What Kind of Items Should I Put in a Family Reunion Goodie Bag?
The warmth and excitement of a family reunion needn’t end once the chairs are folded and the potato salad put away. A colorful, inviting goodie bag can be your event's final touch, serving as a take-home gift to amuse the kids, rekindle fond memories or honor loved ones from the past and the present. You can enlist relatives to help create goodie bags that showcase your family’s unique bonds and accommodate nearly any budget or taste.
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Wearables
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Designs for family reunion T-shirts run the gamut from the name and date of the event to an elaborate montage of photos and sayings. Order the shirts in a range of sizes for kids and adults, then customize the goodie bag with the appropriately sized shirt inside. You can also customize baseball caps with your reunion’s name. Both wearables are easy to fit into a goodie bag.
Location Souvenirs
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If your reunion takes place in an engaging location, create a goodie bag that will remind its recipients of the place. For a beachside reunion, Fodor’s recommends sand pails filled with disposable cameras, water bottles, flying discs and similar items — most of which you may personalize with your reunion’s name or logo. An RV or campout family reunion can include a goodie bag filled with items like glowsticks, sparklers, flashlights, compasses and whistles. A theme park reunion’s goodie bag might bulge with tiny toys, collectibles and branded candy from the park.
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Historical Items
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Yellowing old photographs can find new life, and reach a new generation, thanks to technology. You can scan old photos, invitations and news clippings to create new prints for the goodie bag, or save numerous images onto a CD or thumb drive to load later into a digital frame. If you have the budget to do so, you can compile thematic collections of historical items into a memory book.
Crafts and Food
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The scrapbookers in the household can be put to work at the reunion, helping to create on-the-spot souvenirs using scrapbooks from the dollar store. Set out photos, buttons, a sheet of sayings, markers, clippings and stickers. Let the family create custom-made memories, then decorate the goodie bag to match the scrapbook. If your family thrives on good food, ask the chefs to send in their favorite recipes prior to the event. Compile the recipes into a family cookbook to distribute in the goodie bag.
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