Creating a family memory box will help your kids hone all sorts of skills that will enhance their literacy level. Here are seven pointers from the ABC Canada Literacy Foundation.
1. Find a waterproof box that is big enough to hold everything, including items that may be added in the future.
2. Pick a few relatives to interview about your family history and record the stories they tell to put in the box.
3. Write a letter to relatives who live far away and ask them to write back and tell you funny stories about their childhoods.
4. Decorate a notebook and use it to record birth dates or the dates when family members moved to different cities or countries.
5. Find out where your grandparents or great-grandparents were born and research the places.
6. Collect special items from family events, such as wedding invitations.
7. Ask everyone to put an item into the box, along with a note explaining why he or she treasures it.
