Items needed a simple, inexpensive puzzle for every pair of people in the class We bought inexpensive 24 piece puzzles. We had enough for two people per puzzle. Before we started I took out one piece from each puzzle. The kids had to put the puzzle together as a team. None of them could complete […]

Items needed a blindfold picture of the temple or a family extra chairs Instruct the class you are going to invite a member of the class to reach the "Goal" through a maze of chairs in the classroom. The student will be blindfolded, but will able to choose a guide to help him/her get to […]

Items needed Legos inside the box Here are some legos and right on front is a picture of what you can build with these. Do I have to build exactly what is here? Can't I choose to make any design that I can imagine? In fact, there are lots of different choices of really fun […]

Items needed a room that can be completely darkened a map reward First tell the students that there is a great reward hidden in the building somewhere and that you will give them a map to help them find it. Next turn out the lights and then hand each student the map. Give them a […]

Teach the class that following instructions exactly is important by drawing a picture on the chalkboard different than the one for which you give oral instructions. Tell the class members you will give them some instructions to draw a picture. Instruct them to listen carefully to the instructions and follow them closely. Encourage the class […]

Items needed Before class print out the word FRIENDS in large bubble letters, about two inches high, on a sheet of paper for each student. a graphite pencil for each student During class, give each child a sheet of paper with FRIENDS printed on it and a pencil. Tell them to use the pencil to […]

Items needed some iodized salt some black pepper (coarser is better) a plastic spoon or balloon some fur Pour a small amount of salt on the plate. Talk about the salt being like us--pure. Sprinkle a little pepper in the salt. None of us is perfect; we all sin and become like this salt with […]

Showing the bad banana, ask the class if they'd like to eat it? Why not? How do you know it won't taste good? Show the good banana and ask, what is the inside of this banana like? How do you know? Teach from the following scriptures the Savior's teachings, "by their fruits ye shall know […]

Items needed 5 or 6 balls, pieces of fruit, or other small items Hold in your hand five or six small balls or other small items, and tell the class that these represent a handful of weaknesses (our leader wrote names of some bad habits on paper and wrapped them around spools of thread like […]

Items needed: cookies a larger dessert In order to demonstrate the importance of waiting for your big spiritual reward rather than indulging yourself in "worldy rewards", put a cookie in front of the child/children and ask them if they would like to enjoy it by eating it now. After all of the children have decided […]