Saturday, May 14, 2016

Summer Program for Kids

This summer Ron and I were looking for ways to help our younger boys and Ron suggested that I come up with a summer incentive for them earn a trip with Dad to New York City for a weekend. Awesome who wouldn't want to go to New York for a weekend? So, I got busy and created this cool summer program. The original has awesome clipart for eye appeal. Maybe a trip to New York is too much for you, but you can always come up with something that is just as fun to look forward to.  My boys are excited and look forward to the challenge. This will help them be unplugged more and use their time wisely to things that will help them body and mind.




 Summer Program to Earn a Trip to New York with Dad

 
_____ Participate in the Brag Badge Unplugged Summer Program. Earn all the badges offered.
___ American Patriot   ___ Basket Baller  ___ Bed Header  ____ Bike Rider  ____ Camper ____ Caught ya  ____ Cook
___ Disk Thrower  ____ Flosser  ____ Gold Star Kid  ___ Golfer  ___ Martial Artist  ___ Money Maker  ____  Picnicer
___ Politician  ___ Smores Maker  ___ Super Sport  ___Tire Pro  ____ Tooth Tickler  ___ Volunteer   ____ Writer

_____ Service: opportunities all around you, don’t let them pass by. Earn 20 hours. Get each service okayed by parent first and can count towards your Volunteer Badge. Put an x in a box for each hour you do.
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_____  Reading:  Read 10 books minimum. Each book needs to be age appropriate and a chapter book.  Think of all the places you will go. It’s like watching a movie, but it’s in your mind.  
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____ Physical Activity:  This can include anything that gets you moving and strengthens your body in a positive , healthy way. Can be in connection with service that you render or the badges you will earn. Scout Camp is included., with a friend or alone. This is required daily for at least an hour. Check mark or x one line per day of the weekly box.
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____ Spirituality: Should always be looking to strengthen your faith.
                ____  Read Book of Mormon (can include 1 out of your 10 books)
                ____  Bear your testimony in a Sacrament meeting.
                ____ Work on Family History at least 2 hours
                ____ Do baptisms for the dead at the temple with a friend or family member.

_____ Chores: Need to help around the home when asked. This is a daily 6 days a week job. Do your daily task and only mom can check mark or x a line inside weekly box. 
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Monday, April 28, 2014

Organized and Themed Family Home Evenings



Family Home Evenings
 

Week 1- “Missionary Night”
Lesson: Preach My Gospel-everyone brings their own book, choose a section and look up scriptures, etc.
Activity: you are in charge of calling and setting up visitors to come or service to be done. (part of being a missionary- phone skills, organizing)
1.     Life Skills- (sewing, ironing, clothes 101, cooking, budgeting, cleaning 101)
2.    Emergency Preparedness- (fire drills, change tires, cars 101, emergency kits)
3.    Role Playing- (practice sharing the gospel using different scenarios)
4.    Service (organize some way for us to help others, family history)
5.    Invite others to come and share how they prepared for their mission or to share mission experiences. 

Week 2- “General Conference” We Thank Thee O God For A Prophet
Lesson: Any talks given in General Conference recent or past.
Activity: Possible fieldtrip to cemetery where they are buried.

Week 3- “ Scripture Power”
Lesson: Scripture Stories, learn of person(s) in the scriptures, share faith and examples from scriptures that would inspire us. Include pictures if possible. Have us memorize a scripture and teach its message.

Week 4- “Standards Night”
Lesson: Choose a topic using For Strength of Youth pamphlet or True to the Faith booklet or a LDS.org media video. You can use stories to go with topic from Church Magazines. Have each share their testimonies of the topic.

Week 5- “Church Magazines”
Lesson: From any Ensign, New Era or The Friend. Teach what we are to learn.



Why should we have Family Home Evenings?  We live in a troubling world with even more troubling people. We need to create a loving, learning environment within our homes to properly ensure our children can be taught correct behaviors and principles that the Lord has planned to make one happy in this life. We set aside Monday nights as this time to gather our families together and to have fun, to teach, to lift, to inspire, that each may know that he or she is loved and that God has a plan, his truth is on the earth and if we are true to the teachings found in scriptures and heard through living prophets today, we can accomplish anything. We can find happiness and peace in this world even though circumstances around us speak differently. We need to protect our children through truth. I have thought how I could make Family Home Evenings more meaningful and hopefully more fun. I'm grateful for Sister Rebecca Pond a member of my church who recently shared ideas on how she has prepared her children to serve an LDS mission. I have been for years wanting to do something more to create a more organized way of doing Family Home Evenings and she has helped me with some ideas for the Missionary Night which I hope my children will embrace.  Family Home Evening is so very important to each of us and will be a protection for our family as we heed the Lord and the Prophet to be consistent.  

Each family home evening we allow each person to be in charge of conducting. We begin with a hymn, we have an opening prayer, the family theme is read, we go over any family business for the week (schedules and such), that person then gives a lesson. We end with a hymn, a closing prayer, refreshments and an activity that the family can do together. Examples: playing board games, playing or watch sports, or every once in a while we go to a movie, but that is rare. Sometimes we go out to get a treat instead of making one. That is how we have done family home evenings forever. I'm looking forward to each weeks theme to help improve the quality.











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