The Family Reunion Idea
To Pull It All Together

Need a terrific family reunion idea?

• The theme

• Travel arrangements

• Having a great time once at your destination

• Figuring out the best family keepsakes (opens new window).

The way to break down any large project is to break it down and examine the smaller components. It's much easier and less stressful to handle manageable bites.

Your family reunion idea is no different. So, let's first look at this project at the 50,000 foot level.

The 5 Building Blocks
of a Family Reunion Idea

The theme of a Family Reunion includes the following elements:

• The Overall Concept (or theme) of the family reunion

• The Destination

• The Budget

• The Date

• The Duration

These elements determine the high-level scope for your family reunion. Obviously, we need to decide the duration for our reunion (from an afternoon to a week or more) and when it will be.

In addition, everyone needs to decide on a theme, such as golf, sailing, backpacking, dude ranch, or any other common areas of interest. The renting from the owner of a vacation home, villa, or condo continues to be a popular and cost effective option.

And, the final small detail... how much can we afford to spend. To go into greater depth for the first building block of a Family Reunion Idea, select the Theme.


2) Planning

Planning a Family Reunion includes the following elements:

• Who Will Do What

• The Planning Time Frame

• Communication

• Organizing Travel For Your Group

These elements address who will do what activities during the planning time frame, and how will all the information be communicated and coordinated? This is no small venture, however; there are terrific tools available to help you.

To go into greater depth for the second building block of a Family Reunion Idea, select Planning.


3) Logistics

Unless you are all traveling as a group, getting to a Family Reunion includes the following elements:

• Making airline reservations (alternatively: train, bus, or family vehicle)

• Renting a vehicle at your destination

• Lodging decisions (hotel, motel, camping, staying in home of family member)

• Keeping children occupied while traveling helps immensely and maintaining everyone's sanity.

These elements address all the details concerning getting from where you live to the family reunion destination, and where you will stay once you get there.

To go into greater depth for the third building block of a Family Reunion Idea, select Logistics.


4) At the Destination

Once you have decided on a Family Reunion destination, the following elements become important:

• The Date of the Reunion

• What else is at the destination (you know how bored I get)?

• Activities, or "What else can I do after beating up cousin Jimmy?"

• Photography "must haves"

These elements address the activities and how best to photographically capture the reunion.

To go into greater depth for the fourth building block of a Family Reunion, select activities.


5) The "Frosting"

Consider these extras that make a Family Reunion truly special:

• When the family reunion is over, take your photos and create a collage. Unless you've seen one before, it's hard to imagine how impressive it is.
  
  
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• Food

• Poems, games, and gifts

These elements address all those special ingredients that transform your family reunion from "good" to spectacular.

To see additional ideas on customizing your reunion, select ideas.

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