FHE Kit for any lesson

As families, many have seen the value in getting together once a week for the teaching of gospel principles and to have fun. How wonderful for the church to recommend this. We have seen great results and the wisdom in meeting this way. In fact, we expand the one day to two on a typical week if you count our Sunday afternoon devotionals.

A group of friends got together the other day and we put together kits full of items that can be used in any lesson to help the younger ones stay focused and have fun. While trying to teach the older ones, these items can help the younger ones learn the same ideas at their level, and it helps them stay engaged. It is amazing what they can learn if they will only pay attention!






Bean Bag: My favorite use of this bag is to play hot potato and when the bag stops on you, you say something you learned from the FHE lesson that day. It is a great way to review and for the younger ones to sometimes really hear it.

A happy/sad choice stick puppet: Remember wickedness never was happiness, which often means that righteousness IS happiness and brings peace and joy. So you can use these to hold up whenever anyone in any situation in any story makes a happy or sad choice. I often make up lots of happy or sad choice scenarios including many I have seen happen throughout the week (using generic names of course) in our family and the kids vote on happy or sad choice. It is a great thing to use to help the young ones make happy choices any time because you can remind them.

A testimony glove: The Primary General Presidency one time suggested that we teach the kids about testimonies using the five fingers on their hands. These gloves can help teach that principle. The five points they suggested are:
1. I know God is our Father in Heaven and He loves us.
2. Jesus Christ is His son, our Savior and Redeemer.
3. Joseph Smith is a prophet of God. He translated the Book of Mormon by the gift and power of God.
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s church on the earth today.
5. The living prophet is President Thomas S. Monson

A magnetic fishing rod: I use this whenever we need to ask questions or read verses or choose songs. The children can fish for the question or song or verse and then anyone can answer it. You can also do this to pick chores, restaurants, you name it.

Stop Sign: This is our favorite singing help. The kids love to stop everyone singing and then start them back up again.

Scripture Games: These are great resources of questions to get everyone thinking.

Family faces cube: You can use this to talk about different family members’ responsibilities. Roll the cube and talk about whomever it lands on. You can also do this to choose how each person will participate in FHE that night or to decide any number of things where a family member must be chosen and it doesn’t matter who; it just needs to be fair.

Don’t Eat Pete: This is the easiest game. All you need is candy, like M&M’s.