Entertaining Snowed-In Kids
Take a tip from homeschoolers and study something together as a family. Plan simple lessons and teach them each Saturday for two months. During the week, read books, do crafts and develop projects based on the subject. For instance, you might do ... [... more]
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General Conference, Oct 2006 Quiz 1
Play this game in Family Home Evening next week and find out what everyone remembers about General Conference, October 2006. Print the questions and cut them apart. Drop them in a box and let family members select one to answer. If you have young ... [... more]
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Hold A Family Summer Camp!
During Family Home Evening, tell your children what you have in mind and ask them to help you plan a theme. (Don't ask them if they want to do it unless they really have a choice. They may groan, but are likely to have fun in spite of ... [... more]
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Let's Put On A Puppet Show!
Let the children create their own script. If they are young, the script doesn’t need to be written or memorized. Simply tell the story many times. Check the Friend for simplified versions. The magazines are online at LDS.org in the gospel ... [... more]
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Playing And Learning With Puppets
Begin by deciding on your stage. You can, of course, purchase a puppet theater, but they are so easy and inexpensive to make that you may not want to waste your money doing so. By making your own, you can get exactly the features you want. When ... [... more]
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Reading To Children
In our family, story time happened several times a day, rather than just at bedtime. We wanted our children to be unable to imagine a day without lots of books. We often read in the afternoon, and even slipped in a story before school if all went ... [... more]
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Lds Children--Curous About The Pope?
Your children might be puzzled by the statements of some who think the Catholic Church made a "wrong" choice in selecting someone who would continue the traditions of their church, rather than "keeping up with the times." Explain that ... [... more]
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Robin's Helping Hug--A Fhe Story
Robin looked around the room. The Johnsons were just walking into the chapel with their three children. “Hurry! Sister Tanner really needs Primary hugs. Give her your best ones.” The three children’s eyes lit up. Everyone loved Sister Tanner. As ... [... more]
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Preparing For Kindergarten Academics
5. Alphabet: Many schools now teach reading in kindergarten in an attempt to score high on standardized tests. Since this is too early for many children, they need to start early so they have plenty of time to master the skills. Read alphabet ... [... more]
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Tin Foil Dinner Tips
2. Spray your foil with cooking spray or brush on a coating of oil. (According to reynoldskitchens.com it doesn’t make a difference which side of the foil you put closest to the food. The shiny side is created by the machine as it rolls the foil ... [... more]
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Bring Your Child's Primary Lessons Home
Each lesson contains elements that can be carried into the coming week. The junior Primary lessons often have finger plays or action rhymes, for example. If you check the lesson manual to find out which ones were used in the lesson, you can ... [... more]
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Refeatured, Get Ready For Camp!
The very first day is usually the hardest. One twelve-year-old who was strongly anticipating homesickness was asked to deliver a small package for another teen, but to sneak it into her cabin and get it into her mailbox without the teenager ... [... more]
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