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<\/a><\/p>\nGrandma and Grandpa Hale have a cousins Christmas party every year. It is always on a Saturday afternoon in December. They invite all grade school age children. The kids who move out of grade school that year come back as the helper. They are great helpers and take their job seriously. No grown ups are allowed. Grandma Hale been doing her cousins party for many years and she suggests that it works much better without any parents. <\/p>\n
Some of their cousin party traditional activities include: The Parson family has a \u201cCousins Camp\u201d that lasts an entire week. The cousins come prepared to go swimming and fishing at the beach. They eat watermelon and hotdogs and when they get back to Grandma\u2019s house after the beach they make homemade ice cream while everyone showers. One of their traditional activities is to play hide and seek and Annie I Over. <\/p>\n The Parson family have a special \u201cworkshop\u201dday where they the cousins rotate from station to station learning new things. One year Grandma and Grandpa had a neighbor come teach the cousins how to play tennis, then the girls rotated to the fingernail painting station and boys rotated to the bird house building station. The last station was decorating sugar cookies. One year the cousins all made decorative stepping stones that have become a lasting treasure in Grandma\u2019s flower garden.<\/p>\n When everyone is tucked into their sleeping bags at night Grandpa tells stories until the cousins reluctantly fall asleep.<\/p>\n Whether an afternoon, one night sleepover or a week long camp consider planning a cousin\u2019s party with your family. It\u2019s a fun way to have a family reunion with the very best part of your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cousin parties or camps provide a great chance for all of the cousins to spend time with each other and is a wonderful way for those long-distance cousins to get together with one another and nurture those relationships. The younger … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
* a craft
*play the candy bar game http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/candy-bar-game-for-your-family-reunion\/<\/a>
*Decorate Grandma and Grandpa\u2019s Christmas tree
*They go out for pizza
* They go to the theater, watch the dollar movie and see Santa or stay home and watch a movie if the party falls on a weekend that Santa is not visiting.
*White elephant gift exchange – They play the game where you can choose a new present or steal some one else’s http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/ten-ideas-for-your-family-reunion-part-2\/<\/a>
* Sleep over for one night
*They go to church \u2013 Two aunts come before church and have a beauty shop to do all the girls hair.
*They have a family night lesson – given by one of the older children who come prepared.
*They eat dinner and go home
Hint for parents of the cousins- Grandma and Grandpa are tired. Parents come on time!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n