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PERSONAL
& FAMILY HISTORY IDEAS
WHERE TO START -
BRANCHING OUT -
TOPICS -
MAKING MEMORIES
MAKING MEMORIES
Every moment that we spend with our loved ones is
precious.
Take the time to build special, unique relationships.
- Have a date night, once a week for a parent and child to spend
some time together. In a family with four children, each child would
have a chance once each month to have all of Mom and Dad's (or
Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle) attention.
- If your child is named for someone special, spend some time
helping your child get to know that person better. My daughter's
favorite bedtime story is about her Great-great grandmother for whom
she was named.
- Spend a few minutes once each month writing or drawing pictures
for Grandparents who are far away.
- Start holiday traditions which are meaningful to your family.
One of my favorite Christmas memories was pixie cookies. As
children, we snuck up to neighbors' porches, placed cookies on their
steps, rang the doorbell or knocked, and then hid until it was safe to
run back to our car, parked up the road a bit.
Another Christmas tradition was Christmas Eve at Uncle Paul's
house. After a huge Christmas Dinner, the children acted out the
Nativity. Santa always came, and there was always a piñata full of
candy. On the way home, we would drive by the hill where a man had a
lighted display.
On birthdays we didn't have to do any chores. We got to pick the
cereal for breakfast, and our favorite dinner. Even when we didn't
have a lot of presents, birthdays were special.
- Let children help to care for family graves around Memorial Day.
Talk about the family members buried there, and what they were like.
Ancestors become more real this way, and the children will want to
know more about them and their lives. This is also a wonderful Easter
activity, weather permitting, and can help make the Resurrection and
Atonement more personal and meaningful.
Copyright 2001-2004 By Barbara Anne
Williams & Chris Kennard
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