ancestor cards

Ancestor Pictionary (or Charades)

Challenge your family members’ knowledge of their ancestors by playing a new twist on a classic guessing game: Pictionary!

What’s in a name?

Investigate the meaning, origin, and pronunciation of an ancestor’s given name! Connecting kids to their ancestors does not have to be complicated or even planned. One of the recent connections made in my household came about as we were playing “Go Fish” with our ancestor cards. We decided that this time, whenever a card wasContinueContinue reading “What’s in a name?”

Ancestor Cards

Ancestor Cards: Intro PostAncestor Cards Step 1: Collect DataAncestor Cards Step 2: Card FrontsAncestor Cards Step 3: Card Backs & Printing ChoicesAncestor Cards: an Afterword

Ancestor Cards: an Afterword

From my family to yours: two more Ancestor Card suggestions! Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com #1 After some time playing with our first Ancestor Card deck, my family has decided that it may be ideal to produce two “Joker” cards in addition to the 52 standard cards with ancestral information in four suits. OurContinueContinue reading “Ancestor Cards: an Afterword”