Family Fun Blog

Revisit an old school standby and learn more about everyone in the family at the same time by making a slam book. If you’ve never seen one (or don’t remember them) they are usually made by taking a blank composition notebook and listing a different topic or category or question on the top of each page. These would have been passed around to all of your friends in school, and everyone could write their answers and sign on each page. This would give you a list of all your friends’ answers to such questions as “What’s your favorite food/movie/desert/game?” etc. Any topic you want to include can be easily added. Parents should participate too!

Even better – ask grandparents and extended family members for their input as well, so you can compare everyone across generations. Keep the book (and make a new one each year) so you can compare how everyone changes over time. Your book will be a treasure to your children when they are grown, and can spark many fun family discussions over the years.