Instead of using a pre-made, storebought board game, why not make your own homemade family games? Here are two games that are sure to stimulate your child's vocabulary and strategy techniques. By Lucy Oliveri-O'Hearn |
 | Kids can get restless if they're stuck in the house for the whole day. But you can help entertain them with these family activities to do at home suitable for active time and down time. By Alice Langholt |
 | No matter how young your children are, assigning one night a week for fun family night ideas gives families a special opportunity to have fun together and create lasting memories. By Alice Langholt |
In these days of two-income families, endless job responsibilities and latch-key kids it is more important than ever to set some time aside for family activities. By Sherry Law |
Organizing family fun nights can be as simple as building a Family Fun Activity Kit. Start by picking your storage box; a laundry basket with a lid works well. Decorate it as a family, or let the kids decorate it with some of their best-loved drawings and cutouts. By Rachon Ward |
The picnic blanket I've chosen to create is a red, white, and blue Americana blanket, great for the Fourth of July, which matches my picnic basket perfectly and which can be used year round. By Helen Polaski |
Give your children the gift of family roots by learning how to make a family tree together. The project will build basic skills, including conducting interviews, developing creativity and discovering and sharing oral histories. By LuAnn Schindler |
Genealogy is defined in the dictionary as 'descent traced continually from ancestor', a study of pedigree. For most of us, it simply means trying to figure out what relation Aunt Millie's great -great grandson is to our daughter in law. By Elton Gahr |
I recently had the opportunity to research my DNA and find out some long lost relatives through DNA testing from Gene Tree. Why not continue this great personal project by finding out more about my ancestors by joining a website devoted to helping people find and fill in their family tree. |
In our nation of immigrants, exploring your family origins can be an interesting and enlightening project. By Barbara Beaudoin |
