Summer is here and it’s the perfect time for families to get together for annual or periodic family reunions. Family reunions are transforming from cookouts where everyone sits around eating potato salad and reminiscing over times gone by. More family reunion events are scheduling activities that family members can use to spend quality time together while having fun in the process.

3 Activities To Ramp Up The Family Reunion:

Almost every location across the country has activities, tours, museums or entertainment options for family reunions to combine with their celebration. There are also some entertainment companies that will bring the fun to your location. While the activities available vary by area here are some suggestions for adding fun activities to your family reunion celebration.

1.Group tours. Schedule a group tour for your family to take together. Whether by bus or by bicycle, it gives your family a chance to spend time together while learning about the history of the area or visiting important landmarks. If your family reunion is being held in a destination that the family hasn’t visited before, this is the perfect opportunity for them to get in their sightseeing and spend time with the family simultaneously.

2.Adventure races. There are also adventure race companies across the country offering race adventures similar to the Amazing Race. Set up in teams, these adventure races offer a family bonding opportunity where the family members spend quality time with each other while working toward a common goal—to win the race. These races provide team building activities to solidify current relationships and allow new relationships and bonds to form--all while having a lot of fun. It provides a more interactive approach to spending time with each while racing across Monterey, San Francisco or Costa Rica.

3.Games. You can also choose to rent equipment or hire an entertainment company to bring the fun to you and your family. Whether it’s setting up a bounce house for the kids or a challenging obstacle course for the adults to compete against each other, there are a variety of entertainment options you can choose from. It’s all about turning the fun at your family reunion up a notch.

Family reunions are no longer about sitting around in lawn chairs eating potato salad. The family member in charge of planning the reunion is turning these one-day events into long weekend or week long events for the guests to combine fun with family bonding. Tours, adventure races and interactive games are but a few of the options available to bring some fun to the family reunion—the kind of fun that creates lasting memories and forms family bonds.