Nativity Cube

Christmas is coming much sooner than we think. Here's a great idea, submitted by Mckay. She has come up with a new take on the nativity. I have seen wood/vinyl nativities before, but I absolutely love this idea.

You could use this for FHE, you can take it to sacrament meeting, use it during your Christmas scripture study, or add it to your collection of nativities. It's unique and kid friendly. It's a 4x4 square block with separate images of the nativity scene on it's 6 sides.

The vinyl cost is $5. Pleasant Sunday viewers receive FREE shipping, just type in promotional code 'Pleasant'.

Thanks Mckay for your wonderful idea.

Click here or in the sidebar to purchase.

"Felt" the spirit

Felt stories and flannel boards is something I always remember from my primary experience growing up. These are great for FHE, but have you ever thought to take them to church? You could easily make a small flannel board or you can stick it on the back of the pew. That's right, if your pews are the ones that have the fabric on the back, the felt will stick.

There are places you can buy LDS felt stories for, well, not cheap. This is a time to be creative! Felt is a very cheap fabric. You can find free images all over the net. An iron and some iron on paper and vuala! Just make sure not to make your peices small because they don't work as well.

Or you can always copy the images onto cardstock and laminate them. The kids love playing with them as well.

The story on Noah is a good place to start! Click here!


I also found this awesome tree of life clip art here!

And some for the First Vision. Sorry that they aren't on one page.

• Click here for the images of Joseph speaking to his preacher, reading the scriptures, and praying.
• Click here for Joseph looking up at Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
• Click here for the images of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
• And click here for the image of the sacred grove!

The Friend

The Friend Magazine is always full of ideas, and if you don't get The Friend you can print the activities online. I came across this one and loved it.This is great because it could be a small lesson on prayer, an FHE activity, a General Conference activity, or something to keep them occupied in Sacrament Meeting. Click here to print it off.

It's definetly worth while to browse through the old issues of The Friend to find more activities. Click here to look around.

The Story of Jesus Christ

With General Conference coming up we need something to keep our children busy but also focused spiritually. I came across this activity found in the March 2008 Friend. I printed mine on cardstock and laminated it, but you can make it a more kid friendly activity. Very simple. Print it off, have the kids cut them and hole punch them, and you have a flip book. Then later you could use it as a short lesson or a quiet book for Sacrament Meeting. Click here to print it off. Click here to see where I got the idea.

"...always remember him..."

During the sacrament we promise to "always remember him". It's hard to remember him when the kids are only quiet when the bread or water is actually in their mouths. I caught myself saying to my children, "It's time to think about Jesus," but children need visuals!
I made this sacrament time book for my primary class a couple of years ago and expanded it for my family. Images of the Savior (lds.org) through his birth, life, death, resurrection, and appearance to the American continent. I also went through my own books, pictures, and Ensigns to find other images of the Savior. The council in heaven, creation, and appearance to Joseph Smith. I have seen others who have taken the same idea with 3x4 Greg Olsen cards with a ring through them.

My kids know that when the sacrament in going around that I am going to pull out this folder because it is time to focus on our Savior. My children love it. My 2 year old just wants to show me that he knows who Jesus is by pointing at him in every picture. My 5 year old wants to learn the stories behind the pictures. And I've noticed that as my husband and I have looked through the pictures with them that we are thinking more about him as well.

Faith Flash Cards

As a family we are reading the Doctrine & Covenants Stories, and we just learned about the Pearl of Great Price which talked briefly about the Articles of Faith. When we finished, my 5 year old asked to learn more about them.

Yes! My child has specifically asked for me to teach him about the gospel. Now, how to do it.I found this clip art at about.com that specifically follows the articles of faith. The only one I had to change was the image of Gordon B. Hinkley. I found a picture of Pres. Thomas S. Monson and used it in its place. I printed the images and text on card stock, laminated them, punched a hole and put a ring through it. Ta-dah!

He's starting to sound out words, and what better thing to start than on scriptures?