Family Reunion Games

Family Scavenger Hunt

This family reunion game is a variation of an old favourite, and one which younger family members will be sure to enjoy. Consider pairing them up with an older person who can help them with the trickier questions.

Make a list of family oriented questions. You could include questions like:

• Name the dancer/musician/pilot in the family.
• Who did great-grandma Joan marry?
• Write the name of another person who does the same job as you.
• Which Aunty had three boys?
• Where did Grandad and Granny Walker marry?

When time is up you can gather everyone together and go over the correct answers, awarding points accordingly. The team (or teams) with the highest score wins.

Family Fact Find

This family reunion game is fun as well as being informative. You will need to do some preparation beforehand, however, to ensure its success.

Do some digging and find out some interesing facts about your relatives. At the party read these out. Their task is to guess who the fact is about. This games works best when the information you find is a little bit zany or odd.

Family Treasure Trove

More of a family reunion activity than a game, but interesting and well worth organising all the same.

Before the family reunion ask guests to bring along a piece of treasured family memorabilia. Things like old photos of people and places, maps, heirlooms and medals are ideal.

Have an area set aside where these items can be displayed. It is a good idea to ensure that all of the things on show are labeled and perhaps arrange for the area to be supervised.

Family Member Match-up

This family reunion game is good for getting everyone involved, even the youngest family members.

Hand out a list of personal characteristics to everyone. Have them circulate around the room. They must find the famly members who match the descriptions. Here are some examples to start you off.

Find two people who have the same characteristic(s):

• blue eyes and born in the same year
• curly hair and both female
• choc-a-holic
  
  Throw in some easy fun ones for a laugh like:
  
• same number of fingers
• born after 1902
• snores while they sleep