In today's modern, scientific and busy schedule of everyone including Oldies, Young and kids also are getting bored and expect from their family to start something new that can help all for reunion. Some kind of attraction that is buried in this changing life of technology. So by keeping in mind I have come to a point that every family needs some tips for reunion and refress their relations among their family members to start their life from a new end with positive thinking and positive energy. And for this I am writing this blog i.e. "Family Reunion Tips". See, this is a vast topic and I will share with you all in chunks because this is very interesting but a necessity of time when there is a race for acquiring more money, more land etc.
So read and follow below steps and try for your family reunion as a start of the new year 2014.
Preparation for Family Reunion
When you decided to reunion your family then you must be aware and ready for any challenge that may be come up in your way of preparation. First of all you should make a To Do Check List so that while family reunion something should not left and you miss that thing a lot while gathering together with your family for the same of reunion.
To Do Check List
- Count family members who will be with you
- Decide in advance that where to go
- Decide what would be the season
- Decide what type of material would be with you
- What will be the mode of transportation
- Where to stay while travel
- How many days are required to restart your life with family members and so on....
Make Some Stuff Ready
Stuff
a goodie bag with all the important things like everyone who comes to the
reunion might need, name tags, phone numbers, specialty of place where you are going for family reunion.
Water Bottles
Consider
providing water bottles for every family member at your reunion. If you like or your budget is allowing to do so then you
can even have them printed with your family name. If this is not in your budget then too you can have this by using a permanent market to write each person's name on their own bottle and
encourage family members to conserve paper cups and disposable plastic
water bottles by refilling their personal bottle as needed. They'll help
protect the environment and go home with a neat souvenir.
Create Groups for Each Task
If there are more than 4 members then it is further advisable that you should create groups for each and every task from your starting point to end point to organize the family reunion. A group for food, travel arrangements, games etc.
Reunion Souvenirs
You'll
want to remember the fun of your reunion through some sort of special
family souvenir. For this, arrange some nifty items that can be personalized include
t-shirts, caps, water bottles, photo albums, picture frames, sweat shirts and whatever you love.
Be Ready To Tackle Any Emergencies
First
of all, of course, a First-Aid Kit should be there with you bags and more than one first aid box is required because we can not estimate the danger. Especially if
your reunion is on a weekend, it is important that one person be
responsible for getting all the information ahead of time so you can get
help immediately if the need arises.
Create a Memorable Thing
For this you can make any big painting, a statue or other sort of sign to remember your reunion. You can also make
a large welcome sign on white paper that welcomes everyone and then
have each family member dip their hand in paint and place a hand print on
the sign so it has everyone's hands over the happy welcome.
Capture the Moment
Have
a plan for taking pictures of your family gathering. For this you may hire a photographer for your stills and family video shoot while reunion. Designate people to take pictures of the event on alternate basis so that no one can left for adding into snaps. At the end of your reunion
have the designated photographers get together. Or they can have all pictures developed at a nearby one-hour
developer and sort through those. Individuals and families can then
look through the pictures and decide which ones they want copies of.
Make copies at the local developer or have digital copies sent to
everyone via e-mail.
Take Care Of Everyone
Remember
that there are three types of people who come to a reunion: people who
want to renew family ties, those who are new to the family and are maybe
a little shy but interested in getting to know the family, and
children. It's only the kids who are going to be bored if you don't
schedule activities for them. On the other hands, the adults want and
need to do a lot of talking since that's the best way to get to know
each other, so make sure you plan for time in the schedule and enough
comfortable space to just hang out.
Establish a Clean Environment
While you are enjoying your family reunion, make
sure there are people who will volunteer to do the cleaning up of the
party and around the area you visited and enjoyed by throwing things like an empty cane, paper plates, etc. That's a big job and a lot of work but it's a necessary evil.
Prayer and Reflection
Some
families like to have a more somber time during their reunion to
reflect on past difficulties and how they have come through them,
members who are no longer alive and the contribution they made to the
family, and current difficulties and how they can help each other
through them. You also might consider having a time for a family
devotional and prayer.
Make Memorable Belongings for Family Reunion
For this purpose you can have t-shirts, caps, cups printed that say the name of your family as well
as "family reunion" and the year. Give these out. You can print family group photo while reunion. This will be a pretty one for remembering this family reunion event.
Choose Venue for Family Reunion
When
choosing a location for your reunion, consider the ages, interests, and
limitations of your family members. Is there a playground for the
little tots? Are there tables for games and
crafts? Is there a pool for the teens? When you send out invitations or
announcements about the upcoming reunion, mention the features of your
venue that would be of value to different family members and you are
more likely to get participation from across the board.
Budgeting Basics
While planning for family reunion, the basic and most urgent topic is setting your budget so that everyone can enjoy and remember this reunion. You
may choose to finance your family reunion in a variety of ways.
Depending on the type and length of reunion your family is having, you
could establish an overall budget and ask each family to contribute a
set amount, allow each family to finance a different aspect of the
reunion, or have each family finance only their portion (their own
tickets to the amusement park and meals, for instance). However you
choose to finance the event, it is best to at least give each family a
good estimate of their expenses. No one enjoys being surprised as they're leaving! Give families and individuals as much advance
notice as possible about what and how they will be expected to
contribute to the reunion financially.
I hope you enjoyed while reading this article. Now I am going to end this Family Reunion Tips 2014 - Part A. And for second part, you may revisit this blog as soon as we will publish the second part will let you know via email if you subscribe to our blog.
Have a Happy and Health Family Reunion 2014.