Have your family reunion in the backyard this year. Get each family to donate $20.00 and bring picnic food. With the money, rent a giant blow up water slide for the day. The companies who rent these slides set them up for you and pick them up for you. All you have to do is pay. The slide will probably cost between $140 and $200 for the day. Of course, the very little children will not be able to slide, so go to Wal-Mart or Toys R Us and get a fancy baby pool to keep them entertained. All the kids and young adults will be entertained for the day, so the adults can actually catch up without interruption.
Family Game Night
Take family game night to a whole new dimension. Drag out the “Twister” and “Monopoly.” Set up Bridge tables and the Xbox and bring it on! Everyone gets to bring a favorite game and junk food. Set up family challenges. Draw teams or set up multi-generational teams before the family gets there. Put family members who rarely get to see each other on the same team. You may even want to make or get family t-shirts made. At the end of the night, have prizes, but not just for winning and losing. Award prizes fun prizes like “Most Creative Player in a Tight,” “Best Bluffer,” and “Most Coordinated After 50.”
Want to Be in the Pictures Reunion
Got a family that takes lots of pictures and lots of videos? What better theme for a family reunion? Get everyone to bring a video tape or picture album. You may want to get family members to send in a pictures of themselves early and post them on a board at the entrance way to the reunion.
Let everyone guess who was who when they walk in the door. Give a prize for the person who gets the most right. If many of your family members are comfortable with PowerPoint, you may want to ask them to make a PowerPoint of the year, including all the high points. Depending on where you have the reunion, you could set up several computers and have different kiosks running for the entire family to view.