an organized family home evening – in a binder

family home evening kit storage

after having made and posted a few (free!) family home evening kits of my own (i am a child of god, an attitude of gratitude, and understanding those who are different), it became obvious to me that i need to put them somewhere. i had them stored in these cute, fun file folders, but my fhe resource … [Read more...]

family home evening kit :: i am a child of god

lds family home evening kits - free printables

alright everyone - here's a new family home evening kit! the 2013 theme in primary is "i am a child of god" and since we like to try and match up our fhe's with what our kids are learning in primary, we're going to do the same topic for this fhe kit - i am a child of god!! if you're not sure … [Read more...]

music time: i am a child of god

i am a child of god teaching idea

this year the primary theme is "i am a child of god." and so, in january we are learning the primary song of the same title. i knew all our primary kids would know the words to the 1st verse. they hear it/sing it all the time! but i wasn't too sure whether or not they knew the words to the other … [Read more...]

the musical christmas tree activity / help your kids to sing!!

the musical christmas tree

this christmas tree is so much fun - similar to bubblegum ben, it helps kids to sing louder! it starts off with the star at the bottom of the tree. the louder they sing, the higher up to the top of the tree it gets! just like this: if they're not singing all that loud, you can easily move … [Read more...]

fhe kit: an attitude of gratitude (thanksgiving)

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phew! this post just got finished in time for family home evening this week! are you going to be doing your fhe on the topic of thanksgiving, blessings, or gratitude? if so, this one will be easy, fast, and so fun for you to put together. but don't feel like thanksgiving is the only time to pull out … [Read more...]

the success of our families

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it's been a long few months leading up to this presidential election - and what a nail-biting night last night was! no matter your party, whether you won or lost, whether right now you are happy or disappointed, let us not forget the one place where we can do the most good: our own homes. “But … [Read more...]

punch-a-song / a primary music time favorite

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i've been trying out some new games and activities for our kids in primary music time. and this one, well, they LOVE it! i tried it out a few weeks ago and as soon as they saw that they got to come up and punch out one of the holes to get a slip of paper with the song inside, they instantly all … [Read more...]

Activities, Games and Ideas For General Conference With Kids – The Ultimate Guide

ideas, games, and activities for general conference with kids

Get comfortable because this is the most extensive list of resources and ideas for conference activities for kids out there. (A lot of these can be used for family home evenings as well.) I’ve pinned as much of this stuff as possible on my General Conference Pinterest board. Please email me at … [Read more...]

general conference matching game — latter-day prophets

general conference matching game - feature

i cannot tell you how excited i am for general conference next week. they are two of my favorite times of the year. i think this one is especially exciting for me because my kids are getting old enough to "participate" or to at least keep themselves somewhat occupied and focused on church-y games … [Read more...]

tic tac toe | music time activity with free printable

tic tac toe game - feature image

on my first sunday as the new music time leader in our ward i needed an activity that the kids would have fun with and really enjoy because, well, you know, i wanted them to think i was cool, haha. and so along with bubblegum ben, (which was a huge hit, by the way!) i saw this tic tac toe idea … [Read more...]