Family Reunion Ideas for Older Members
Family reunions focus on bringing together family members of different ages. When you plan a reunion, you need a few options for older members. They might not be as mobile as they once were or have as much energy as they did before. Use reunion ideas and create new activities for those older family members, including those with more energy and pep. Does this Spark an idea?
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Ask a Question
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Prior to the reunion, send out a letter to everyone in the family. Ask everyone to send you one question they want to ask an older family member. Potential questions might cover past experiences, such as what it was like living through World War II. Members might ask more basic questions, like the person's favorite toy as a child or the individual's earliest memory. Take time during the reunion to put the older family members on display. Ask each one the questions sent in by other family members and make a new memory together.
Family Recipe Book
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Gather favorite family recipes before those recipes are completely forgotten. Ask members for their favorite dishes from past reunions and the favorite foods that other members make. Send out letters a few months before the reunion and ask for a copy of the recipe. Ask the older family members for photos of deceased relatives, especially those well known for a particular dish or those that invented a specific dish. Turn those recipes and photos into a family cookbook. Offer the cookbook for sale at the reunion and give free copies to the older relatives.
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Older vs. Younger
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Host a competition at the reunion, pitting the younger family members against the older members. Include both physical activities and mental activities, like concentration or trivia questions. Make family reunion T-shirts, choosing different logos for each group. Host the competitions throughout the day, awarding points for the winner in each one. Hold an awards ceremony at the end of the day, giving prizes to the top group.
Guess the Photo
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For a guess the photo game, you need a variety of family photographs from over the years. Arrange the older relatives along one table and present the photos one at a time. The first person that correctly answers who is in the photo receives a point. The winner is the person with the highest number of points at the end of the game. It's a treat for the younger members who may not know the people behind those older pictures.
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