1. Anytime Activities
2. Plan-Ahead Activities
Youth Activities
1. Anytime Activities
Family history activities are a way to get to know those who have gone before, write about their lives, and to learn from and be inspired by their experiences. Family history activities are also a way to connect with living family members, create and write your own family history, and make fun memories. Check out the Youth section for additional resources and ideas.
1. Anytime Activities and Games
Overview: With modern technology, family history activities can be a snap! You might just need an idea and a little nudge in the right direction to discover that family history can be a fun and inspirational part of your life!
Activities marked by an asterisk (*) take little or no prep time.
Y1-01: Not Just for Kids!Everyone can have fun finding out more about their ancestors and family trees. You can be a big help to younger children to teach them how to play games. You can also participate with them in exploring family trees, timelines, and more.
Find some cool games and activities in the FamilySearch Solutions Gallery
Y1-02: Google Maps/Google EarthView and share memories of family history sites, travels, missions, houses, (countries, counties, etc.) and places where family members have lived (or now live). Try Google Earth and Instant StreetViews to get started. For more fun (and for research), use The Family History Guide Countries page along with Google Earth (see blog post)
Y1-03: LifeHacker ... What Kids Should Know about their Family's HistoryHere's a great questionnaire for a family history interview. Try it out and see what you can learn about your own family history. You can find the 20 Questions for the interview ("Do You Know" Scale) here.
Y1-04: Scholastic: Joining the Generations with GenealogyExplore a family history detective kit, printable charts, and more, in this online article from Scholastic.com.
Y1-05: Create Personal HistoriesKeep a journal, create a scrapbook, write stories, and use social media to record the stories of your life. With a camera or smartphone, pictures of events and family members can be put in a photo book, shared on social media and added to FamilySearch and other sites.
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*Y1-06: Photo Identification GameKeep the memories of your ancestors alive with this photo identification game from FamilySearch. You will need to sign up for a FamilySearch account if you don't already have one. Find more fun activities on FamilySearch/discovery.
Find more activities here: 2. Plan-Ahead Activities 3. Making Family History 4. Documenting the Past 5. Social Media Activities 6. Service Activities 7. Activities for Research 8. Latter-day Saint Activities