Monday, January 14, 2008

FHE - I have a Body

Family Home Evening
I have a Body

Song: I am a Child of God
Prayer: Tyler

Lesson: Kerri

I have a Body

What is a body?
Point out various parts of our bodies (eyes, ears, fingers, feet, etc.)

Do Heavenly Father and Jesus have bodies?

Show GAK 216

Ask children to find Jesus' hands. Now have them point to their own hands.
Ask children to find Jesus' feet. Now have them point to their own feet.
Continue as needed

We have bodies just like Jesus and Heavenly Father.

Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Prayer: Arthur

Activity: Hokey Pokey, Wheel Barrow or Dance

Monday, January 7, 2008

FHE - Noah's Ark

Family Home Evening
Noah's Ark

Song: I am a Child of God
Prayer: Tyler

Lesson: Arthur
Noah's Ark

Tell story of Noah's Ark using animal cutouts and a boat

Matching Game - find matching pairs of animals and attach them to the boat

Song: Helping Song
Prayer: Kerri

Monday, December 17, 2007

FHE - Christmas Lights

Tonight, we plan to visit Hastings Ranch to admire the Christmas lights.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Family Home Evening - Being Thankful

Family Home Evening Lesson
Being Thankful

Opening Song: "Christmas Bells" (Children's Songbook #54)
Opening Prayer: Tyler

Lesson: Being Thankful

What are we Thankful for?
(family, church, friends, house, etc.)

Some people don't have those things in their life. We are very fortunate to have been blessed with these things.

Reminder that even though Christmastime brings presents, we should be show our thanks for everything we already have.

How do we say Thank You?
(say prayers, be kind to others, share)

Activity: Create Gratitude Chains (1 inch strips of green and red paper - write things you are thankful for and chain them together)

Closing Song: "Christmas Bells" (Children's Songbook #54)
Closing Prayer: Arthur

Monday, December 3, 2007

FHE - Christmas Carols

This week for FHE, we sang some of our favorite Christmas Carols.

Monday, November 26, 2007

FHE - Christmas Star

Family Home Evening Lesson
Christmas Star

Opening Song: "Christmas Bells" (Children's Songbook #54)
Opening Prayer: Tyler

Lesson: The Christmas Star

Look outside and see how the stars can provide light in the night.
Tell the story of Jesus' birth and how a very bright star was in the sky. This let the whole world know that the Savior was born. It also helped the 3 Wise Men know where to find Jesus. The Star is a very important part of Christmas because it reminds us of that night.

Activity: Decorate Christmas Tree

Closing Song: "Christmas Bells" (Children's Songbook #54)
Closing Prayer: Arthur

Monday, November 19, 2007

FHE - Disneyland

This week's FHE was spent at Disneyland.