[Just checked this out and it's a really good idea; could keep kids busy for hours. Sally] Recently I've been mulling over how to present the Genealogy I've done on our family so that it would grab my 9 year old grandson's attention. My good friend Illya of Genealogy Today suggested I use a baseball or hockey card Format with one ancestor per card. I loved the idea and created cards 6 cm x 9 cm. Each card Features one ancestor's picture or a picture representing That ancestor. The back of each card has ancestor stats - Their relationship to my grandchildren, date and place of Birth, date and place of death, spouse's name, parents' Names and a tiny blurb about that person (hopefully Something unique or of interest to an 9 year old!) After laminating the cards, I presented them to my grandson And granddaughter (who is 7) when they came for their Annual summer week long holiday with us. They loved them And not only read every bit of information about each Ancestor, they began figuring out who was the oldest Ancestor.... Who died at the oldest age... Who died at the Youngest age... Which parents went with which ancestor.. And so on. (math and genealogy combined - what could be Better?) Then they decided to play a game, which we called simply "Ancestor Game". They each chose an ancestor card and Played it, with whoever had the furthest back ancestor Winning both cards. The next day they begged me to make More cards!! I now have 48 cards made for them with many More to go. To add even more interest I also created cards That were not direct ancestors, but had some small claim to Fame or something historical or interesting to a child. Thank goodness for FTM which tells me if a person is a 3rd Cousin 5x removed or something else! We decided I should also make double cards wherever Possible, that is, two cards for one ancestor but with Different photos or representative pictures on each one. Then they can play "Go Fish for Ancestors". I thought I'd like to share this in case you are looking For something to capture your little one's interest, Because it was fabulous and my grandchildren loved it! If you want to see some photos of what we created, just go To http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/ and look for "Ancestor Cards for Children" Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * Images of Ships Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages **Navigation Tip** Be sure to check my list of FREE databases uploaded since Jan. 2003 at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/freedata.shtml For Free Items on the 'Net, visit my page at http://olivetreegenealogy com/freegenealogy.shtml Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 14New Members Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS Genealogy family tree Genealogy family tree maker Family photo Olive tree Family photo album Yahoo! Groups Moderator Central Connecting a world Of moderators Official Samsung Yahoo! Group for Supporting your HDTVs and devices. Real Food Group On Yahoo! Groups What does real food Mean to you?. __,_._,___