Genealogy with Kids

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

Break out the crayons – it’s time to make colorful family history together! The idea of producing coloring pages based on family photographs is not original to me. But it is such a simple and relatively easy way to draw children into learning a family story that I feel it bears repeating. Here’s my method:ContinueContinue reading “Family History Coloring Pages”

Ancestor Cards Step 3: Card Backs & Printing Choices

With card fronts complete, it’s time to create an image for card backs and think about printing! You are going to need a single image for card backs to tie your Ancestor Cards all together as deck of cards. The aspect ratio of this image needs to match the size of the card fronts (2.5″x3.5″).ContinueContinue reading “Ancestor Cards Step 3: Card Backs & Printing Choices”

Ancestor Cards Step 2: Card Fronts

Use a simple template to create ancestor card fronts! Once you have organized data about the ancestors you want to feature on trading/playing cards, you are ready to plop it all in a template and see it come to life, right?! I am not a graphic designer nor did I want to invest time inContinueContinue reading “Ancestor Cards Step 2: Card Fronts”