Family Reunion Prize Ideas

RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post By Kathy (Guest Post) (02/05/2006) One of the neatest things we do at our reunion is the Bean Auction. Everyone brings about five gifts (dollar store items) wraps them and puts a clue on them as to what they are. Such as hair ties (clue would be "this gives you a hair raising experience". Everyone gets 50 beans, my sisters is the mc and begins the bidding, and even the laid back get into yelling "I'll bid 20 beans!!". Whoever wins, gets the prize. We do scavanger hunts, but each team has to film their list with their vcr camera. It is so much fun to watch each teams film as they find or do the 20. One was to find a person to help them sing a song. That was great. The winner won a prize, which was at that time, a free ride on the paddle boats. RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post By Ginger (Guest Post) (07/26/2005) I have been involved with family reunions for the past 21 years (we have one every 3 years). Anyway, we ask those "talented and crafty" relatives to create master pieces to use as door prized, we've had afgans, drawings, dolls, toys, clocks, wood carvings, etc. It really means so much more to know a relative took the time to create something. Makes the prize even more special RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post by gotchaby1 (2) | (06/23/2005) Contact These are all great ideas. I have family with a big sense of humor. Every year we pass on the "Ugly Rock". It is usually given to one of the elders of the family. Every year it is brought back to the reunion and that person passes it on to someone else. It is ugly indeed, it is just a rock with a whole drilled in it to make a necklace. It has "UGLY ROCK" handwritten on it, and an ugly purple ribbon makes up the necklace. Of course, the one passing it makes a speech about passing on the torch to another ugly person of the group. It's all in fun. Maybe I'll be honored to get it one day. RE: Family Reunion Banquet table Center Piece Post By Jeanettte Williams (Guest Post) (04/24/2005) What would be some good table center pieces for my Family Reunion Banquet- Theme: Precious Memory RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post by toni k. (34) | (01/20/2005) Contact Give gag gifts from the house - lightbulbs, fireplace matches, canned beans etc.- very inexpensive and very amusing too. RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post by mkymlp (198) | (01/20/2005) Contact This isn't a prize idea -- just an idea for an activity at a family reunion. We have family auctions at our reunions. Every family is asked to bring an item or two. Some of these items have their own stories that are known to family members. Other items can be quite interesting -- funny and unusual. All the money that is accumulated goes towards the next reunion since we rent a place, our family is quite large. We have such fun since no one really knows anything about how to run an auction. It gets really crazy, everyone gets involved -- it draws both the young and the old. RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post By Molly (Guest Post) (01/20/2005) Gift cards in graduated denominations. RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post By Linda (Guest Post) (01/20/2005) Ask each family to bring a wrapped gift, let winners pick from gifts piled on a table. Ask for childrens and adult gifts. RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post by Mtnchickadee (3) | (01/19/2005) Contact photo albums picture frames picture cubes phone cards disposable camaras nice stationery and stamps All of these will help the family remember each other and keep in touch. Have fun! RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post by TJo31well (8) | (01/19/2005) Contact At our family reunions we always give away trophies for the most kids, longest traveled, oldest & youngest. We also gave away door prizes, that were brought and donated by the peoples attending. You just set a price maximum. Ours was $10.00. We also have person's in the family that do Crafts that donated the raffle prizes. Like one family member crafts and sells "A-Frame Swings", one family member does quilts, another (my mom) did Yard Art. We sold the tickets for the larger items at $1.00 each. And the door prizes for 4/$1.00. All of which are donated. We would then sell raffle tickets red for the larger items and blue tickets for the door prize items. Then at a certain time of the reunion we would call out the numbers on the tickets for the prizes (use two part tickets, keep one give one). All of the moneys collected from the raffles went toward the reunion for the following year, like hall rentals, decorations, etc.. Also we always did potluck suppers, we asked each guest to bring their favorite dish enough to feed their own family. Hope this helps you out. I feel like I wrote a book already, but if you need anymore ideas email me at TaTomki@aol.com Terry RE: Family Reunion Prize Ideas Post By hwalz. (Guest Post) (01/19/2005) We have a reunion yearly and some gifts have included home-canned salsa, pickles, etc from a couple with a large garden. Others include little glass containers w/ M&Ms, skittles,peanuts,etc. Or if someone is crafty, make ribbons- blue ribbons, red ribbons, etc. Or travel size containers of skin lotion, shampoo, small stuffed animals that can sit on computers, just hit a dollar store and look for ideas. Another good idea is to get decks of cards with the family name on the back - especially if everyone plays cards.