Items Needed: Paper for each participant Pens or Pencils for each participant Lesson Idea: Have a volunteer come up to the table with a piece of paper on it. Without lifting the pencil off the paper, have them draw a simple unfamiliar pattern without letting the other participants see it. (Not just a simple shape […]
How many of us like being told what to do? Yet every time we listen to the adversary, in essence we're following his commands. ACTIVITY Here the rules to the game "Simon Says/Satan Says" to get started. This is just like the normal "Simon Says" game, with a twist for the second round. 1. Prior […]
Items needed a lazy Susan or turntable unbreakable object Lesson You need a lazy susan or turntables that go in your cupboard for your spices. Place an unbreakable object, like a plastic cup, on the turntable. Demonstrate what happens if the cup is moved toward the edge of the turntable while it is spun. If […]
Gather children in the doorway of a room leading out into a long hallway, have the light on in the room (or ask them to imagine such a hallway). Point out to the kids that you can't tell exactly where it becomes totally black in the hallway, it gradually darkens. Just as some activities we […]
Item needed pen Lesson Ask the student to hold out his fist (representing either himself or the world). The teacher then holds his fist above the student's fist (representing Heavenly Father). Ask the student to follow the movements of your fist as you move it around and about. Pretty easy. Then instruct the student that […]
Beforehand set up two tables next to each other. On one table build a structure with one set of blocks (the more complex the better); place a box over it to make sure it cannot be seen. On the other table provide a stack of blocks identical to the ones used to build your structure. […]
This is a great object lesson for older kids that won't be hurt by the reminder of what happens to Bambi's mother. Cue up the video to the part before Bambi and his Mother go into the meadow. Show the video but stop it before the hunter comes. When you stop the video, ask the […]
Items needed crushed Oreo cookies seeds or a plant tools to plant a seed Lesson I set my objects on a table and tell the youth that I need a volunteer, one that will have faith in my instructions. I ask that the volunteer must be sure to follow my instructions explicitly and is not […]
Items needed A caramel covered onion A caramel covered apple We must examine closely what our decisions are based on to be sure that Satan isn't deceiving us by disguising something evil. Having the Holy Ghost with us as all times will help us not to be fooled by his traps. Prepare the apple and […]
Items needed a map To illustrate the importance of the gospel, display a map. Ask why we use maps. Then compare the map to the gospel. Explain that like a map, the gospel of Jesus Christ guides us. It helps us stay on the path that leads to eternal life with our Heavenly Father. (Source: […]
