At your next family reunion, create a family cookbook with your family's favorite recipes throughout the generations. Be sure to include copies of hand written recipes and the stories that go along with them. Print and bind a copy for everyone as a keepsake.

Cookouts should be fun and relaxing, no one should have to do all the work. At your next cookout, create "Build Your Own" stations and have your kids make party signs that read "Burger Station" and "Sundae Station." Guests will love piling on their favorite toppings and making their burgers and sundaes just the way they like it.

At your next family reunion, surprise your relatives with their own tins of customized M&M'S® Brand Chocolate Candies with your family's name and date of the reunion printed on each one. It's a nice little party favor that they can keep or eat!

Sunflowers are great to use for summer décor. For a simple table design, cut sunflower heads off their stems and place down the center of a table for a simple yet stunning natural floral arrangement.

On a hot summer night surprise your kids with Old Fashioned Marble Slab Ice Cream. In the morning place a marble slab in the freezer until night time. After dinner, take out the slab and with metal spatulas scoop vanilla ice cream onto the frozen marble. Let you children choose from a variety of nuts, cookie pieces, and M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies to add into their ice cream. Once all of the goodies are added, use the metal spatulas to mix all the ingredients into the ice cream and enjoy!

For a fun summer party theme, try BBQ décor. Gingham and checkered cloths are always adorable for summer picnics and cookouts. And you can even line a terra cotta pot with a checkered napkin to display your silverware