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Children's Family History Gifts From Shutterfly

10/5/2017

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I'm happy to be a part of another Family History for Children Blog Link-Up Party. This month's theme is 'Family History Gifts for Children.' Click here to read other bloggers' contributions to the link-up!

If you follow me on social media, you may remember my posting some family history ideas using products from Shutterfly. So, during this blog post, I am going to show you some ideas for children's gifts that you can order through Shutterfly. I am not employed by Shutterfly in any capacity, and these are not affiliate links. I've just been super-impressed recently by the quality and variety of the products Shutterfly offers and want to share them with you!

Memory Game
Each Memory Game set comes in a nice box and includes 12 sets (24 cards total) of matching photo cards. To expand your game and make it more difficult, simply order multiple sets with different photos. (I also think these cards are the perfect size if you wanted to play a family history version of the game Hedbanz.)
Children's Family History Gifts From Shutterfly // GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Magnets
Shutterfly offers a variety of photo magnet shapes and sizes. Keep family history magnets on the fridge for kids to play around with, or put them on a large cookie sheet for kids to manipulate. Kids can group the magnets based on surname or time period or even arrange them into a photo family tree!
Children's Family History Gifts From Shutterfly // GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Placemats
If you've got children in your house, chances are you NEED placemats. Shutterfly offers 17"x11" food-proof, water-proof, laminated, personalized photo placemats. Why not order a few featuring old family photos, and get the kids talking about ancestors at the table? There are many layouts and designs to choose from. By the way, you can also make melamine plates and plastic cups for family history dining fun!
Children's Family History Gifts From Shutterfly // GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Puzzles
Shutterfly offers 10"x14" puzzles in either 60-piece or 252-piece options. The puzzles come in a nice sturdy box with a print of the image on top. There are many design options for the puzzles; you can feature just one photo (as you can see below) or several. Puzzles made with black-and-white images are extra challenging! 
Children's Family History Gifts from Shutterfly // GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Children's Family History Gifts From Shutterfly // GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Notepads & Notebooks
Do you have an older child who likes to sketch or doodle or write? Then a family history-themed notepad, notebook, or journal might be the perfect gift for them! (Pictured below is the 5"x7" notepad.)  I'm a big fan of finding ways in which to incorporate family history into our everyday lives, and I think sending a teen off to school with an ancestor-themed notebook would be a great way of reminding kids of their past while they are striving for their futures.
Children's Family History Gifts From Shutterfly // GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Be sure to 'Like' Shutterfly on Facebook and sign up for their email alerts, because they will notify you of percentage-off sales, free shipping codes, and sometimes even free item codes (shipping not included.) 

If you want more from me about Shutterfly, come to RootsTech 2018 and hear me speak about 'Using Shutterfly For Your Family Reunion.' The tentative time and location are Thursday, March 1 at 1:30pm in Room 251A. The entire preliminary RootsTech 2018 schedule can be viewed here.

​©2017 Emily Kowalski Schroeder
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5 Comments
Nicole
10/18/2017 12:50:53 pm

I love all of those, especially the notepad! Thank you for the ideas... And what perfect topic for rootstech!

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Diane Bertram
11/2/2017 12:09:29 am

I just wanted to say Thank You for sharing all these Wonderful ideas for sharing genealogy with children...

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Emily
11/2/2017 08:11:11 am

Hi Diane! Thank you for your kind note. It's always nice to hear when people find and read my blog. ~Emily

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AB
12/5/2017 02:35:14 pm

I've been unable to find out how big the boxes are for Shutterfly puzzles. They don't know either. I ordered several with 252 pieces, but I need to figure how much to ship them to various people. Do you have any info on that?

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Emily
12/5/2017 02:52:19 pm

Yes! I am glad you asked! The puzzle box size is the same for both the 60-piece and 252-piece puzzles. They are about 7.75" x 5.75" and about 1.75" tall. I hope this helps!

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