The first time you organize your family reunion, you’re likely brimming with ideas for invitations, activities and food. After five, six or seven years of planning, you start to feel like the well of family reunion ideas has run dry. Choosing a unique and inspiring invitation can really show a bit of your personality or pump some new life into your event. One popular idea for family reunion gatherings is to choose a theme like “the roaring twenties,” “safari,” “disco,” “Hollywood glamour,” “fiesta,” “Mardi Gras,” “ancient Rome,” “Hawaiian luau,” “sailors and mermaids,” or “medieval times.” Once you have selected a fun theme, you can get to work designing a unique invitation and thinking of a few decorating ideas and family reunion activities.
Creating “save the date” magnets is one spectacular idea for creating family reunion invitations. At www.freshimpressions.us, you can order magnets for just $1.59 each! These magnets can be customized with artwork of your choosing or a family photo. You can also choose the colors, fonts and wording of the invites or include a calendar with the date circled to help everyone remember when the shindig is going down. If you’re not really sure what you want, you can also look at templates and choose one that you feel is appropriate for your gathering. The best part about this type of fun family reunions’ invitation is that your relatives will have a keepsake memento for years to come.
Another creative idea for family reunion invites is to make a family calendar, with the date of the next reunion printed on it. If you choose this sneaky route, be sure you stick a post-it note to the cover, hinting to look very closely at the month of the reunion, so they don’t miss it! Creating a family reunion memories calendar is ideal for families who have had many gatherings in the past because you can use photos of past reunions for each month, which your family members will just love! A good place to go for your family calendar needs is FedEx/Kinkos, which does 12-month calendars for .99 or 18-month calendars for .99 a piece. They allow you to use different photos for each month, so you can really pack a lot of memories in.
Another innovative idea for family reunion invites is to send each family member a special promotional item as a reminder. For instance, you could send out a pen that has an imprint, something like “The Smith Family Reunion, 8/29/09 12pm, Walt Disney World, FL.” Some families like to make up special family reunion t-shirts, with the family reunion invitation details on the front and a list of family members or photos on the back. Other promotional items may include drink koozies, coffee mugs, tote bags, frisbees, plastic beer mugs, family tree photo frame magnets, coasters, note pads, pens, hats, backpacks, keychains, jar openers, bottle openers, mouse pads, candles, fly swatters, packets of drink mixes, piggy banks, magnetic chip clips, stress relievers and more! These items can usually be personalized with your custom text for under a piece. For more info, check out www.gimmees.com or www.marcopromotionalproducts.com.
Beth Kaminski is the co-author of Curing Your Anxiety And Panic Attacks which detailed panic attacks help as well as tips on the various medications for panic disorder available at www.anxietydisordercure.com.
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