2016 Fotheringham Family Reunion Games
Word puzzles are a way of life for my family every morning my grandfather walked to the post office to the Philadelphia Inquirer for him to make the daily Jumble I end every day with my newspaper crossword local is a fun way to get to know your parents at the next meeting.
If the thought of building a puzzle crossword seems daunting, do not worry computer programs doing crossword puzzles as simple as typing a few words and wait for the computer arranges My favorite is 59 Crossword Compiler download, not much if you use the program more puzzles or just take the free demo for a test drive a free program with pretty puzzle is Eclipse Crossword.
If you are not computer savvy and you have a lot of patience, trying to build a puzzle using graph paper and a pencil with a big eraser.
For a few days before going online, I note the words that I think would make good puzzle answers Start with the obvious connection names first, last and nicknames and places hometown, states, streets Think the family members their hobby, cars, favorite sports teams, employment and unusual features red hair over 6 feet tall, etc. Or capacity speaks German, rides a unicycle can all make great words .
Don t hesitate to put a word down two or more ways, chances are the program won t use it twice, for example, and someone PA or Pennsylvania was known by different names PopPop, Vincent, Vince, Red.
Do not be afraid to have a long list of words It's my experience that only 30 of your words used by the computer program therefore aims to include 100 words many words two and three letters, if you want a puzzle na not many black spaces.
Clues will probably happen to you as you write your list but do not forget to play by the rules your word Include an abbreviation abbr in your index your word in a foreign language Include language in parentheses clue Sp or Germ .
Make clues challenging, but not impossible Uncle Charlie's eldest son is too easy cousin whose favorite elementary teacher was Miss Gierson is too fan Eagles with season tickets is right even in the regulations remember that Jay Green Eagles door from August to January.
Some words are generic, while the index is related to the family, for example, how many parents still live in the old hometown word nine months has the most family birthdays Word of December.
Another great place to find clues is in old family stories rethink funny stories that are told after dinner vacation For example, what kind of car do PopPop accident on the way back from Jenny Mustang aunt wedding Word.
Crossword puzzles are a fun way to get family members in a meeting room Include in your meeting newsletter or mail a meeting on your site they spend time on the return home after the meeting crossword puzzles programs are so easy that you can build a puzzle about the events that took place in the meeting so parents can relive the appointment the next day it happens Ask relatives to post puzzles filled in committee meeting to take a hat for a prize at the next meeting.
Or, at the beginning of the hand of the meeting on a cross icebreaker words with clues to family members recent achievements Everyone quickly feel at home, toast each other to learn just everything just graduated from Penn State and the name of the youngest baby.
If your meeting is a large crowd, consider several crossword break the ice at the time perhaps the Syracuse branch of the family has a headache from the Philadelphia branch while the Philadelphia branch of a puzzle Florida branch or adolescents have a headache on 60 crowd while baby boomers are puzzling over interpolations.
The construction of crossword is now so easy that you should not have a meeting without.
Jodi Webb lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, three children and a host of extended relatives - fortunately, not all in the same house do not go to family weddings, meetings and other events it organizes WOW Blog Tours FEATHER blog words by Webb and written articles for magazines such as Grand, birds and flowers and PTO Today it is a family rule that comes to complete the crossword puzzle every day in the newspaper, even if it requests help occassionally sports and clues in foreign languages.
Dziadzu means grandpa mom was our grandmother who called the family business a beer garden.
Through one of our Father Brady Bunch 4, which are thrown to the school bus after being sprayed by a skunk 6 Fav treat family business words 2 8 Gill family house st 11 who lives on the family farm 13 15 the oldest cousin when parents NY 17 what John-John was delivered to the work of 18 the youngest cousin 19 times Dziadzu s favorite.
Down 2 dessert dinner usual Sunday 3 Janek 5 Where does Essie name 7 color tablecloths in the bar 9 which is expecting 10 graduates First Quorum 12 Number of never married cousins first 14 most common name 16 rue inhabited mom and Dziadzu.
Nichols Washington in May 2012 Newsletter Click on the image to see the version.
Myles Mellor is one of the most crossword writers published worldwide and offers customized crosswords for meetings Every crossword is designed, containing information on the members of the grouping and or local areas, history and attractions.
Go, go, got better describes the bulletin stack on the registration table at our family reunion filled Although the usual family origins, births, deaths, graduations, weddings and stories have raised members family, this particular edition had an additional feature, a family crossword puzzle I spent hours creating and had a good time and now was eager to see the reaction of the family.
The about handbags interference call, pocket, or wherever a writing instrument can be found was the first indication of the puzzle was a success The second came when snuggled formed through the room, a constant chatter resulting from each Mingling in the crowd, I heard comments like these, who was an exchange student in Switzerland Oh, Janet now I remember, of course, I know our family came from the island of Man I just did not know he is also called Ellan Vannin Hmmm, let's see who the fifth child of John and Lou Help me, conversation flowed freely guys the puzzle sparked memories for some other learned things about their family, they'd never known a parent had a great time to help others, but when asked if she d finished her copy, she laughed and said: No I save it as entertainment for when I get back to the motel.
Creating a crossword family words can be approached in various ways some prefer making others may wish to professionally create their own puzzle using either online or with the way the former Research in line for crossword puzzles should set up several websites of interest directs While professional help provides online help to create your own puzzle for those who still prefer the old way of doing things, that whether by necessity or for the love of a challenge, graph paper, a pencil and determination are your tools beginners.
Whatever option is chosen, the first step is to make a list of the names of family members, nicknames, familiar places of family history, job titles, hobby or something unique a family member sure to represent all branches of the use of family responses family-related clues, if possible, some non-related terms may be included to ensure a perfect fit.
If you create your own puzzle, the next step is like playing Scrabble instead of letters in the blocks of graph paper using words from your list blocks will help you keep them straight letters you start crossing the words on other Be warned that there is nothing quick about this may take several departures before to get the hang of how words must connect Keep a crossword puzzle done professionally at hand for use as a guide It will place strong blocks in the appropriate places, as well as provide a numbering sequence for guide to finish your puzzle, make your own graph paper and make some lines are dark enough to photocopy well Compete in solid blocks , add numbers to the appropriate positions and cut unnecessary blocks puzzle edges now, you can copy the white puzzle on a carefully 8-1 2 x 11 sheet of paper and list of index numbers in the appropriate columns of through and in a separate working copy of the puzzle to be sure that no adjustments are needed photocopy laid one copy, reduce its size then copy it in a dark place in the newsletter.
Gail Beckman creates crossword puzzles for meetings Crosswords are created from a list of 40 to 45 names, events, memories, etc. On the group or family reunion Alfred Shropshire, Rome, Georgia, had over 70 people he wanted to include, if Beckman created two puzzle.
A measure, custom crossword game is 195, and a minimum of seven to ten days is asked Beckman accept information by email, fax or mail regularly orders must be paid in advance and samples are available upon request Contact Gail Beckman, PO Box 1165, CA 95623 Eldorado; 530-363-2040.
Rockwell search words Peggy Rockwell Gleich, Rockwell Family Reunion, said she loved change around looking puzzle words to whatever you want She found the puzzle it in the Meeting in the puzzlemaker , August 2005 Discovery School.
Make your own puzzles meeting Joan Griffis, Largo, Florida, shared this great idea to make your own meeting pun play your meeting or include it in a newsletter Go.
On the site, follow the steps to create a word game using family names or words related to your meeting, for example, I typed in the word list below the puzzle Tips for creating a puzzle word search are also available online, it is easier and faster to generate more small word search puzzles over the puzzle more enjoyable it will be to solve.
The program does not include words from one or two letters, punctuation, capitalization, and duplicate words It allows three-letter words in a puzzle, but they advise against Punctuation is treated as a space Try not not use parts of words that could be lost in the puzzle or confuse the solver for example, if you enter the words cat and catalog the word cat could be hidden in the words of the catalog.
This puzzle is dedicated to 100 years of Ray Seideman at its 69th Seideman Family Reunion Happy 100 years, Ray.
ARTIFACTS ANCESTORS OF CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY CHILDREN FAMILY FOOD.
FRIEDRICH FUN GAMES grandchildren GENEALOGY HEIRLOOMS KUCHEN MARIA.
MEMORIES NEWBURG ROSINA SEIDEMANN VIEW TALEN MEETING.
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