Family Treasure Hunt
Friend January 2022 “Family Treasure Hunt” Make a treasure box, then go on a treasure hunt and learn about your family! Each month there will be a new challenge and a badge to add to your treasure box.
Friend February 2022 Find something about music to put in your treasure box or on FamilySearch.org.
Friend March 2022 Find something that builds your testimony to put in your treasure box or on FamilySearch.org.
Friend April 2022 Add something to your treasure box that reminds you of a favorite place.
Friend May 2022 “Family Treasure Hunt” Find or make something to remind you of what is most important to your family.
Friend June 2022 “Family Treasure Hunt” Find something about food to put in your treasure box
Friend July 2022 “Family Treasure Hunt” Find something that shows where you are from.
Friend August 2022 “Family Treasure Hunt” Make something that shows why your name is special.
Friend September 2022 Find something that reminds you of a family member or ancestor. Or find something you want to give to your future family.
Friend October 2022 Find something that shows the talents you and your family members have.
Friend November 2022 Find something that reminds you of your family traditions.
Keep your treasures safe so you and your family can remember them.
- Take pictures of each treasure. Then upload them to FamilySearch.org/memories.
- Make a video of yourself showing the treasures and talking about them.
Memorabilia and Memories Help Us Feel Close to and Remember Our Families
Friend August 2022 “For Older Kids”
Friend August 2020 “Family History in Five Senses” (touch, sight, sound, smell, taste) Write or draw pictures of some things that remind you of your family.
Friend November 2021 “Interview a Family Member” Learning about your family helps you understand where you came from. So grab a recorder or a pen and paper and ask a relative some questions.
Present Family History
Friend May 2020 “Family History Time Machine” Make a time capsule. Take turns writing or recording your family’s answers to the questions. Then make a time capsule to keep the answers safe (see article for ideas on how to make a time capsule) When you read or listen to the answers in the future, it’ll be a blast from the past!
Friend December 2022 ” For Older Kids” Write down questions about your family members. Then give them a quiz! Who got the most questions right?
Friend March 2018 “A Family Timelime” On cups, put pictures that represent each year of the family. Mix the cups up and see if family members can put them in the right order.
Present & Past Family History
Friend November 2021 “Family History Match-Up” Draw or print two pictures of each family member—one when they are younger and one when they are older. Glue the pictures on heavy paper. Now play a matching game!
Finding & Taking Family Names to the Temple
Friend October 2019 “The Temple Challenge” Temple Scramble: This girl has taken a family name to the temple. Can you put the pictures in order?
See more “Family History Mystery” in each Friend in 2015- March, April, May , June, July, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.
Friend January 2018 “Ready, Set, Go” Do the activity and earn a badge each month. First activity is to decorate a file, binder or box to put family history items in. Also, sign up for familysearch.org. This activity could be used for a Personal Progress or Faith in God project. Additional stamps and badge keepers can be found here,
Friend March 2018 “A Family Timeline”
Friend April 2018 “Create a Profile”
Friend May 2018 “Fill Your Family Tree”
Friend June 2018 “Watch and Listen” Write family names on Bingo board and then look at family pictures or videos and mark when you see that person. Try to get three in a row. Also, record a family member’s story and put it on familysearch.org.
Friend July 2018 “Find the people in your family tree who were pioneers, such as the first person to join the church or the first to graduate from college.
Friend August 2018 “Temple Tracker” Some of your ancestors might need ordinances done for them in the temple. Use the chart below to keep track.
Friend September 2018 “Learn To Index” Indexing is looking at handwritten records, like birth certificates, and typing the information into a computer program. Practice indexing by doing this activity.
Friend October 2018 “Temple Time” Look through your family tree on FamilySearch.org and find as many temples as you can in your family history! Also, make a temple puzzle. (Activity Idea: For each temple you find in your family tree, put a piece of the puzzle together. Add more puzzle pieces by having family members (or friends) do the work for your ancestors in the temple.)
Friend November 2018 “Grow a Family Gratitude Tree” You know about a family tree, and maybe you’ve heard of a gratitude tree. This month, squish the two together and make a family gratitude tree! Put a paper tree trunk and branches on your wall. Then cut out lots of paper leaves. On each leaf, finish one of these sentences:
I’m grateful for my family because …
I’m grateful for family history because …
I’m grateful for temples because …
You can also add leaves throughout the month about anything else you’re grateful for!
Friend December 2018 “Quest Complete” Write down a favorite family recipe and add it to your folder. Afterwards, print the quest completion certificate and celebrate what you’ve learned this year.
Friend January 2021 “Find It” These Primary children in Germany had a family history day! Find 5 old photos and 10 pairs of scissors. Then find the other hidden objects.
