Photo gift
- Photo Wreath or Photo Wreath
- Photo Ornaments
- Online photo album
- Create a family history photo display in your home
- Felt Family Tree
*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.
Be sure to take the pre experiment survey before you start and come back and complete the post experiment survey when you are done.
Day 1
Pick a Theme
Determine what kind of pictures you want to gather? Photos of your immediate family? Photos of your extended family? Photos all about your traditions? Make a list of who else may have pictures related to the categories you choose to organize, who you can reach out to?
Day 2
Reach Out to Family
Reach out to the people from day 1 and ask them to share their photos.
(Example: Hi, Aunt Judy! I am collecting family photos from for a family history project. I wondered if you have any pictures or any written in her handwriting? I’d also love it if you could share any memories you or traditions you remember! If you could get them back to me by (date) that would be great! Thank you!)
Bonus: We’re CONNECTING with COUSINS today! Visit Relative Finder today and join the group “Connections-Experiment” to see how many of your cousins are participants in the experiment! (You will need a free FamilySearch account for this to work)
Day 3
Gather Your Photos
Gather your own photos and begin organizing them into categories. (ie: by family member, by year, by month, etc.)
Day 4
Continue Organizing
Use today to get all of your photos organized and add any new photos you’ve received from family.
Day 5
Determine Your First Project
Determine what you want your final project to be (a scrapbook, photo album, photo book, digitized album, etc.). Consider how you want to share the gift and who you want to share it with. Make a plan and list of supplies.
Day 6
Day 7
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 8
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 9
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 10
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 11
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 12
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 13
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 14
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 15
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 16
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 17
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 18
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 19
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 20
Work on Your Project Daily
Continue to work on your photo project each day until it is complete. Be sure to report your progress to others as you work, to keep you motivated. If you finish before Day 21, visit our Idea Generator to get ideas for the rest of the challenge.
Day 21
Document Your Experience
You did it! You just spent the last 21 days connecting with family and friends! You connected with the past, present and the future. Congratulations!
Take your post-experiment survey and final weekly experiment check-in to document how you have grown. Even if you didn’t complete all 21 days, you still committed to making connections, so please still fill out the survey. We value your input. Thank you!
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