FHE Update...

I think I can safely say that FHE is now a habit in our family. A huge THANK YOU to all who encouraged me that one day when I was discouraged about starting. I just jumped in and did it and it's working really well! We've been plugging along with the Standing for Something FHE packet and my kids are loving that some of the childhood stories of President Hinckley illustrate that he really was human, lol.

But, this past Monday, we did this Resurrection lesson from LDSLiving.com due to Easter being just around the corner. We also prepared Resurrection Rolls for our snack. Here's the recipe that I used:

Resurrection Rolls Preheat Oven to 350 degrees Ingredients: Crescent rolls Melted butter Large marshmallows Cinnamon Sugar Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in. 1. Give each child a marshmallow. This represents Jesus. 2. Have him/her dip the marshmallow in melted butter. This represents the oils of embalming. 3. Now dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar which represents the spices used to anoint the body. 4. Then wrap up the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll (not like a typical crescent roll up, but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside.) This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after . 5. Place in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. (The oven represents the tomb - pretend like it was three days!) 6. Let the rolls cool slightly. The children can open their rolls (cloth) and discover that Jesus is no longer there, HE IS RISEN!!!! (The marshmallow melts and the crescent roll is puffed up, but empty.)

FHE...

We're still on a roll! Last week's lesson went over well, but we're still having trouble with J telling little lies. Bummer. Maybe there's a scarier "Lie Monster" out there somewhere?

But, for this week, I found this site that has some wonderful ideas, including a series of 10 lessons based on Gordon B. Hinckley's book, Standing For Something. The first lesson was on Love and next week's will be on Honesty. Maybe more lessons on Honesty will impact J a bit more. I like how it is set up as a kit. I found an old 3 ring binder in the basement and put the first 2 lessons in page protectors. You can even put the visual aids into the protectors as well.

The lesson on Love went over really well. I hope we made an impression that we need to show love to each other (read: siblings!) and not just others. We've been having a bit of trouble with the siblings being mean to each other--J being loud and annoying, C telling him to stop, J calling her "Mom" because she's being bossy, etc. Anyway, we'll see how this series goes!

FHE.....

Our lesson today will be on Honesty. Click here to find the lesson we used. Be sure to follow all of the links to the story and visual aids! I actually remember this lesson from childhood FHE lessons waaaaaay back in the 70's, lol!

I'll update later with a report on how it was received by my 8 year olds. :o)

FHE....

Well, we're two for two on the Family Home Evening front! I'm finding that we just need to do it. Thanks to all who encouraged me as I decided to start last week!! It takes less than a half hour and I can see from last night's session that it was so beneficial!

The lesson was called Children of God. The activity at the end entailed writing a family members name on a piece of paper followed by the word "is". The paper is then passed to the other family members and they have to add a positive word describing that person. At the end of the activity, I reminded every one that Heavenly Father has enough nice words to say about them to fill up a whole piece of paper, probably even a whole book! When people say mean things to them, they can now go home and look at the list we all wrote and remember those things, think about what Heavenly Father thinks of them and not worry about what others think.

I'm so excited that we are finally getting into the habit!