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Go for the Gold (fish)

iheartprimarymusic July 25, 2012

If you’re FISHING for ideas to incorporate the Summer Olympics, here is a fun idea:For this singing time you will need 6-8 cups with different colored water in each and some ping pong balls. Tape a picture of a goldfish on the front of each cup.&…

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Chews to Sing

iheartprimarymusic July 25, 2012

Chews a reverent child to come up and pick a flavor of bubble gum. Have a song title or number on the back of each piece representing a song to sing. (I know I spelled the wrong “chews” :))This bubble gum machine was hand drawn on poster bo…

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"What meaneth thee Rod of Iron"

Charisse July 23, 2012

We Can do Hard ThingsA person of Nephi’s time would be shocked that father Lehi saw a handrail stretching through the wastes and vast desert. Who would build such a thing?1 Nephi 15:23-24They said unto me: What meaneth the rod of …

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Lesson 31/Manual 1

Tiffany July 23, 2012

Group Activities: A basis for wise dating

Oh the joys of dating. There were some good ideas out there on where to go with this lesson. My favorite and the one I’m going to base this lesson on was “Try all the flavors before you decide on your favorite” which I found here.

Of course I plan so much better when I have a theme within my lesson. So ice cream it is!!

How do we know what we like in a guy if we only date one? We need to have lots of different experiences with dating and the best way to experience more than one guy is to group date. We may realize we like our ice cream a little nutty and are kind of bored with plain vanilla. : )

I loved this quote from Robert. D. Hales: “Friends are people who make it easier to live the gospel of Jesus Christ.”¹Date young men who make you want to be a better person. “Be your best self” so you can be a good influence to those you date.

Those are the kind of people you want to date, friends.

This came from a great talk by the YW general pres. on advice to YW on dating. Would be a great

addition to the lesson.

Something else that I would address in this lesson is “hanging out” and how that is different from dating

but that we still need to be careful and sometimes avoid it. This talk by Brad Wilcox would be a great

reference for teaching this.

Ok for a little treat to go with my quotes and scriptures you could do those ice cream cone pop up toys.

You push that button on the side and the ice cream pops off, do you remember those? I bet you could

find something like this at the dollar store.

or if you’re feeling really creative you could do these cake pop ice cream cones. Make cake pops and cut the tips off of sugar cones, dip your cake ball in pink chocolate melts let set, drizzle chocolate melts over top and add a pink or red candy “cherry” on top.

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Or you could make ice cream cone suckers. I found this mold on Amazon for $1.70

some brown chocolate melts for the cone and any or many color melts for the ice cream. Cute!!

For a hand out I would do the cupcakes in a cone.

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Here are instructions on how to make them by Betty Crocker.

Maybe even make them a Neapolitan ice cream cupcake by mixing three different batters

can’t find where I got this image from originally, sorry

Then of course you want to package them up cute. I loved the dipped cones as well as the cute bow.

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I’ve made a tag you can attach to these cute cones as well as a group date idea sheet.

download this tag here

download this sheet here

And just for something fun I found this cute “dating application” you could give to each of your girls. And in all seriousness these are some legitimate questions you should be asking.

here’s the application

*Also please let me know if you aren’t able to download my printables and I will email you a copy directly. Be sure you email me by Saturday night before your lesson so I can get it to you in time, I have early church. : ) My email is on my side bar.

Have a great lesson!

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Lesson 30/Manual 1

Tiffany July 19, 2012

Lesson 30 Service

So many fun things to do with this lesson. I got some great ideas from Sugardoodle, some of my favorites are:

First was this great handout idea about doing all you “can”.

She made a label and attached it to a soup can. I would take it one step further and make that can into a treat can. I’ve done these cans before as a Visiting teaching treat for my ladies.

here is the can I made

and here’s where I learned to do them.

What you do is cut off the bottom of the can and empty and clean it out then refill it with treats and reseal the bottom back on. Be sure to use pop top cans and for the lesson I would find the small cans, like lunch snack size.

The label from Sugardoodle read:

Do all the GOOD you can
By all the MEANS you can
In all the WAYS you can
To all the PEOPLE you can
At all the TIMES you can
For as LONG as you can

Helping comes in CANS not in CAN’TS
May your cupboard be filled with CANS!!

* Updated 7/26/12~ I’ve created a can label that should fit the small fruit cans. If it’s too big just trim to fit, too small and you can back it with a solid paper first.

you can download it here

* update~ I’ve added a new label because the white writing is too hard to see when you print them out.

I also found a great little story about service from This ‘n’ That

The story goes:

One day a man said to God, “God, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.

God showed the man two doors. Inside the first one, in the middle of the room, was a large round table with a large pot of stew. It smelled delicious and made the man’s mouth water, but the people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. God said, “You have seen Hell.”

Behind the second door, the room appeared exactly the same. There was the large round table with the large pot of wonderful stew that made the man’s mouth water. The people had the same long-handled spoons, but they were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The man said, “I don’t understand.”

God smiled. “It is simple,” He said, “Love only requires one skill. These people learned early to feed one another. Those who are hungry are greedy people, and they think only of themselves.

It would be cute to attach this little parable to a cute wooden spoon. I found some ideas for decorating a wooden spoon.

Tape off the handle and paint stripes

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Just dip the handles in bright colors.

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you could also use some ribbon and twirl it around the handle. This is a spoon I made for a Christmas treat and you could see that you could attach the story and maybe a little treat.

A great object lesson on how we give our service, is it with a grudge or with a smile?

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Display nice cake. Ask who would like a piece. Sometimes no one will take a piece as they smell a rat! I’ll then cut a nice piece for one of the leaders – given on the china with a nice napkin and fork. They usually tell me how tasty it is and then the girls all want a piece. I then slash a hunk of cake off ;and toss it in the paper napkin squishing it a bit and handing it over without a smile. The object is how it’s how we serve not what we serve. The cake is the same cake but tasted so much better when served in a kind thoughtful, manner.

I’ve actually seen this done and it leaves a big impact.

There was also this great idea of leaving a calling card after you’ve done an act of service.

I’ve made up a card you can print out and give a few to the girls to leave behind after they’ve done a good deed.

you can download this card here

I also have found some great sites with ideas for service.

This one has 52 great ideas. I would print out the list and give it to the girls with the sneaky service calling cards.

This one was more geared toward Christmas time but you could adapt some of her ideas

I always like to break up the lesson a bit with a video so they can hear someone else testify to what it is I’m trying to teach. This is a great video by Pres. Monson that I would use.

Definitely read the additional resources on the side bar of the lesson, so many good talks to take from.

Hope I was helpful and please don’t feel you need to do it all just take what works for you.

Have a wonderful lesson!

*if you have trouble downloading my printables please email me at the email address on my sidebar and I would be happy to get them to you directly. : )

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Pioneer Day Possibilities

iheartprimarymusic July 17, 2012

Pioneer Day is coming up!!!Here are some ideas that we have used throughout the years! (Don’t get scared, but there’s A LOT)Bonnets and Hats – Put up a clothes line of different pioneer hats, bonnets, or clothing. Let a child come and…

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Kindness begins with me

Charisse July 11, 2012

Ahhhhh I so Love this video (its at the end of the post), I have been feeling this all week long, month long really. I started a “30 days of service” on June 1st and I have loved every second of it. It has been alot of work and planning but…

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What "Shell" We Sing?

iheartprimarymusic July 10, 2012

For this summer singing time there are 2 ways you can do this.The easy way.Or the not as easy way…You choose according to how much time you have to prepare this week ;)the EASY Way:Put song titles in sea shells. Choose reverent children to come…

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Sounds of Summer

iheartprimarymusic July 10, 2012

Ahhhhh the sounds of Summmmmmer…. Lovely. Crickets, frogs, bees….How about bringing them to primary?Kids love bugs :)Take a look at the Sounds of Summer instructions {here}You can sing each song with a different bug. For your last song,…

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Ice cream, you sing.

iheartprimarymusic July 10, 2012

Ice cream. You scream. We all sing for ice cream!!!What kid doesn’t love ice cream? Here is a fun singing time for summer!!!Put the cone on the board (blue sticky tack) and put the rest of the ice cream flavors around the board. Let a …

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Mini Summer Music Training Camp

iheartprimarymusic July 6, 2012

At the beginning of singing time, pass out to each child a “travel bag”. (click here for the image to print!)At each “Training Station” they will receive something to put in their bag.Our First Train Station Stop is: Be on TimePass ou…

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Roll ’em and Blow ’em

iheartprimarymusic July 6, 2012

For this singing time, you will need 6-8 straws per singing time (6-8 per Junior and Senior because they can’t share straws). Write song titles on small strips of paper and roll them up tightly. Stick each one in the end of a straw.Choose a…

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