5 August Family Reunion Planning Tips and Reminders

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   August is the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar. Latin for "sixth month," indicating its position in the early Roman calendar. It means respected, distinguished, illustrious and impressive. For kids of around the world the last month of summer vacation typically ends in August or early September. 

   The last weeks of August and early September are considered the last hurrah when it comes to summer vacation.  When family reunions are scheduled at the end of the month just about everyone wants to make it something special. So here are five August family reunion planning tips you're bound to enjoy.

   5 August Family Reunion Planning Tips

   1. Find a Virtually Mosquito Free Area. Whether you're at home or on vacation, Find out when mosquito season is likely to be at its peak. The website Weather.com has a handy customized mosquito activity forecast, where you can type in a zip code and see a prediction of mosquito activity in that area. If mosquito activity is high consider using organic, natural repellents or planning some activities indoors.

   2.  Dress Appropriately Each Day. While August temperatures are typically in the 80's and 90's with lots of sunny days it's best to find out the daily highs and lows, humidity and barometric pressure well in advance as this will determine what activities are best when planning your reunion event.
   
   3. Genealogy Recital. Family reunions are not complete without a recital of family history and genealogical chronology. It's best to keep it simple and light while adding a few impressive points of note as well as humorous, inspiring anecdotes. 

   4.  Watch a Movie In The Park. If the evenings are cool and the park is open this would be a great time to snuggle up and watch a movie in the park or on the beach. Serve hot buttery popcorn, S'mores and chilled fruit salad cups with a variety of drinks.

   5. Play Water Sports and Games. Cool down with a line of water sports activities everyone will enjoy. Start off with wet dodge ball, which is simply a sponge ball soaked in water. Play water balloon relay or enjoy a variety of activities by the beach or at a pool.

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Most Popular Family Reunion Activities

What are the most popular family reunion activities? We've taken an ongoing poll listing readers favorite family reunion activities to help you plan your best family reunion event.

So what has our latest poll of family reunion favorites revealed? While many enjoy a big banquet dinner and recipe swapping,  the most loved family reunion event is home-made family entertainment with 57% of  pollsters choosing a talent show as the number one family reunion activity. 

Showing off ones finer talents is a great way to boost family morale and encourage constructive artistic focus. As you know every family has an artist, craftsperson, singer and jokester who know just how to tickle that funny bone. Family reunion talents shows are a great way to exhibit hidden talents and provide a good excuse to clown around if only to bring in some big belly laughs.

Next in line for popular reunion activities is family reunion games, chosen by 50% of our voters. This puts reunion games in the number 2 spot of favorite activities. Family reunion games are a sure way to bond and rebond with family members you may not have seen in a while.

And what do you suppose the 3rd most favorite activity might be? It's Line Dancing! Neck and neck are banquet dinner and recipe swapping. Afterall, who doesn't like to eat?

So which activites are the runners up? The Family Reunion Cruise, Genealogy Presentations and Story Time.  Submit your Family Reunion Favorites using the poll at the top of this page.

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