Place stones or bricks in a backpack. On the stones or bricks, write the words "pains, sorrows, burdens, temptations, troubles and worries." (You could wrap the bricks in brown paper and write the words on the bricks.) Ask someone to carry to backpack. How would they like to carry the backpack all day? all week? […]

Items needed a balloon filled with helium rocks or heavy items labeled with the steps of repentance you will cover during class (like confession to God, ask for forgiveness of anyone you hurt, make restitution, forsake the sin, accept forgiveness) Lesson Explain that when we are free from sin we feel good, uplifted, free...like this […]

The story goes that a girl wanted to go to the movies, however it was rated R for some strong violence and strong language. The girl begged her father trying to convince him that it was a great movie with a good plot and exciting ending. Her Father finally agreed to let her go see […]

Experiment on the word, or feast upon the word. Challenging you to open your scriptures! Start by asking who likes chocolate? Who loves chocolate? Who is an absolute expert and knows everything there is to know about chocolate? Then pull out your bag of M&M's... Start asking...(can list on board) How many colors of M&Ms […]

Items needed ping pong ball funnel Lesson Take a ping Pong ball and place it in the funnel. Have a student hold the funnel in their mouth with their head tilted back, and blow hard. (This is an experiment about Bernouli's principle) The ball will spin, but not be blown out of the funnel. When […]

Start by holding up a relatively crisp bill (real, paper money). Ask how much this bill is worth. Then crumble it up into a ball, stomp on it, punch it down, do whatever you want to make it yucky. Finally, unfold the bill and hold it up again. Ask how much it is worth now. […]

Items needed picture of a relative picture of a stranger Lesson This is a different version of another suggestion in this category. The original suggested having 2 people come into the classroom while a class member is blind folded, one known to the person the other a stranger. This suggestion might work better for time […]

Items needed rocks apples bowl half full of rocks Lesson Put all the rocks in the bowl. Ask two people to fill the bowl with the apples. They will see that they can only fill the bowl with the apples if they first take the rocks out of the bowl. Follow with one or both […]

Tell the story of "The March of the Penguins". Talk about how the penguins had to endure together through the worst conditions in order to live. We as ward members will all go though hard times in our lives but if we can endure together our reward will be great. Like the penguins who's reward […]

Display nice cake. Ask who would like a piece. Sometimes no one will take a piece as they smell a rat! I'll then cut a nice piece for one of the leaders - given on the china with a nice napkin and fork. They usually tell me how tasty it is and then the girls […]