How do our children love and care for each other?
Scripture study:
- consistency is most important - when doesn't matter just do it
- little kids: taught them how to read from scriptures
- have each family member read 1 verse
- no power struggles - give them the option but don't make them do it
- ask questions and help them think about it
- get together with other families and talk about what works and what doesn't work
Family Home Evening:
- 3 pillars (Taylors):
- Love - memories glue each other
- Structure - we are members of the church and will do what the church offers (seminary, activities) - you never know when some other persons might say something and change them forever
- Fun - always have something fun for FHE in addition to the spiritual message.
- Start with a prayer and end with a prayer. No matter what you are doing, call it FHE.
- Activities don’t just happen. It takes planning.
- Idea (Sara G.): introduce each person every FHE and give them a cheer
- FHE chart with assignments (song, prayer, lesson, activity, refreshment, joke):
- kids like to feel like they are apart of things with responsibilities
- keep kids involved by showering with love and getting them involved quickly in the lesson/activity
- Have kids take turns giving lessons from when they are young
- Prep kids ahead of time for FHE
- talk about what you are going to do - a great memory can come from anticipation for an activity and then end with talking about how great the activity was to end on a positive note
Other spiritual questions/ideas:
- Teach kids the hymns. They will remember them forever
- Figure out as a family what you want to stand for - have everyone contribute ideas and live by those things
- Review family motto often
- How did you help prepare for kids mission?
- One-on-one scripture reading between parent and teenager before they went to work
Some FHE ideas (Thomanders):
- Lessons:
- Scriptures: pick a chapter, read aloud around the circle and discuss as you go
- Family Home Evening manuals
- Nursery Manual
- Talks and lessons given or will be given at church
- Gospel Art Picture Kit
- Church publications: everyone chooses something to browse for 0 mins, then shares with group
- Activities for Monday Nights:
- Watch home movies and eat popcorn
- Talent night with other families
- Goal setting in Sept. or Jan. - video and watch one year later
- Learn new skills: manners - get video at library, do skits
- Write testimonies in Book of Mormon, wrap it up and give to a neighbor
- Invite RM for dinner who served in a foreign country, serve native food, learn some words, hear faith promoting story
- Crafts: make place cards for an upcoming holiday or company dinner
- Brazilian BBQ - lots of different meats and eat around fire with sticks
- Fireplace cooking - foil dinners, s’mores
- Make your own pizza: dough and toppings. Have lesson while its baking
- Group dinner: decide on a menu together and have everyone make one things, give generous praise
- singing : a cappella, or with instruments - piano, guitar, funky instruments like kazoos: hymns, primary songs, camp songs, song books
- Dance: put music on and everyone dance - dad and mom start
- Scrapbooking: everyone work together to update pictures into books
- journal/family history: choose a subject for everyone to write about to include in their scrapbooks
- Games
- Inside Group Games -Charades, heads up - 7up, board games, card games
- Name that tune - everyone choose a primary song or hymn, sing 3 notes, keep adding a note till it’s guessed
- Outside Group Games:
- Steal the bacon
- Mother May I
- Kick the Can
- Red Rover
- Not it
- Sardines
- Puzzles
- Excursions:
- City council and gelato
- Library
- Genealogy library
- Church gym: broom hockey, soccer, bball
- Ice skating
- Picnics in the park
- Scavenger hunt in the neighborhood
- Service:
- 30 min cleaning blitz for someone in need: new mother, shut-in
- Pulling weeds, mowing lawn for your home teacher
- Picking up litter
- Drop off cookies - ring doorbell and run
- Summertime:
- Meals on wheels - progressive dinner on bikes with 1-2 families
- Take train to Castro MT View south or Menlo Park - get out and explore
- Slumber party - all sleep together in tent/tramp in yard, build a fire and tell stories
- baseball/football in park/school, vball at Gunn with other families
- Mini golf, bowling, roller skating
- Foothills Park: hike, boat, fish, picnic
- Bike/drive to Gamble Gardens - look at veggies and flowers, bring picnic and dessert
- Bike on stanford campus, visit the tower
- Bike at shoreline
- Movie at stanford theatre
- Santa Cruz Boardwalk
- Half Moon Bay: bike/hike the spectacular trail along the cliff edge
- San Francisco: Land’s End Hike - start at Sutra Baths
- Golden Gate Park - playground, carousel
- Holidays
- Pumpkin and Christmas Carol - homemade donuts with toppings
- Make gingerbread houses out of graham crackers and lots of candy choices
- Blindfold kids, take them in car to see Santa or some winter wonderland delight
- Christmas on a Monday: Serve dinner at Glide Memorial Church to homeless (call ahead to reserve
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