Family Cookbook Project Most of us have family recipes that have been passed from generation to generation. They may have been jotted down on scraps of paper or clearly typed out on index cards. A great project with recipes can involve gathering them together, sorting through them, and transcribing them into a family cookbook. If you want to transcribe them into a word-processing document, one person can read the recipe while another types it into the computer, and still another person can be responsible for editing. In the process of working on the cookbook, you and your family can prepare meals using the recipes.
Children love to play dress-up, and they love to make up stories.
This event involves urging the children to learn something about an ancestor. Encourage them to gather facts about the person's appearance and their life, and to construct a short story about a particular event. They can also be encouraged to create a costume so they can dress for the part. Set a time for the entire family to gather together, and let the children present their stories in costume. Serve cake, cookies, and other refreshments appropriate for children's parties.