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The Life of Jesus: Tiny Coloring Booklet
It’s been a little while since I’ve shared anything about my parents mission to Cambodia! They are doing so well. They have been abroad for two months, settling in and working hard. They attend many meetings and teaching sessions and they do a lot of humanitarian work. My mom has such a soft heart for […]
“The Sisters of Zion” by Janice Kapp Perry Sheet Music
Photo Scavenger Hunt – upgrade!
THIS WEEK WE HAD A COMBINED YM/YW ACTIVITY THAT I PLANNED BECAUSE WE ARE BETWEEN CLASS PRESIDENCIES RIGHT NOW. THIS IS AN EASY ONE TO THROW TOGETHER AT THE LAST-MINUTE BECAUSE THERE ISN’T MUCH PREP, ITS NO-COST, AND IF YOU HAVE THE FLU (LIKE I DO) YOU WON’T HAVE TO DO MUCH :)
WE DID A PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT (WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR IN THE PAST, BUT I UPGRADED US TO A LONGER & MORE DIFFICULT LIST, AND ALSO PROVIDED A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT COULD BE ANSWERED FOR BONUS POINTS. THIS MADE THE ACTIVITY LAST ABOUT AN HOUR)
I ASSIGNED OUT THE TEAMS AFTER EVERYONE ARRIVED. I TRIED TO MAKE EACH TEAM HAVE NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 PEOPLE (HARDER TO GET 10 PEOPLE IN A SELFIE). I ALSO MADE SURE EACH TEAM HAD AT LEAST ONE YW AND ONE YM (THIS IS HELPFUL FOR SOME OF THE BONUS QUESTIONS). FINALLY, I MADE SURE THAT EACH TEAM HAD A PHONE THAT THEY COULD USE TO TAKE PHOTOS. YOU ONLY NEED 1 PHONE PER TEAM.
THE ONLY PREP WORK YOU MIGHT NEED TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ON THE LIST IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR CHURCH BUILDING. WE HAVE A FAKE PLANT WITH PINK ROSES IN OUR FOYER, BUT MOST BUILDINGS PROBABLY WON’T. AND SOME THINGS AREN’T TOTALLY PREDICTABLE (LIKE, OUR KIDS COULDN’T FIND A POLITICAL BUMPER STICKER, THOUGH THERE IS USUALLY SOMEONE WITH AT LEAST 1 OF THEM IN THE PARKING LOT).
HERE IS THE PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT (I GAVE EACH TEAM A COPY):
- SOMETHING WITH WHEELS
- A HUMAN PYRAMID (AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE FROM YOUR TEAM IN THE PYRAMID)
- PAINTING OF SOMEONE BEING BAPTIZED
- SOMETHING GLITTERY
- THE DOORS THAT SEEM TO SAY TO ME, “SHHH….BE STILL”
- A LION
- PAINTING OF BABY JESUS
- A PINK ROSE
- A FULL-TIME MISSIONARY
- THE WARD LIBRARY DOOR
- A NECKLACE (DOUBLE POINTS IF IT IS A YW MEDALLION NECKLACE)
- THOMAS S. MONSON
- A MEMBER OF THE BISHOPRIC (THE BISHOP OR ONE OF HIS 2 COUNSELORS ONLY, CLERKS & SECRETARIES ARE NOT OFFICIAL BISHOPRIC MEMBERS) – (DON’T DISTURB BISHOP IF DOOR IS CLOSED)
- A TEMPLE
- THE SIGN OUTSIDE WITH THE NAME OF THE CHURCH
- A MEMBER OF OUR YOUNG MEN PRESIDENCY OR WARD SCOUT LEADER
- FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY DOOR
- A WEDDING RING
- OUR WARD “DUTY TO GOD” PLAQUE
- SOMEONE DOING A HEAD-STAND OR HAND-STAND
- A POLITICAL BUMPER STICKER
- OUR WARD’S YOUTH BULLETIN BOARD
- THE MOTHERS LOUNGE DOOR
- EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM DOING A HULA DANCE
- SOMETHING WHITE
- A MEMBER OF OUR YOUNG-WOMEN PRESIDENCY
- EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM ACTING LIKE A ROBOT IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT
- YOUR TEAM MEMBERS SPELLING OUT Y M C A (WITH THEIR BODIES) IN AN EMPTY CLASSROOM
IN ADDITION TO THE PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT, THE TEAMS COULD ALSO OPT TO EARN BONUS POINTS BY ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS AS A TEAM (ON A SHEET THAT I HANDED THEM IF THEY WANTED IT):
{Sharing Time} I Can Repent
Scripture: D&C 59:9 – ‘And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shat go to the house of prayer and offer up they sacraments upon my holy day.
Some of them included: stole money from mom’s purse, told a lie to my teacher, cheated on a test at school, hit my brother, etc. That Sunday morning, before church, I put on a long skirt and top. I then proceeded to pin each of these circles to my skirt, shirt, hair, shoes etc. For the ones in my hair I had pulled my hair into a ponytail and wedged one or two in my hair. Then I went to church with all these spots on me. Make sure that the blank side is what everyone sees, not the written side) I got quite a few looks from others as I walked around but pretended to not see. This of course piqued all of the kid’s curiosity all through sacrament. If any of them asked what the circles were, I pretended not to see them and told them they were crazy! This of course would get giggles. By the time sharing time came around I read the scripture to them and we discussed what the scripture means when it talks about ‘spots’ and how they are really talking about our sins. Then the kids started to raise their hands and say that I had spots all over me and since I couldn’t see them I had them point one out and suddenly I could see that one (but only that one). So I removed the pin and read silently what it said. Acted surprised and horrified and said lets move on. The kids would never let me move on because they would HAVE TO KNOW what was on the other side of that spot and so after some reluctance I would read it out loud. All the kids were shocked that I had lied to my parents or stole money from my mom’s purse etc. Then someone else would point out another spot and another spot until slowly we read them all. Then we finished by discussing the scripture one more time and talking about repentance and how we can be forgiven of our sins and our spots can be removed if we repent. It was a BIG HIT. Then between the sharing times I would re pin all of them back to me to do it again with the next group. It was a memorable sharing time that really drove the message home.”
I thought that this idea would be great for this week’s Sharing Time. I’m not going to wear my spots to church, but I am planning on going down to the primary room about 10-15 minutes before Primary and begin pinning all of my ‘spots’ on me. As the children come in I will be sure to stand by the door to welcome them to Primary, hoping that they’ll notice the dots and question what they are. I will do as the sister did in the idea above.
To begin the Sharing Time you could read a scripture or discuss sin and compare it to spots.
Just like the idea above, discuss each of your ‘sin spots’. Explain that because of Jesus Christ, when we do something wrong we can repent, which means we stop sinning and turn to God. Explain that repentance includes feeling sorry, asking for forgiveness, righting the wrong, and not repeating the wrong. Briefly discuss these steps, emphasizing how the Savior can help us.
Since you will have spots all over, I thought this Mormonad would be great to show the primary children as you discuss the steps of repentance:
I also created a little handout to help the children remember the steps of repentance. They aren’t worded exactly like the steps in the outline, but the same idea. My husband actually used these steps while on his mission.
Just click the link below to print yours out.
Here is what they look like:
Need some other ideas? Here are some of my previous Sharing Time Ideas on repentance:
We Come Unto Christ by Repenting When We Make a Mistake.
Because of Christ’s Atonement I can Repent.
Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ I Can Repent & Be Forgiven.
As I Repent, I Can be Forgiven.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day & a great Sharing Time!
AMAZING (SERVICE) RACE MUTUAL ACTIVITY
We did a series of 5 challenges. The rules were “no law-breaking” (no speeding, must wear seat belts, etc), “be courteous at any home you visit,” and “no cheating or sabotaging other teams”. The winning team would be the first team to have every team member cross the finish line (tape on the floor). Our mutual ends at 8:30, so I asked that even if they weren’t done with all of the challenges, they return to the church no later than 8:20. Any team arriving at the finish line after 8:25 would be disqualified.
Each team had an adult leader/parent driver who took them from site to site in their vehicle handed out the next challenge envelopes as challenges were completed. After each challenge, they got a new challenge envelope with a new location & assignment. I used plain envelopes marked with the challenge numbers in their team color. Each team leader (adult) got a clipboard with the envelopes attached. Each team also had a laundry basket of supplies that they carried with them. We asked them to take group photos as each challenge was completed.
We had a ward boundary change last year, so since some of the services that we would be doing we would be to families in our ward area, I tried to include a good mix of people from throughout the ward (some people they might not know, some people they do know, people who serve in leadership positions, less-active or part-member families, etc). I asked around the ward for volunteers with weeds in their yards (not a problem finding those!) and asked specific families who I knew didn’t have food allergy issues if they would let us bring them a meal for the meal-delivery challenge.
| They were hamming it up a bit! In the corner you can see the coveted prize – a giant tub of cheese balls! |
Involving the Family in Mission Prep
The Spencer’s had their mission farewell last weekend! It was great to hear their testimonies and spend time with family. They’ve been finding ways to include their children and grandchildren in their mission preparations. One of the things I really loved was that they involved us in choosing a scripture for their mission plaque! They […]
100 WAYS TO CHOOSE AND REVIEW
- Musical Measles
- Snowballs (have children write a song to sing on paper, crumple and throw!)
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Giant Dice
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Plinko Game
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Spin the wheel
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Name that tune
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Songs hiding under chairs
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Songs in apron pockets
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Bishopbric choice day
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Conductor training
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Can you hear me?
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Memory game on the board
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Trivia game
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Stop and Go signs
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Acapella day!
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Sing in rounds
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Sing in styles
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Magic Wand On/Off
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Reverent songs
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Charades
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Father’s Day – Dads come to primary and pick songs
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Father’s Day – Photos of Dad’s hands, guess favorite song
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Mother’s Day – Moms come to primary and pick songs
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Mother’s Day – Photo of mom as baby, guess favorite song
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Action song day
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Prophet songs
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Guest conductors (one for each song)
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Remembering last years program songs
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Go fishing
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Lights On/Off (stop and go singing piano keeps playing)
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Stand up and sit down on key words
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Name that song using 1 of the visual aids
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Song meter
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Program songs
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Bean bag toss
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Hangman
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Tic-Tac-Toe
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Hot and Cold (cardboard note, sing when hot or cold as child searches)
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Songs search (word search on poster or chalk board)
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Pin the song on the Piano (have songs taped to back of piano, sing song that gets “pinned”.
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Musical chairs
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Stump the chorister
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Keyword Connection (keys with a word on them, guess the song)
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Basketball throw (mini basketball hoop)
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Nerf shoot at numbered target
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Christmas gifts – unwrap and sing
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Birthday gifts – unwrap and sing birthday songs
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Birthday cake – songs on candles
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Temple photo and name match game, sing temple songs
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Primary Colors (courage, service, truth)
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Boys choice day
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Girls choice day
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Fill out an acrostic poem using the word PRIMARY
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Janice Kapp Perry day
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Use the nursery box
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Wear pioneer dress
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Put song page numbers on the board, kids pick a number and you sing that song
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Make a fun songbook
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Songs hiding under chairs
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Pieces of armour (assemble)
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Assemble a missionary (tag, scriptures, haircut, suit, etc.)
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Assemble a puzzle picture
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Assemble a snowman
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Assemble a Christmas tree
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Assemble a flag
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Assemble a pilgrim
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Assemble Noah’s Ark or add animals to the ark
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Assemble a garden of flowers
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Assemble a chapel
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Songs in a song bag OR:
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Songs in a hat
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Songs in balloons
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Songs behind the squares (punch through the paper)
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Songs on valentines
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Songs on hearts
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Songs on Shamrocks
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Songs on flowers
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Songs on Kites
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Songs on raindrops under umbrella
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Songs on birds, help them get to their nests
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Songs on flags
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Songs on ants at a picnic, or plastic food items for picnic
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Songs in a covered wagon or handcart
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Songs on apples/fruit in a tree
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Songs on snowflakes
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Songs on pumpkins
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Songs on pumpkin parts, make a face!
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Songs on pilgrims
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Songs on turkey feathers
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Songs under nativity figures
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Songs on a wreath
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Songs on a Christmas tree
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Songs in a rocket
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Songs on ice cream cone and scoops
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Songs on pioneer items
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Songs in a quiver of arrows
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Songs on props (popcorn, gift, etc.)
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Songs on the back of notes, placed on a staff (draw a staff on the board)
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Songs on bees around a beehive
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Take a Mr. Potato head. Assign songs to eyes, ears, hat, feet, etc. and put him together!
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Reverence Poster
10 Ways to Prepare for a Senior Mission
The adorable couple you see here is my Mom and her husband–they are anxiously hoping that their mission call arrives in the mail TODAY. I have to share part of the group texting that was going on yesterday: Some of the kids (and their families) live nearby and are planning to get together for the […]


