Ideas for Keepsakes From a Family Reunion
Keepsakes often become treasured objects. Since family reunions are rare occasions, a reunion memento can hold even greater sentimental value. Families are composed of myriad characters so finding a keepsake that will please everyone can be daunting. Try to cater to the majority, and consider utilizing your own creativity as well as options available online or in local shops. Does this Spark an idea?
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Commemorative Clothing
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T-shirts, hats and body suits for babies can be printed at home or at a shop, or ordered online. The design could include the family motto, coat of arms and the date of the reunion. Order your items well in advance as they often take several weeks to be delivered. Alternatively, make the items yourself. You can use your printer to copy your design onto T-shirt transfer paper. Then iron the image onto the clothing item.
DVDs
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Use recorded images to make a keepsake DVD. If you are computer-savvy, make DVDs for your family members. Use a video editing program to merge video footage and photos from the reunion. Burn the video to discs and use a publishing program to print customized disc labels and case covers. If the budget allows, hire a videographer to record the event and make high-quality DVDs and cases for you. Collect mailing addresses from interested family members on the day of the reunion.
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Tussie-Mussies in Vase
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Tussie-mussies are symbolic bouquets. Each herb or flower represents a specific sentiment. A reunion arrangement for could contain parsley, which represents festivity; pink verbena, which represents family togetherness; and marjoram, which represents joy. Insert the bouquet into a wet piece of florist's foam and place it in a small decorative vase. Use paint and a fine brush to write the family name and reunion date on the vase. Once the herbs wither, recipients can keep the vase as a memento.
Magnets
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Personalized refrigerator magnets are useful and heartwarming. A refrigerator magnet that commemorates the reunion will be a decorative and sentimental keepsake. After the reunion, choose the best group photo and take it to a photo developing shop that can make magnets from your image. Magnets could be given at every reunion so your family members can see how the group has grown and changed over the years.
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References
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Great Family Reunion Keepsake Ideas. I reminded of a keepsake I like to give to the elders of the tribe as well as committee members. We present each with a copy of a keepsake journal of family reunion memories, documented interviews and other mentionable highlights, a reunion event planner, interesting genealogy records and a collection of family recipes all bound in book form. Now that's a keepsake to be pround of.
