Youth Activities

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 Earth
View 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 site 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 History
Here'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 Genealogy
Explore a family history detective kit, printable charts, and more, in this online article from Scholastic.com.

Y1-05: Create Personal Histories
Keep 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 Game
Keep 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.

*Y1-07: AncestorGames from the BYU Family History Technology Lab
Try these fun and challenging ancestor word games online, from the BYU Family History Technology Lab:

• Ancestor Crossword
• Word Scramble

*Y1-08: Relative Finder
Does your family descend from royalty? Maybe you are related to a famous movie star. Become familiar with Relative Finder and discover who you are related to. This is a fun way you can introduce friends and family to family history. (Individuals will need information in their FamilySearch Family Tree in order for this to work. If they have not added their information to Family Tree, you can help them add it.)

*Y1-09: Relatives Around Me
A fun way to introduce individuals to family history is with Relatives Around Me. When you are with a group of people (within about 100 feet of each other), have everyone sign into the FamilySearch Family Tree app. Everyone will be able to see how they are related to others. Try it in church groups, out with friends, with co-workers or even with your neighbors as you are visiting. (If any individuals have not added their information to FamilySearch Family Tree, the app won’t be able to find their relatives. To help these friends, visit the Getting Started page. You can help them add their families to the Family Tree.)