Baptism/Blessing Day

Family Home Evening Lesson

Baptism

Opening Prayer: Child


Opening Song: When I am baptised Children's Songbook #103


Lesson:

My husband came home one monday night and asked our girls to go get on their white dresses. He said Mummy will put on her wedding dress and I will wear my white suit.

Everyone scrambled off and we came together to have a 'dressed in white' photoshoot.

We put the poem My Three White Dresses up on the big screen and had them read it out.

Each of us had our own blessing dresses and we looked at how tiny they were.

We talked about why we wear white.

Why each dress is important.

What promises we make when we wear each dress.

Each girl then tried on my wedding dress and had their photo taken.

A very simple, easy FHE but one my girls LOVED!

I'm so sure I once saw on the net a boys version of the Three White dresses poem, but after googling for those of you who have sons, I found nothing! I'm sure boys can look at their blessings clothes, and dad's white baptism clothes, or pictures from wedding/baptisms on their dad's missions etc for a similar theme

Activity:

SugarDoodle has a great list of baptism booklets, lesson ideas, clipart, poems and number 8 cookies.

White Clothes Dress up

Look through photos of their blessing day

 

Closing song: Baptism Children's Songbook #100

Closing Prayer: Child

Treat:

White frosted cupcakes

White Candy

8 shaped cookies

Word of Wisdom

Family Home Evening Lesson

Word of Wisdom


Opening Prayer: Child


Opening Song: "The Word of Wisdom"  Childrens Songbook # 154

Lesson: 

Using Doctrine and Covenants 89 as your guide ask children to draw some of the following pictures.
(If your children are too young you can pre draw these)

eg
Grapes
Hot drink
Cows
Wheat
Fruit
winter
corn
oats
treasure chest

As you read out the Word of Wisdom found in chapter 89 get the children to hold up their pictures when they hear you say the words.


This type of activity could be used for any descriptive verses found in the scriptures.


Activity:

Excellent WoW ideas found at Sugar Doodle eg making a food pyramid, giving each child a small plant

Cut out  pictures of food. Make a collage of healthy and good for you foods.

Fruits, Vegetables, Grains  printed game at  teach lds children. com



Closing song: "The Lord gave me a Temple" Children's Songbook #153

Closing Prayer: Child


Treat:

Whole grains and healthy foods
Fruit smoothies