{"id":3619,"date":"2018-11-12T07:06:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T07:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=3619"},"modified":"2019-01-16T23:07:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T23:07:36","slug":"need-a-time-filler-think-family-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/need-a-time-filler-think-family-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a Time Filler?  Think Family History!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parents and grandparents who get to spend a lot of time with children know that there are often spaces between scheduled events that need time-fillers. For those of us who like to encourage our posterity to know and love their ancestors, these random &#8220;waiting moments&#8221; are perfect for a bit of family history fun! Check out these ideas from <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3620 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sister-coloring-921535-gallery-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sister-coloring-921535-gallery-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sister-coloring-921535-gallery.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Family History Guide on the &#8220;Activities For Families&#8221; page in the\u00a0<a class=\"lk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family.html\"><b>\u00a0Anytime Activities and Games<\/b><\/a>\u00a0category:<\/p>\n<p><b>*F1-12:\u00a0<a class=\"lk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family.html#12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Quick and Easy Time-Fillers<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nMake a list, perhaps on your phone, to have handy for the odd moments when you could use a family history time filler! Some ideas are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I am thinking of an ancestor who (lived in this place &#8230; did this &#8230; was this age when &#8230; had this many children &#8230; etc.)&#8221;. Everyone guesses who it is as more clues are given.<\/li>\n<li>20 Questions, to discover who you are thinking of (everyone asks you yes-or-no questions).<\/li>\n<li>Tell family stories with a twist, such as each person telling a part of the story and the next person starting when the previous person stops).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Matthew Mark Luke John&#8221; played with names of ancestors (see\u00a0<a class=\"lk\" href=\"https:\/\/youthgroupgames.com.au\/games\/520\/matthew-mark-luke-john\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions here<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Family History Drawing Game (can also be played like\u00a0<a class=\"lk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Pictionary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pictionary)<\/a>\u00a0where you draw pictures about your family history, and everyone guesses what story it is.<\/li>\n<li>Write a letter of gratitude to a deceased ancestor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you browse through more games and activities listed in the Activities Section (or the new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Activities Index)<\/a>, look for the ideas marked with an asterisk in the title. 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For those of us who like to encourage our posterity to know and love their ancestors, these random &#8220;waiting moments&#8221; are perfect for a bit of family history fun! 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