We have been pretty bad at doing Family Home Evening the past few months because we haven't been able to figure out the balance between us doing something and including Aidan.
In Relief Society the other week, we were asked to set some goals to improve our spirituality and other areas of life and I had this brilliant idea to come up with FHE ideas and lessons that we could include Aidan in.
I just put a basic header with the topic of each lesson. We'll talk about what we can related to the subject and then do the activity. Some of these ideas are better for a younger toddler and others are for an older toddler. Those with an asterisk are for holidays and special occasions. I've hyper linked some of the ideas to their sources. All of the songs are from the
Children's Songbook unless they say otherwise.
PRAYER
Song: A Child’s Prayer #12
Activity: Use the
prayer puppet. Talk about how you’re supposed to pray and help your toddler say the closing prayer
DAVID & GOLIATH
Song: I Will Be Valiant #162
Activity: Tell the story of David & Goliath. Make paper rocks and throw them at Daddy.
AMMON
Song: Book of Mormon Stories #118
Activity: Have your toddler pretend to cut off arms.
TOWER OF BABEL
Song: Children All Over the World #16
Activity: Build a tall tower out of jenga blocks or marshmallows and toothpicks.
ARTICLES OF FAITH
Songs & Activity: Go through the Articles of Faith songs #122-132
FAMILY HISTORY
Song: Family History #94
Activity: Go through pictures of grandparents, cousins and other family members and practice saying their
names.
MASTERPIECE MAKER
Song: My Heavenly Father Loves Me #228
Activity: Watch Create (Mormon Message). Make things with PB Dough and snacks
FAITH
Song: Faith #96
Activity: Talk about how faith is like a seed and needs nourishment to grow. Plant a garden or indoor plant.
ORGANIZE YOURSELVES
Song: A Young Man Prepared #166
Activity: Sort objects by color, shape etc.
GOSPEL ART KIT
Song: I Want to Live the gospel #148
Activity: Have your toddler
pick a picture and then talk about the picture and point out things and people they might recognize.
FORTIFY OUR FAMILIES
Song: Families Can be Together Forever #188
Activity: Have a Lego fort built. Knock it over and rebuild it.
JESUS CHRIST
Song: The Church of Jesus Christ #77
Activity: Print out
The Story of Jesus Christ and have it ready to color and talk about.
LEHI’S DREAM
Song: The Iron Rod Hymn #274
Activity: Have a piece of string taped up around the house. Hold on to it and follow the string from room to room.
REVERENCE
Song: Reverence #27
Activity: Cut out the
reverent child and talk about what it means to be reverent and why
HEAVENLY FATHER
Song: I Need my Heavenly Father #18
Activity: Trace your toddler’s body on butcher paper. Talk about how Heavenly Father has a body like us.
KEEPING COMMANDMENTS
Song: Keep the Commandments #146
Activity: Talk about how keeping the commandments keep us safe. Use toy animals and Legos to surround them and talk about how animals can’t get out into trouble because the fence keeps them safe.
NOAH’S ARK
Song: Follow the Prophet #110
Activity: Use the page from the quiet book to tell the story and name the animals.
OBEDIENCE
Song: Quickly I’ll Obey #197
Activity: Play Mother May I, Simon Says. Talk about how obedience to our parents keeps us happy and safe.
LEHI’S JOURNEY
Song: Nephi’s Courage #120
Activity: Set up a tent in the living room “Father dwelt in a tent” and read the story
TEMPLES
Song: I Love to See the Temple #95
Activity: Make Temples out of play dough.
Activity #2: Go walk around the temple grounds
USING OUR TALENTS
Song: When grandpa Comes #201
Activity: Draw pictures for great-grandparents and grandparents
HEALTH CARE
Song: For Health & Strength #21
Activity: Put together
Humanitarian Aid Kits. Help your toddler put objects in a bag.
WORD OF WISDOM- HEALTH
Song: Healthy Wealthy & Wise #280
Activity: Create and do an obstacle course together or practice physical activities (e.g. jumping, running)
WORD OF WISDOM- FOOD
Song: The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden #237
Activity: Eat and name healthy snacks
FOLLOW THE PROPHET
Song: Follow the Prophet #110
Activity: Popsicle stick puzzle with President Monson’s face
GENTLENESS
Song: I’m Trying to be Like Jesus
Activity: Put your hand into a
bag to guess and grab objects
JESUS CALMS THE SEA
Song: Tell Me the stories of Jesus #57
Activity: Create a
tempest in a bottle
JONAH & THE WHALE
Song: The Books in the Old Testament #114
Activity: Eat Goldfish/Whales
THE HOLY GHOST
Song: The Still Small Voice #106
Activity: Play the
Listen Game
WISE MAN
Song: The Wise Man & the Foolish Man #281
Activity: Teach the song and movements
CHOICES
Song: Choose the Right Hymn# 239
Activity: Play a game where you give them directions. You can have one parent be the good parent and the other give bad directions or just both direct them.
BOOK OF MORMON
Song: Book of Mormon Stories #118
Activity: Teach the song and movements
MUSIC IN THE HOME
Song: Pick various songs
Activity: play piano, maracas, teach how to conduct etc.
RAIN IN THE DESERT
Song: Rain is falling all around #241
Activity:
Make rain in the tub or over sink
FISHER’S OF MEN
Song: I Feel My Savior’s Love #74
Activity: Put peanut butter on celery and
go fishing for goldfish on plate
I SPY
Song: Two Little Eyes #268
Activity: Create an I spy bag with object related to gospel or things your toddler recognizes
NEPHI
Song: Nephi’s Courage #120
Activity: Create floating boats and put them in the tub or go race them down a local stream
MANNA
Song: Follow the Prophet #110
Activity: Bake and eat bread
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
Song: Love One Another #136
Activity: Heart Attack the neighbor’s House
TITLE OF LIBERTY
Song: The Books of the Book of Mormon #119
Activity: Create and wave around a homemade version of title of liberty.
WORKING HARD
Song: The Things I Do #170
Activity: Create a
Toddler Chore Chart
DANIEL & LION’S DEN
Song: Keep the Commandments #110
Activity: Chase your toddler around like a lion. Maybe, have one parent protect them from the lions.
THE ARMOR OF GOD
Song: I Will be Valiant #162
Activity: Dress your toddler in armor using kitchen utensils, paper etc.
GOLDEN PLATES
Song: The Golden Plates #86
Activity: Color Foil on cardboard like plates.
Activity #2: Put together puzzle of Joseph Smith
ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
Song: Choose the Right Way #160
Activity: Dominos
MISSIONARIES
Song: I Hope they call me on a Mission #169
Activity: Dress up as a missionary. Color and make your own tag
*EASTER
Song: Easter Hosanna #68
Activity: Dye Easter Eggs
Activity #2: Make Resurrection Cookies
*RESURRECTION
Song: On a Golden Springtime #89
Activity: Resurrection
Easter Egg hunt
*BIRTH OF JESUS
Song: Samuel Tells of Baby Jesus #36
Activity: Act out the nativity
*THANKSGIVING
Song: Thanks to our Father #20
Activity: Trace hands and make turkeys
*CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS
Song: Have a Very Merry Christmas #51
Activity: Create a poster board with symbols of Christmas and have a cut out of each symbol. Have your toddler match the symbols as you talk about what they each mean.
*YEAR IN REVIEW
Song: A Happy Family #198
Activity: Look at pictures from the past year and organize them
