Showing posts with label Ancestors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ancestors. Show all posts
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Ancestor Watch
Do you have an heirloom watch that doesn't work? Why not turn it into a memento of it's owner? The blog, maizehutton.com, tells us how to replace the watch face and workings with a photograph of a loved one. What a wonderful way to keep their memory with you always!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Fan Chart
Family Photo Guess Who
Get an old Guess Who game. Cut out family photos and replace the cards in the game with photos instead. Play Guess Who using the original rules. What a fun way to get to know your ancestors!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Great Links to Family History Fun
Familysearch.org has such wonderful activity ideas for turning the hearts of our children to their forefathers that I wonder why I even have this blog. If you want some amazing activities to do with your family, check out these pages!
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Activities_for_Youth
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Activities_for_Children:_3-11
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Activities_for_Children:_12-%3F
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Kids_Camp
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Involve_Children_and_Youth_in_Family_History
These are wikis so you can add your ideas to the site, and the site keeps getting better and better. Enjoy!
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Activities_for_Youth
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Activities_for_Children:_3-11
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Activities_for_Children:_12-%3F
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Kids_Camp
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Involve_Children_and_Youth_in_Family_History
These are wikis so you can add your ideas to the site, and the site keeps getting better and better. Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Make a Family History Coloring Book
I found on familysearch.org, a link to dumpr.net where you can turn your family photos into coloring pages. First, choose a family picture that you would like to include in your coloring book.
I chose this picture of Clarence and Esther. Aren't they beautiful?
I chose this picture of Clarence and Esther. Aren't they beautiful?
Monday, January 30, 2012
Ancestor Desktop Slide Show
Use labeled pictures of ancestors to make a slide show on your computer desktop to help your children get to know their faces as well as help them choose the right as they use the computer. How to do it: First, scan or save pictures of ancestors to "My Pictures." Next, go to your desk top and right click on an empty space. Choose the "Personalize" option. Click on "desktop background." option. Choose "Browse" and then "Libraries." Find "My Pictures" and click on it. Choose the pictures you want displayed and click "save."
Friday, January 27, 2012
Family History Games
Games are a great way to introduce family history to your children.
The Game of Memory--My dear grandmother, bless her heart, is 90 years old, living alone, and doing a wonderful job. When I was young I loved going to her house and playing all of her home made games, but the best game Grandma had was one she came up with herself. The game was Memory or Concentration. You know, the one where you turn all the cards face down and try to draw matches. What made this game special was that on the cards were twin pictures of cousins, aunts, and uncles so as we played the game, we saw faces of loved ones far and near and felt closer to them. Whether you use pictures of living family or ancestors, your children will learn about who they are from seeing where they came from.
Go Fish--You can use the same cards you created for the game of Memory above to play Family History Go Fish. The sets you collect will only consist of two cards each, instead of four.
The games Grandma used to play--If Grandma wrote about specific games in her personal history, gathering the children around, telling them a bit about Grandma, and teaching them how to play the games will help them get to know her.
Stay Tuned--I have big ideas for this post!
The Game of Memory--My dear grandmother, bless her heart, is 90 years old, living alone, and doing a wonderful job. When I was young I loved going to her house and playing all of her home made games, but the best game Grandma had was one she came up with herself. The game was Memory or Concentration. You know, the one where you turn all the cards face down and try to draw matches. What made this game special was that on the cards were twin pictures of cousins, aunts, and uncles so as we played the game, we saw faces of loved ones far and near and felt closer to them. Whether you use pictures of living family or ancestors, your children will learn about who they are from seeing where they came from.
Go Fish--You can use the same cards you created for the game of Memory above to play Family History Go Fish. The sets you collect will only consist of two cards each, instead of four.
The games Grandma used to play--If Grandma wrote about specific games in her personal history, gathering the children around, telling them a bit about Grandma, and teaching them how to play the games will help them get to know her.
Stay Tuned--I have big ideas for this post!
Family History Toys To Make and Give
I love toys, and what better way to help kids learn about their ancestors than through the toys they play with?
Ancestor Dolly--My Aunt Katherine is only three years older than I am. No, BTW, I don't call her "Aunt Katherine." I do not think she'd like that. Anyway, when she was young, a little native American girl named Bernice came to live with my grandparents, and she was Katherine's special friend. Sadly, Bernice didn't stay long because she was understandably homesick. When she left, Katherine was heart broken. A few days later, my grandma came into the room where Katherine and I were playing and handed Katherine a custom-made rag doll with thick black braids saying, "Her name is Bernice." Of course her new dolly could not take the place of the real Bernice, but it did help Katherine remember her friend. This experience brings me to my first idea--an ancestor doll. Is your daughter named after her great grandma? Does your grand daugther have curly hair like Aunt Sue? Why not make a rag doll dressed in period clothes with the same features of an ancestor? Remember Cabbage Patch dolls, how they came with papers stating their names, etc? This special dolly could come with papers about your ancestor. American Girl Dolls have books about their characters, maybe your ancestor dolly will also come with a book about her life. She, of course,will be better than any dolly you can buy at the store. First, because it will be made by you, and second because it will be a reminder to your daughter of someone who really lived and who loved her even before she was born. If you want your dolly to have the exact face of your ancestor, check out my coloring book post. Use the same instructions there to print out a a line drawing of your ancestor's face on iron-on paper and use it for the dolly's face.
Ancestor Paper Dolls--Is the above idea too much work? Try mustering your drawing abilities and making ancestor paper dolls with features of ancestors and clothes from their period. Though they may be lacking in artistry, your little child will love them because of who made them and who they represent.
Family History Car Mat--When my brothers were little, they had a canvas mat that they would roll out flat on the floor, "driving" their matchbox cars to various beloved destinations. The matt was custom made by my mom and included places her kids were familiar with like TG&Y and their elementary school. Roads connected the places, and the boys had a blast driving the roads to church, home, etc. It is probably obvious where I am going with this. It would be pretty easy to make a similar mat as a gift for a sweet grandson with historical places to drive to. The walk by the river where Grandpa and Grandma got married would be there along with the old homestead where they lived without electricity and water for a time. A mat like that would know no borders, with the air base where Grandpa trained to be an air traffic control man just two turns away from the temple where your their parents and grandparents were married, making you all a family forever.
Stay tuned--Hopefully there will be more ideas to come!
Ancestor Dolly--My Aunt Katherine is only three years older than I am. No, BTW, I don't call her "Aunt Katherine." I do not think she'd like that. Anyway, when she was young, a little native American girl named Bernice came to live with my grandparents, and she was Katherine's special friend. Sadly, Bernice didn't stay long because she was understandably homesick. When she left, Katherine was heart broken. A few days later, my grandma came into the room where Katherine and I were playing and handed Katherine a custom-made rag doll with thick black braids saying, "Her name is Bernice." Of course her new dolly could not take the place of the real Bernice, but it did help Katherine remember her friend. This experience brings me to my first idea--an ancestor doll. Is your daughter named after her great grandma? Does your grand daugther have curly hair like Aunt Sue? Why not make a rag doll dressed in period clothes with the same features of an ancestor? Remember Cabbage Patch dolls, how they came with papers stating their names, etc? This special dolly could come with papers about your ancestor. American Girl Dolls have books about their characters, maybe your ancestor dolly will also come with a book about her life. She, of course,will be better than any dolly you can buy at the store. First, because it will be made by you, and second because it will be a reminder to your daughter of someone who really lived and who loved her even before she was born. If you want your dolly to have the exact face of your ancestor, check out my coloring book post. Use the same instructions there to print out a a line drawing of your ancestor's face on iron-on paper and use it for the dolly's face.
Ancestor Paper Dolls--Is the above idea too much work? Try mustering your drawing abilities and making ancestor paper dolls with features of ancestors and clothes from their period. Though they may be lacking in artistry, your little child will love them because of who made them and who they represent.
Family History Car Mat--When my brothers were little, they had a canvas mat that they would roll out flat on the floor, "driving" their matchbox cars to various beloved destinations. The matt was custom made by my mom and included places her kids were familiar with like TG&Y and their elementary school. Roads connected the places, and the boys had a blast driving the roads to church, home, etc. It is probably obvious where I am going with this. It would be pretty easy to make a similar mat as a gift for a sweet grandson with historical places to drive to. The walk by the river where Grandpa and Grandma got married would be there along with the old homestead where they lived without electricity and water for a time. A mat like that would know no borders, with the air base where Grandpa trained to be an air traffic control man just two turns away from the temple where your their parents and grandparents were married, making you all a family forever.
Stay tuned--Hopefully there will be more ideas to come!
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