A 21 day experiment you create to fit you! If none of the pre-made plans worked for you, no worries, here are some ideas to help you put together your perfect plan! Use our Connections Idea Generator for quick, fun, and easy ideas for connecting…
or pick from the categories below to find the perfect set of activities for you. Feel free to use any of the ideas from the pre-made plans also.
*All activities with a * require a FamilySearch account to participate in that activity.
If you don’t have one please set one up with a tree or find another activity for that day.
Visit the “About Me” plan for journal prompts. Pick and choose what you do.
Check out these journaling apps
Organize your photos: tag, label, and name them.
Scan some photos or documents.
Upload and attach photos to someone in your tree.
Select a random photo from your life, write a story about it (perhaps 7 years ago today).
Create a timeline of your life
Visit Record My Story for a lot of prompts. (You don’t need to record them there.)
Visit 52 stories for even more prompts. You can even post them on social media and use the #52stories
MyHeritage colorize pictures
Upload a photo, story, or recording to FamilySearch
Share a photo, story, or document with a family member
Print, frame and hang up an ancestor’s photo
Create a Google Photos Album: Add family pictures and include location tags or maps, add the story in the album and invite family to contribute
Interview living family members. Call a grandparent, ask them questions and record the phone call. (Find an Audio Call Recorder in your App library)
Write down a memory about a parent, grandparent or child. Connect it to your family member on your tree.
Create a family Facebook group, Instgram profile or blog. Ask questions and share stories with family here.
Attach a record hint in FamilySearch or Ancestry
Interview ancestors in your tree, see what’s missing
Call a living relative and verify information is correct on your tree
Index a batch of records
Find a new person to research and learn about
Search for an ancestor in books
Search for an ancestor in a newspaper
Search for an ancestor on Find-A-Grave
Get a free FamilySearch account
Get a free or invest in a MyHeritage account
Print a family tree and fill it out
Invest in an Ancestry account
Buy a DNA kit
Learn more about DNA testing here
Go through your DNA matches
Get inspired by watching Relative Race
Watch a RootsTech class or Keynote
Watch a webinar from the Family History Library
Read a FamilySearch wiki article about researching in a country your family lines are in
Sign up for a free Legacy webinar
Explore a link on our Research page
Answer messages in your genealogy sites (FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc.)
Write a message thanking someone for the work they’ve done
Index or review records on FamilySearch
Teach someone a skill you have
Write a letter to a family member
Check out Kid Educational Resources
Family Narrative activity – give each family member a 3×5 card and give them 60 seconds to write just three words that describe their family. Discuss what you write.
Watch Coco or Moana
Watch family videos
Create family videos (Edit)
Convert family videos
Download the Family History Family Guide and do the activities
Create a “Life Map” – grab a piece of paper and give each family member 2 mins to write down 5-10 life events that matter to them on one side. Flip the paper over and draw a map (like the board game Candyland) from the time they are born (beginning) until the current day (end). Then have them plot their experiences on the map and have them talk about why they chose those specific events.
Take the “How happy is your family?” quiz
Join a Genealogical society (DAR/SAR, DUP/SUP, local genealogical chapter)
Visit a local museum
Evalogue Life– Tips & resources for oral interviews.
My Mommy Style– Time For Us: A Parent & Child Weekly Interactive Activity/Journal Membership $
Alice Childs– Family history consultant resources
Modern Genealogy– 5 day where to get started challenge
Want a quick and easy way to connect today? Click below for a 5 minute idea that will help you connect with family past and present. We’re regularly adding new ideas so be sure to come back often.
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Complement your 21day experiment with Your DNA Guide—the Book. It takes you step-by-step through the various ways of using DNA to answer questions about your origins.
Celebrate your heritage by making a pie chart showing where your family is from. You can use the results of DNA testing or FamilySearch’s Where Am I From activity.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
You can enter information for up to 8 countries. If you have less than that, that’s okay too. Just enter what you have.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
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Check our relativefinder.org and see if you’re related to any famous people. If you join our group (Connections-Experiment) you might some cousins among our other participants. Grab a picture of you and your relative and you can make a meme to celebrate the relationship.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
Don’t love your meme? You can make any changes you want and then click Create Meme again to see your new meme. Once it’s perfect, you can download and share.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
Visit this FamilySearch page to see important dates in the lives our your ancestors. Make a note of the person’s name, a birthday or anniversary and their relationship to you. Then make a meme to celebrate the special day.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
Don’t love your meme? You can make any changes you want and then click Create Meme again to see your new meme. Once it’s perfect, you can download and share.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
In honor of the Chinese New Year, find out which animal is associated with the year you were born in. We’ll create a meme for you with the animal and some characteristics associated with that animal.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
Do you have a cherished heirloom? You can create a meme to celebrate the item and the story behind it. You just need a picture and then you can follow our easy steps.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
Don’t love your meme? You can make any changes you want and then click Create Meme again to see your new meme. Once it’s perfect, you can download and share.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
Take a walk down memory lane by creating a meme from a photo of your childhood home. You could also commemorate other locations that are special to you.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
It can be as simple as, “My Childhood Home” or you can include dates or any other description you would like.
Don’t love your meme? You can make any changes you want and then click Create Meme again to see your new meme. Once it’s perfect, you can download and share.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
Create your own shareable graphic to celebrate the milestones in your relationship with your significant other.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
Don’t love your meme? You can make any changes you want and then click Create Meme again to see your new meme. Once it’s perfect, you can download and share.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
Recreate an old photo and then create your own meme to show it off.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #21dayexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
Do you have an item that has special family meaning? Creating a meme to celebrate it is easy. Just take a picture and follow these steps.
**Please remember this is a family friendly project and we request that all content produced using this tool be appropriate for all audiences.
Don’t love your meme? You can make any changes you want and then click Create Meme again to see your new meme. Once it’s perfect, you can download and share.
We’d love to see your creations so please share on social media and tag us using #connectionsexperiment.
**21 Day Family Connections Experiment is not responsible or liable for any content that is produced using this tool.
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