Ice Breakers

Moore Family Reunion Icebreakers

The Moore Family of Plymouth, North Carolina, held its recent bi-annual reunion in Atlanta, Georgia. Icebreakers games were great for introducing family who were meeting...

Podcast – How to fill a reunion goodie bag

Filling a welcome/goodie bag? What’s a reunion without a welcome/goodie bag? Listen to these insightful reunion planning tips and advice from Edith Wagner, editor of Reunions...

Podcast – Reunion awards and prizes

Planning a reunion? Listen to these insightful reunion planning tips and advice from Edith Wagner, editor of Reunions magazine. Use the links below to subscribe...

Cool trivia for your reunion

Jacky Utley is the source of yet another way to regale your members either at the reunion or in your newsletter (where I discovered Jacky)....

More Reunion Trivia

Organize teams that include members from each generation and each branch of the family. Set out paper bags and ask relatives to deposit questions. Categories...

When the Stantons gather

Louise Hawley, Lillian, Alabama, wrote that the Thomas Stanton Society meets every three years for a three-day reunion on property in Stonington, Connecticut, owned by...

Reunion warmer-uppers

Recognize that some people may have pre-reunion jitters. Plan activities to help people get acquainted without feeling self-conscious. For example, give each person a 3-by-5...

Getting re-acquainted

Icebreakers are essential at many reunions. These ideas may inspire you to develop new ways to become re-acquainted. This Is Our Life. Ask each family...

Reunion Trivia

Gregory Bonner, Lexington, Kentucky, shared ideas about his family’s Reunion Trivia game which involves everyone from six-years old to eighty-years young. New questions are written...

Ice Breakers for All by Edith Wagner

A goal for reunion organizers who expect extended family is to have people talking and enjoying themselves as quickly as possible because there "is so...