Items needed a few celery sticks that have been soaking in colored water an undyed celery stick See how easily this stalk of celery took on the color of water in which it was sitting? Small children are just like that stalk of celery. They take on all the characteristics of the family around them. […]
Items needed a pencil Show the pencil to the class--teach that the useful, best part of a pencil is in the middle. And in order for it to be useful, something sharp has to wear away the outer covering. Let's compare that to the heart/spirit that is found inside each of us. In order to […]
Items needed a large jar (larger than a quart, like a pickle jar) popped popcorn, enough to fill half of the jar a ping pong ball Fill up a large jar (larger than a quart, if possible) half way up with popcorn. Take a ping pong ball and push it to the bottom of the […]
Build a kite with structure (gospel), tail (balance), wind (a cloud) for trials, and of coarse the most important part...string commandments of Heavenly Father. As long as a kite is attached to a string, it will fly high up in the sky. You may think that since it is pulling and tugging on the string, […]
Items needed a can of Cheez Whiz crackers if desired Demonstrate how easy it is to squeeze out the contents from the can "'Cheeze' Whiz, it's impossible!", then pick a volunteer and ask them to try to put the cheese back into the can. Of course it is impossible. Angry, sarcastic words, derogatory names, or […]
Relate the following story: There once was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. After a while, […]
Items needed: an empty chair Place an empty chair in the middle of the room and then discuss how one good way to avoid gossiping is to imagine the person who you are talking about is sitting in that chair. Ask yourself: Are you telling the truth? Is it kind? Is it necessary to say? […]
Items needed a picture of a freshly plowed field Show the class or family a new plot of ground that has just been dug up and prepared to be planted and ask: If this ground were left alone for a year just like it is right now, what would it look like? Would it have […]
Items needed a staircase (maybe the steps onto the stage in your building) Have your class or family stand at the bottom of a staircase and you are at the top. Challenge any one of them to find a way to get to the top of the stairs without touching the stairs or the rails […]
Items needed a bowl of mud Scoop out a handful of mud and ask "What would you do if a friend ran up with his arms full of mud? Do you move closer and hold out your arms and accept all that mud? Or do you say, 'No, thanks. I don't want that mud.' " […]
