Embarrassing stories are always fun to hear.

2. Keep the kids busy with crayons, coloring books and a craft table where they can use paints and fake jewels to make picture frames. They can put a picture of themselves in the frame that was taken at the family reunion.

3. Gather everyone together for family photos. Take pictures of individual families and all families together. Write down the names of each family member so that when the pictures are developed there is no confusion.

4. Include a notice in each invitation announcing a "Family Talent Show." Individual members or entire families can participate for prizes.

5. Bring baby pictures to the family reunion and use pushpins to attach to a cork board. Have family members try to guess who the "baby" is.

6. Take advantage of all of those family members being together and create a family reunion video. Get footage of the oldest person holding the youngest, cousins and all activities.

7. Hold a "white elephant" auction. Tell everyone in their invitations that they need to bring one wrapped garage sale-quality item to be auctioned during the reunion. It won't cost anyone anything and the money the family makes can go into a family reunion bank account to pay rental or catering fees for the next reunion.

Tips & Warnings

• Plan activities that draw family members together and gives them the opportunity to get to know one another.

• Don't plan activities that cause small groups of family members to keep to themselves and not join in the larger group.

Resources

• Website will direct you to information about family reunion activities