Fun Family Reunion Ideas

Submitted by: Heidi Arave


Do you have a family reunion this summer? Here are some great ideas of fun things you can do at your family reunion to strengthen your family’s heritage!


1. Family Treasures Card game: This is a fun family game that has a playing board (laminated poster) that goes with it. To view the instructions click here.


2. I AM a Heritage Maker Activity Book: This is a great way for your kids and their cousins to get to know their heritage in a fun activity book.


3. Personalized Card Deck: Does your family like to play card games? Create your own custom deck of cards with pictures of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. There are lots of templates to choose from in the gallery (rook, old maid, go fish, face cards, etc.)


4. FAMILY LAND: This fun game is just like Candy Land, but with your family name and the family activities you enjoy doing together. It will keep the kids entertained for hours! Also, it has a deck of cards to go with it.


5. Family Cookbook: If you have time before the reunion, have family members send you a favorite recipe and a picture. Put together a family cookbook. Take the cookbook to the reunion and if family members would like a copy, you can take orders. If you don’t have time to put it together before the reunion, have your family bring their picture and favorite recipe to the reunion. Then put the cookbook together later.


6. BINGO: Create your own Bingo cards with pictures of grandparents and other relatives. This is a great way for the young kids to learn the names of their great grandparents.

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Have your photos scanned while at your reunion!

Attending a family reunion this year? Ask each family member coming to bring the pictures they have of Great grandma and Great grandpa, etc. (the pictures they don't let out of their site). I can scan everyone's pictures while at the reunion and then everyone gets a copy of everyones pictures and everyone goes home with their special photos- it's a win win for everyone! Of course you can always bring your photos to the shop where I offer scanning everyday!

How to make adjustments to more than one layer at a time

Adobe Photoshop or Elements Tip from Designer Digitals:

Multitasking; How to make adjustments to more than one layer at a time

You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: Digital Scrapbooking Tips and Tricks: How to make adjustments to more than one layer at a time Video

With today's hectic lifestyles, we are all looking for ways to get more done in less time. When you are working in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, you can multitask by making changes to several layers at one time.

Begin by holding the Ctrl key (Mac: Cmd key) as you select all of the layers you want to adjust.

Next, hold the Ctrl and the Shift key (Mac: Cmd + Shift) as you click on the thumbnails of each of those layers in the Layers Palette.

Finally, select Layer > New Adjustment Layer and choose an adjustment like Black and White, Hue/Saturation, or Brightness/Contrast. When you make the adjustment, Photoshop and PSE will apply it to all of the selected layers ... multitasking at its finest!

Cascading; Three Ways to View Multiple Documents at Once

Adobe Photoshop or Elements Tip from Designer Digitals:

Cascading; Three Ways to View Multiple Documents at Once

You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: Digital Scrapbooking Tips and Tricks: Three Ways to View Multiple Documents at Once [Video]

When you see Niagara Falls, you can choose to view it from the New York side or the Canadian side. Each side has a different perspective, but both are equally magnificent.

When you open documents in Photoshop Elements, the default view allows you to see one large document filling the Editing Window. In order to drag layers from one document to another, you need to be able to see all of your open files at the same time.

There are several ways to do this, and Adobe refers to this orientation as cascading view. It may not be like the cascades at Niagara Falls, but it's helpful nonetheless.

In Photoshop Elements:
- Select Window > Images > Cascade. You can undo this by selecting Window > Images > Maximize Mode.
- Double-click the title bar of the top image. You can undo this by double-clicking the title bar again.
- Click the double-rectangle icon between the - and the X at the top right corner of the title bar.
- Clicking the icon again takes you back to maximize mode.

In Photoshop:
- Select Window > Arrange > Cascade for the cascading view.
- Double-click the title bar to enter Maximize Mode or click the Maximize icon between the - and the X at the top right corner of the title bar.
- To switch from Maximize back to Cascading view, click the Restore Down icon between the - and the X at the far right end of the Menu Bar.