30 creative photo prompts designed to help cousins, grandparents, and new family members connect, laugh, and make memories.
Ages 5–85 · Teams or individual · Free printable
Mix branches so cousins meet relatives they haven't seen in years. Teams of 3–5 work best.
Give 1–2 hours. Each team uses one phone to capture as many of the 30 prompts as they can.
AirDrop or text photos to one phone. Award prizes for most completed, funniest, and best recreation.
Check each one off as your team captures it. First team to 25 wins.
The best family reunion scavenger hunts are photo-based - give each person or team a list of 30 prompts (selfie with the oldest relative, three generations in one frame, family lookalike, candid laugh, etc.) and 1–2 hours to capture them on their phones. Photo hunts work for ages 5 to 85, get cousins talking to relatives they've never met, and produce a real photo album by the end of the reunion.
Print one prompt sheet per team (3–5 people works well - mix branches so cousins meet). Announce a start time and a deadline (1–2 hours is the sweet spot). Teams photograph as many of the 30 prompts as they can. At the deadline, share photos in a group text or AirDrop them to one phone for a slideshow. Award prizes for most prompts completed, funniest photo, and best recreation of an old family photo.
Great prizes for family reunion scavenger hunt winners include: gift cards ($10–25), a funny trophy or ribbon, a framed group photo, a family cookbook, or first dibs on dessert. For kids, candy, small toys, or choosing the next activity works well. The best prize is often just the bragging rights - make a big deal of announcing the winners and showing the photos on a TV or projector after dinner.
Ages 5 to 85. Younger kids team up with a parent or older cousin who holds the phone; teens love running their own teams; grandparents can play as a 'judges' team or join in. Mixing ages on each team is the magic - it forces conversations across generations and makes the older relatives feel central to the fun.
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