Family Tree

Discover more about your family or care recipient while enjoying this interactive activity.

Materials

  1. Poster board

  2. Markers/Crayons/Pens/Pencils

  3. Coloring material

  4. Laptop

  5. Stickers

  6. Ribbons

Directions/Ideas

  1. Method: Several websites can help you make a digital family tree, such as this one.

  2. Method: Using a poster board, draw out a family tree. Here are some examples.

  3. Method: Use stickers and create a sticker key to differentiate gender, generation, etc

  4. Tip: Create a rough draft, start with your care-receiver and build from there

  5. Remember to specify relationships in the web (i.e. married, siblings, offspring, etc)

  6. This activity stimulates conversation, allowing you to learn stories from the past, how people met, and family lore.

Low physical effort, high connection

This activity requires little to no physical effort from your beloved elderly. It serves as a conversational activity where you can document family history and understand family relations. Along the way, some hidden family memories may be unraveled. You can adjust the physical demands to suit both you and your care recipient.