Anita... I would love to hear more about how you did the scavenger hunt. I'm planning a family activity in Nov 2022 and that would be fun to include. Cheryl
TanyaOctober 31, 2022
We hosted a youth activity using Dia de los Muertos as our underlying theme. We had three stations in the cultural hall where the rotated three groups through. Using the Family Tree Memories App. Why Family Stories? What is Dia de los Muertos. Each station was interactive.
The final station was in the RS room where everyone gathered together. We created an Ofrenda where youth and leaders could place photos of their ancestors. Our Stake Patriarch talked about the importance of gathering Israel on both sides of the veil, and the importance of doing the temple work for our ancestors. It was a wonderful activity.
Anita ENovember 26, 2019
Our ward did this around Halloween too! I asked people to send photos and 2-3 tidbits about their lives from which I created a fun scavenger hunt for the party. As prizes, we gave a couple of DVDs of Coco. It was a huge hit! We also had all present pull out their phones and go to the Famiky Tree App. We asked them to click on Relatives Around Me to see who in the ward was related. Such a fun time!
JustinNovember 1, 2019
We have had Coco themed Halloween parties at our ward for the last two years, and infused family history into it by inviting people to submit photos of their ancestors and a short paragraph about them. They were hung up for everyone to look at at the party. Of course, there was the taco bar and appropriately themed music. As the Ward Temple and Family History leader, I walked around to tables and gave them a passalong card from thefhguide.com (a family history training site recommended by the church for training purposes).
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CherylNovember 1, 2022
Anita... I would love to hear more about how you did the scavenger hunt. I'm planning a family activity in Nov 2022 and that would be fun to include. Cheryl
TanyaOctober 31, 2022
We hosted a youth activity using Dia de los Muertos as our underlying theme. We had three stations in the cultural hall where the rotated three groups through. Using the Family Tree Memories App. Why Family Stories? What is Dia de los Muertos. Each station was interactive. The final station was in the RS room where everyone gathered together. We created an Ofrenda where youth and leaders could place photos of their ancestors. Our Stake Patriarch talked about the importance of gathering Israel on both sides of the veil, and the importance of doing the temple work for our ancestors. It was a wonderful activity.
Anita ENovember 26, 2019
Our ward did this around Halloween too! I asked people to send photos and 2-3 tidbits about their lives from which I created a fun scavenger hunt for the party. As prizes, we gave a couple of DVDs of Coco. It was a huge hit! We also had all present pull out their phones and go to the Famiky Tree App. We asked them to click on Relatives Around Me to see who in the ward was related. Such a fun time!
JustinNovember 1, 2019
We have had Coco themed Halloween parties at our ward for the last two years, and infused family history into it by inviting people to submit photos of their ancestors and a short paragraph about them. They were hung up for everyone to look at at the party. Of course, there was the taco bar and appropriately themed music. As the Ward Temple and Family History leader, I walked around to tables and gave them a passalong card from thefhguide.com (a family history training site recommended by the church for training purposes).
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