Show the children each object individually. An example would be perfume. I spray it in the air and ask them if they can smell it. I bring brownies and ask them if they can taste them. I ring a bell and ask them if they can hear it, etc. Use your imagination. I them explain […]

Items needed bread peanut butter jelly knife To demonstrate the proper order to say prayers, you would hold up the first piece of bread and say, "This represents-Dear Heavenly Father", then while you spread on the peanut butter, you would say,"This represents-We thank Thee...". Next, spread the jelly and say," This represents-We ask Thee...", and […]

Items needed tape markers And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose ye this day whom ye will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15) Take some tape (duct tape or masking tape) and make a very large "V" on the ground. On one […]

This was an object lesson I used in my Young Women's Laurel class. I had our Stake Y.W. President who lives in our ward (but you could use the Bishop or someone else) step into class just after it had started. She had 3 gift bags. She gave one to me, one to the adviser […]

Items needed hardened piece of playdough (left out of the container for several days) soft piece of playdough Have a volunteer come to the front of the class. Give them the hard piece of play dough and tell them to shape it into what they want. When they aren't able to, ask them why (it's […]

Items needed doughnuts napkins Prepare a lesson on temptation: 1st half of lesson set box of doughnuts on table {staying far away from temptation} 2nd half of lesson hand out doughnut's on napkin's Ask kids not to eat them until after class, almost every child at least tasted the powdered sugar and some will actually […]

Items needed a set of wind chimes Show the wind chimes, make them sound, and ask the young men what purpose they have. Ask if they do anything else beside make sound. Then, read the scripture. 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I […]

Before class, choose a class member that would be comfortable being blindfolded during class, but don't tell the class member before hand. Invite a parent of the class member you chose to visit the class without letting the class member know. Also invite a member of the ward to visit the class who doesn't know […]

Items needed a Master brand lock and key several other keys a label that says eternal life Take a "Master" lock and attach a sign to it that says "Eternal Life". The only way to get the "Eternal Life" is if you unlock the lock. I have several keys that I can give to a […]

Items needed fuse beads peg board iron very large bowl Talk about how we all spend a lot of love, effort and energy building wonderful, beautiful families. Liken it to the work it takes to get all the little fuse beads just the way you want them in the correct colors and patterns on the […]