Details on the Most Acclaimed Gift for 2009

Must be too much Holiday Sugar in my fingers as my post was published without me getting a chance to add the text.

On the previous post you'll see a photo of the Ashcroft Land Family Board Game.
It was so simple to do using a poster, deck of personalized playing cards and a family fold for instructions; but it got the most acclaim.

Ayden my grandson went ape over it. He just couldn't play it enough. Despite it saying for ages 3 and older (doesn't require much counting) both Ayden (9) and his dad and grandparents had a grand time and were stumped often with the variety of wild cards in the deck. So my suggestion for you when you're looking for a way to have Family Fun together.....get one of these sets created and ENJOY!

This is a photo of many of the favourite men in my life....wishing you Happy Holidays!
Barb Ashcroft
Personal Publishing Coach
250-752-5499 (new)
barbashcroft@shaw.ca

Special Creations - One Step Further & Tons of Fun

Many of my newest friends are talented in the area of genealogy. It is such fun to play detective and discover new family members & new stories.

The proof picture shown above is an outline of the Title page of our Ashcroft Family coffee table book (red lines are just for aligning & will be cut off). I was able to google a map of England and save that as a jpeg image and then place a transparent tinted circle over the area the family came from. I was also able to highlight the names on the family list that pertained to our LIMB of the Ashcroft Family Tree.

Whether you have just started or are well on your way, I encourage you to create a coffee table book to share the discoveries. Imagine a compilation of all the family photo albums (& more) put together in one place. The photos can all be tagged with names and with stories.

Once you have done that I want to encourage you to go one step further. Summer is approaching and we are planning our first long weekend at the lake.

It is the time when families come together and PLAY.

How about taking those photos and stories and history tidbits and create 3 more things that end up being a Family History Game.

1) Our website has a template gallery to show you how you can turn a poster into a Family Game Board.

2) Our personalized decks of playing cards becomes the Family Fun Facts - variety in the Template Gallery. The sky is the limit on creating it your way.

3) Our Family Fold becomes the Rules for the Family Game.

Right now I am creating a Family Game Board based on my 86 year old Dad's life. It begins with a photo of him as a tiny child, and progresses along his 'happy trails' right up to today.

Email me for a preview and I'll show you how I'm doing that.

The deck of cards are alternating photos of the family shots that correspond to photos on the game board. Our HM team has created endless ideas for your own Family Board Games - so have fun this summer, create some fun and get those kids involved in a fun way to celebrate family and our heritage.

Best yet, the work has already been started with the creation of templates. All you have to do is personalize it with your own photos and words.

Your basic account on our website is free. So go ahead and get started today.

Barb Ashcroft

Personal Publishing Coach

1-800-919-1998

www.RecallWhen.com

Bringing Your Stories to Life!