Your Family Tree
My daughter just celebrated her 7th birthday and in a discussion we were having, grandma’s name popped up, then Noni’s name popped up, but she asked something that I wasn’t prepared for: she asked about her great-grandparents and so on.
Not that I can’t give her the information, I was just surprised she asked on her own, without me giving suggestions. She was ready to know a bit about her family history 7-year-old style.
I wanted to make this a fun, educational experience and not overload her, so I went on-line in search of a fun printable that I could use to explain our family. I found a simple format at FamilyEducation.com that was colorful, easy to use, and kept her attention.
This project led me on a much larger path, using photographs to teach our family. A continuing project for us will be to take our printable and create a photograph family tree.
Using a large poster board or equivalent item, use family photographs (you don’t mind cutting) and cut out the face, and glue it on your poster board, placing their name directly underneath. Format your family tree however you want, going back as far as you think your youngster can handle, and then let them color their “tree” Use your imagination on this.
Now with your tree started, you can add to it yearly, new children born into the family, or add more history as your own children grow. My kiddos and I are still in the process of getting this one down. But, I thought it was a great idea to grow.
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I have a twin sister who is really into family history and she made a family tree for my daughters when they were born with every ancestor she has found on there – some go back to the 1400′s!
Genealogy is very interesting and there are so many sites to search for info, also joining your local genealogical societies is very helpful.
Hearing stories from other family members and recording any info they have on family members makes those that are no longer around actually come to life and this can all be
passed on.
It`s like unraveling a mystery to find out who is in your family tree.