I need some easy Family Home Evening lesson or game ideas for young children that actually teach a gospel principle. Any ideas that have worked for you? Please help!
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We often read a story from the Friend and then teach a short little lesson on the principle. Last week we read a story entitled "Stay, Annie". It taught about rules and trusting in parents. After reading the story we talked about some rules we have and why those rules are important. Even our four year old joined in the discussion and had some good insights. It may be a cop out but we have found the Friend to be a great tool for a last minute FHE lesson!
Craig and I realized that we were making FHE more difficult than necessary, when they are that young they don't know anything. We tell them stories, like David and Goliath, Jonah and the whale, Noah and the ark, etc. They love the stories and then we teach them a very basic principle at the end. It has worked really well for us. Also, this sounds goofy but I use Power Point on my laptop, it helps hold the kids attention everytime I switch the slides, and you can put pictures, sounds, etc. Anyways, kind of random, but it works for us.
I like spending a whole FHE on teaching a primary song to my kids. I feel it's a good investment since songs stay with us far longer than words do. Here's a good way to sing a song over and over again without it getting laborious: Each time you sing a verse of "I want to Live the Gospel" (Children's Songbook 148) or any other song, allow a member of the family to choose how everyone will keep the beat. The motion could be tapping your head, patting your lap, spinning your arms, etc. as long as it can be done to the beat. After several turns, we focus on one important word or phrase such as the phrase "to know I am heard when I pray." I ask my kids, how can we know our prayers are heard? One obvious answer is to live the gospel since that's the name of the song. We allow a few comments and then continue our singing game!
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