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Items Needed: Glove Items to Print: Resurrection PDF  (includes Plan of Salvation Printables) Optional:  Burial of Jesus Optional:  Christ at the Tomb Prayer : Song : “He Died That We Might Live Again” - Children’s Song Book, page 65. Object Lesson : The Glove Analogy Put on a glove. Wiggle your fingers in the glove and talk about how your hand is making the glove move. Then, take your hand out of the glove. Talk about how the glove can no longer move. Then, put the glove back on and point out that the glove can once again move. Optional: Provide enough gloves for everyone and do this activity together. Our hand represents our spirit and the glove represents our body. Before we were born, our spirits were alive and lived in heaven (hold up your hand and wiggle your fingers). When we were born, our spirits were given a body (put the glove on). Ask your children if they can move their hands. Ask them to show you. Then, ask them to move other...

This past summer, I bought a homeschool curriculum just as something extra to do with the kids at home. If you know me, you'd know I think anything involving a "curriculum" and "lesson plans" are fun. Even in the summer.  I really enjoyed sitting down with my five and four (it felt like our little one on one time) and I noticed how much my kids were learning. I loved watching how proud they were of themselves for learning how to write a new letter or learning a new concept. I became hooked. A lot of other factors played into our decision, but we decided to give homeschooling a go this year. It took me a long time to figure out how I could possibly do this along with the other responsibilities  I have as a mother - including all the cleaning, cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, laundry, naps times, nursing, and did I mention I have a 9-month old? I also wanted to include a time for myself each day to keep me going. Here's a rough draft of what our sch...

One of my goals for this year is to expose, expose and expose some more my children to vegetables. Even if they don't eat them, they will be sitting on their plate as an option for them to eat. If you're as late to the game as I am and your six year old doesn't really know what zucchini is, my theory is that the first exposure to a vegetable needs to be FUN and a good experience. At our house, this means get them involved, find a way to get rid of those chunks (my almost six can pick out a strawberry seed from a smoothie) and make sure it tastes good. I have to tell you.. these Feel-Good Zucchini Muffins from Pinch of Yum are exactly that. I have been craving them daily since I made them. Eight ingredients. All natural. In a blender. Kids ate them. We're all feelin' good. Yes, please. Ingredients : 1/2 olive oil 1/4 cup real maple syrup 2 eggs 1-2 zucchinis, grated (about 2 cups total) 8 medjool dates, pitted (about 3/4 cup) 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups r...

TEMPTATION FAMILY NIGHT Items Needed: Mold (we use the same plastic cups from our recent faith family night . A bowl or silicone muffin tin will also work). Gelatin Raisins Tweezers Item to Print: Temptation PDF (*FREE* includes a detailed outline for the lesson) Song : "Choose the Right Way" Children's Song Book page 82. Scripture : 1 Corinthians 6:19.  One of the greatest gift Heavenly Father has given us is agency - FREE CHOICE! We choose which toys to play with today, we choose our favorite color, we choose to be honest, and we choose to obey mom and dad. Sometimes in our lives we will have thoughts that will tell us to make a wrong choice - they are called temptations.   Story : Jonny's Temptations. Use "Jonny's Brain Printable" and explain how amazing our brain is - it helps us think, create, memorize and keeps our heart beating. The raisins represent temptations. Read through "Jonny's Temptations" a...

MY BODY IS LIKE A TEMPLE FAMILY NIGHT Items Needed: Die Graham Crackers Hot Glue Gun  Frosting Decorating Items: Dried Fruit, Nuts, or Candy Item to Print: Your BODY is a Temple  from the Friend Magazine. Song : "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes " Children's Song Book page 275. Scripture : 1 Corinthians 6:19 - Your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost. "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" Game : Your BODY is a TEMPLE. Preparation: Print and cut out this activity from the Friend Magazine . We scrolled through the  temple gallery on churchofjesuschrist.org and talked about different characteristics of the temples (size, shapes, landscape, etc). We talked about how they all look different, but all are beautiful. Point out pictures of the insides of the temple and point out how nice and clean they look. Say things that will prep your kids f...

FAITH FAMILY NIGHT Items Needed: Food Coloring - Red, Blue and Yellow Clear Plastic Cups (I found mine at the Dollar Store) Choice Art Supply (crayons, markers, finger paint, etc.) Item to Print: Faith PDF   "Hearing Cards"   from Churchofjesuschrist.org Song : "Faith" Children's Song Book page 96. Scripture : Romans 10:17. After Jesus died, His apostles had the responsibility to teach others about the gospel. The apostles were called as missionaries, but back then they didn't have cars or airplanes to travel like we do now. Instead, they had to walk or write letters to one another. One of the apostles, named Paul, wrote a letter to the Roman Church members that taught: "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." We need to hear the word of God (good principles) in order to have faith. Object Lesson : Faith Experiment. Preparation: Fill a clear cup with red water (water + red food coloring); a clear ...