Help children keep in touch with their cousins and learn about an ancestor at the same time by having a cousins camp. Base it on the life of an ancestor. Have the kids 12 and older be the counselors. Divide the younger kids into jr (6-8) and sr (9-11). Prepare a framework for the camp including a schedule and menu. Have the counselors research the ancestor and prepare games, etc for the camp. Let the counselors come a day early and set up camp. Let them have a campfire with stories about the ancestor and sleep over in a tent.
Have the young ones come the next day for a 3-5 hour camp
Camp songs: based on songs you know the ancestor used to sing, or songs from the period they lived.
Camp games: games they used to play or games to get to know them better
Camp crafts: based on their life
Celebrations: Celebrate an anniversary or birthday with period food. Include a spotlight of the person.
Skits: based on the life events of the ancestor
Etc.
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
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