Family Activity - Reminiscing

It's important for kids to have a sense of belonging, and one way to instill that in them is by sharing family stories.  A connection with their parents, aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents can be made by sharing family stories.  If you're lucky, you'll have old photos to go through with them, which trigger lots of memories.  Another good way to reminisce is by topic, such as:  games we played at recess, how we got to school, what we ate for lunch, who our best friend was, what our nickname was, what was our favorite book as a child, etcetera.  I've taken groups of seniors (80+) to meet with grade 1 classes, and it's amazing how the children are interested in finding out what was different about their childhoods, and what was the same (apparently ring and run/ding dong ditch spans the generations!)  Making links between the generations is very important.  It helps children to have deep roots.  Have fun, and reminisce with your children!