let your light so shine

My kids have been blessed with amazing Primary Teachers and I am so grateful for that.  Sam came home with this super cute craft.  It is a small white bag that he colored yellow and glued himself on to and drew a face.  The paper he is "holding" says "Let your light so shine."  There is a small battery powered tea light in there that lets it shine.
He is so proud of it and rightfully so.  It is so cute!

Easter Lesson

I made this little Easter Lesson for my kids. It was great. I drew the pictures for the points I wanted to discuss with my kids.
1. Jesus was born on Earth
2. His life was dedicated to teaching and setting an example
3. Not everyone accepted him. He atoned for our sins and died on the cross
4. He was buried in a tomb
5. The tomb was empty 3 days later because Jesus resurrected
6. Many witness saw the resurrected Christ. We will all live again thanks to Jesus overcoming death for us
They took turns opening the eggs and getting the drawings out. We then matched them to the pictures and discussed the story. It was a huge success and I am so thankful we did it.
It was a powerful experience to remember, study, share, and teach about the plan of salvation.

primary post

I knew once I posted about nursery I would be released, and I was. But all is not lost. I got put in the Primary Presidency and I am so excited about it. My good friend, Melinda, who is the president came up with this brilliant idea of the primary kids getting "mail".
So we made a mailbox. The kids will get post cards for their birthdays and cards for the assignments for the following week (talk, scripture, pray, etc.).
The kids are loving it and so are we. I love great ideas and seeing them happen.



I also labeled just about everything else! :) I just thought they turned out cute. We have a cute birthday bucket,


I fun tub for visitors to pick a prize,


We made a name system to let all the kids have a turn, (just 2 crystal light cans glued together with paper around them with the kids names on popsicle sticks)



and we decided to make a "I Chose the Right" jar for when kids share examples of how they chose the right during the week.

I even labeled our supply boxes in the cupboard to help us know what's in them.

This was one of the great ideas the pres came up with. It's a cute boot with a granola bar in it for when we kick kids out of primary and send them on their new adventure! :)

book of mormon scripture stickers

This year for our Family Night Lessons we are teaching our children scripture stories, specifically the prophets in the Book of Mormon. It has gone so well.
They love hearing the stories and they ask so many questions. It's great for me because I get to restudy the stories and focus on what the basic principles taught are so that I can point those out to my kids.
I use my Gospel Art Book and my scriptures. That's it. Simple and focused. (There's that word again!) :)

I found this great site that has amazing lessons and resources to help kids learn from the Book of Mormon. While I love it, it is a little above my kids age level right now.
I did find something that I love. Scripture stickers that you can make from the Book of Mormon Stories book. The pictures are much better than the stickers I've seen at Seagull or Deseret Book.
I am going to give a sticker to each of my kids after we learn about a prophet so they can put it in their Books of Mormon. I think this will help them understand that the stories they are being told and learning about come directly from there.
Check them out. Just get some clear photo sticker paper to print them on and you can easily read the words through them!

the grass grows greener [free printable]

One of my favorite Primary Songs for the LDS church is "Give, Said the Little Stream". I love it so much because it focuses on service. This little stream acknowledges it's understanding of how small a piece it is in the grand scheme of things, yet how much impact it can make if it will just do its part.
I teach one of the nursery classes (children 18-24 months old) in my ward at moment and I couldn't be happier. I've wanted this calling for a while and I am so glad I got it. I love teaching kids so much. They are so eager, kind, willing, and happy. I am learning so much from them as I study the basic principles of the gospel to teach to them.
Here is the printbale I made to frame and display on the table I set out each week. I've seem so many printables floating around out there, I just had to make my own.
(it is sized for a 5x7)