Discovery Gateway Coupon

Go to the link below or look in today's Deseret News, Mormon Times section for a Discovery Gateway Coupon!

 

It is good for $5 admission per person up to 4 people to the Discovery Gateway Childrens Museum of Utah for fun day Mondays, 10 am. - 6 pm. Through the 5/31/2013.

 

Information about $5 Friday and Saturday after 5 pm. coupon to the  Discovery Gateway go to the link below:

www.discoverygateway.org


Take your children or grandchildren for a fun activity or Family Home Evening! 

Family Home Evening Idea

Family Home Evening is a great time to work on "Faith in God", "Duty to God" or "Personal Progress". There are several ways to do this. Try any of the following that might work for your family:

• Have each child read over and decide on the specific goals they want to work on, while parents move from child to child to counsel, give suggestions and sign off goals the children have already completed.
• Have each child complete one of the goals he/she is working on for any of the above programs during FHE such as: lead the singing, give a specific lesson, share a story or testimony. After  he/she completes the value experience, etc. make sure to sign them off.
• After the FHE lesson, take time during refreshments for each parent to work one on one with a child to just review where they are at and sign off the things they have completed. 
• Establish a week of the month such as the 1st Monday, etc. that is "Faith in God", "Duty to God", and "Personal Progress" FHE. Always do something for FHE from these programs.
• If one of the goals the child/children is working on is something they need instruction on from a parent, prepare a FHE lesson on laundry, cooking, leading music, money management, etc. Make sure to include all the requirements needed for "Duty to God", etc. in the lesson material. These can be fun hands on lessons that give a change of pace from regular FHE lessons. 
• Don't get discouraged! If it has been awhile and you have forgotten to work on these great programs just get back to it! Have fun teaching and learning new things with your great kids!

Spring FHE Idea

Enjoy a fun family home evening tonight centered around this beautiful time of year! Here are just a few ideas:

•  Sing: "Popcorn Popping" , p. 242,"My Heavenly Father Loves Me", p. 228, or "Beauty Everywhere," p. 232,  Children's Songbook  go to: children's songbook
• Make a popcorn tree with paper, crayons and glued on popcorn.
• Go on a nature walk and collect signs of spring. Make sure to look for blossoms! Make a spring collage with the things collected. 
• Lesson 6: Nature- "Evidence of Heavenly Father's Love", p. 23, Family Home Evening Resource Book. Go to: Lesson 6: Nature
• Treat: popcorn or popcorn balls.
• Sing: "For the Beauty of the Earth", p. 92, Go to: hymns

The Great Utah Shake Out- FHE

Check today's paper for an insert called, "What To Do When Disaster Strikes". It is a great reminder for all of us of emergency preparation and procedures for earthquakes and other natural disasters.

 

The Great Utah Shake Out Drill is scheduled throughout the state for Wed. April 17, @ 10:15 am. Many schools and businesses will be practicing the Drop! Cover! and Hold On! technique to follow during an earthquake.

 

 

Save this newspaper insert and use it to review these emergency preparedness techniques with your family for a Family Home Evening this week.

 

For more information go to:

www.shakeout.org/utah/resources

 

 

Thanks for working with your family to increase the level of emergency preparedness in our stake and neighborhood!

FHE Idea- Just One Coin

Use this great story from the Friend and make a tithing jar for Family Home Evening.

 

Here is the link:

www.lds.org/friend/2011/08/for-little-friends

FHE Idea- Making Sense of Dollars and Cents

"We must not allow our yearnings to exceed our earnings."

 -Pres. Thomas S. Monson, "Peace, Be Still," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 54.

"Avoid the philosophy that yesterday's luxuries have become today's necessities. They aren't necessities unless we make them so ....I urge you to live within your means."

-Pres. Thomas S. Monson, "True to the Faith," Ensign, May 2006, 19.

These quotes and 9 great tips on earning, saving and managing money are from the January 2012 New Era article, "Making Sense of Dollars and Cents". It would be great to use for a discussion starter for Family Home Evening, for youth and older children.

Here is the link to the entire article:

www.lds.org/new-era/2012/01/making-sense-of-dollars-and-cents

Emergency Preparedness Sites for Kids

It is important to talk with all members of your family about Emergency Preparedness for all kinds of natural disasters and emergencies. When family members even children are prepared everyone will be safer.  
Here are two great sites to help you talk to your children or grandchildren about emergency preparedness. These sites contain great information as well as games that are geared to children. Take time to teach your children and help them feel prepared to handle emergency situations!

beready.utah.gov/beready/family/children.html

www.ready.gov/kids

FHE Idea -Easter

8th Ward Primary

This is a fun  idea the 8th Ward Primary did a few years ago that our family still enjoys. Maybe your family will too. Small visual aides along with scriptures are used to help tell the story of Easter.

You will need:

•  1 egg carton


• 12 plastic Easter eggs (the size that fits in the egg carton)


• the small visuals listed below

Make a copy of the scripture references and items below on a small piece of paper and insert the paper and the small visual in each of the numbered plastic Easter eggs. For FHE take turns reading the Easter story starting with egg #1 and finishing with egg #12. The visual aides will make it fun and memorable.

1.  Matthew 26:39 (sacrament cup)


2. Matthew 26:14-15, thus fulfilled the prophecy in Zechariah 11:12-14 (3 dimes)


3. Matthew 27:1-2 (knotted twine)


4. Matthew 27:24-26 (small chunk of hand soap)


5. Matthew 27:28-30 (square of red cloth and a thorn)


6. Matthew 27L31-32, and he was crucified and nailed to a cross (tooth pick cross & tiny nail)


7. Matthew 27:35-36 (small pair of dice)


8. Matthew27:46, 48 (sponge)


9. Matthew 27:57-60 (strip of white cloth)


10. Matthew 27:60-66 (stone)


11. Mark 16:1, Matthew 28:2, 5 (cloves, or a bay leaf)


12. Matthew 28:6 (empty)

FHE- Organizing Critical Documents

submitted by Michele Higginson, Stake Provident Living Leader

For FHE- Take time to organize your family documents. After a damaging disaster you will need copies of these documents as well as emergency cash. Keep these items together, current and where possible stored in a fire proof safe or safety deposit box. 

1. Birth certificates- of all family members
2. Marriage license/child custody papers
3. Passports
4. Social Security cards
5. Military/Veteran's papers
6. Critical Medical records, info.
7. Cash- $1.00 bills or other small bills
8. Certificates for stocks, bonds
9. Bank Statements
10. Credit card numbers
11. List of phone numbers of financial institutions
12. Insurance policies
13. Inventory of household possesions
14. Appraisals of valuables, such as artwork, jewelry, etc.
15. Backup of critical files on computer
16. List of names and phone # of family members, business contacts, etc.
17. Deeds, titles, mortgage info.
18. Wills and Power of Attorney

FHE- Emergency Car Kit

submitted by Michele Higginson, Stake Provident Living Leader

Take a moment during Family Home Evening to gather the items you already have around your home for a car  survival kit. Whatever items you do not currently have make a plan to include in your monthly budget to purchase.  Try to include the following items:

• blankets
• flares
• work gloves
• high energy foods (candy, nuts, and dried fruit)
• first aid kit
• flashlight
• extra clothing
• knives
• matches
• water
• maps
• jumper cables
• small shovel (folding)
• tow chain
• windshield scraper
• paper and pen
• bag of sand 
• Also check for proper tools to change a tire.

After gathering the items, use a garbage bag, or a cardboard, or plastic storage box to store the items in your trunk or car.

-Go over safety guidelines for winters storms from Salt Lake County Health Dept. Family Emergency Preparedness Guide, pg. 27. See link below:

www.slvhealth.org/programs/emergencyPreparedness/FamilyEmergPrep.pdf

FHE- Emergency Contact Information

A great idea for Family Home Evening is to take a few minutes and go over important emergency contact information. Depending on the situation, emergency calls are handled in different ways. It is good to go over these situations and calling procedures with your family. Try role playing different situations and correct procedures for the following:

1.  Non-life Threatening Emergencies- (A neighbor or family contact) This is a good number to have in your cell phone, home phone or posted near a home phone. It can be used to get help when family members are home alone, or away from home and need help when parents or spouses are not available.

2.  Life Threatening Emergencies- (911) If someone is in a life-threatening situation or is unconscious call 911 immediately. When you call make sure to give them the following information:

• Your name
• Phone # you are calling from
• Why you are calling- what has happened
• Your exact location (include intersections, landmarks, etc.)
• How many people have been injured and their conditions
• What first aid help is being given
• Do not hang up until the dispatcher tells you to

3. Natural Disasters-(ICE #, In Case of Emergency) This should be a number that all family members can program into their phone to call to account for everyone.

• Use the abreviation -ICE as the contact # in your phone
• Choose a family member or close friend who lives out of town preferably out of state. 
• In the event of a natural disaster such as an earthquake all members of the family need to call this number to check in an let the ICE person know they are OK. This is helpful when members of the family are at work school, etc. and may not be able to contact each other because of local breaks in communication.
• Make sure to contact the family member or friend to make sure they are aware that they are your ICE contact.
• In the event local communications are out make sure to write down and or memorize the ICE # before your phone battery goes dead. 

 Take time to program ICE #'s into your phones and go over the above procedures.

Emergency Preparedness Family Home Evenings

In the next few months our stake will be focusing on Emergency Preparedness the following requirements can be completed with your children as you work on these Family Home Evenings.

Primary Children:

• Faith in God- Developing Talents, or Serving others

“Plan and complete your own activity that will help you develop your talents .”

 “Plan and complete your own activity to serve others.”

• Cub Scouts- 

Wolf- Achievement #s: 3c, 4a-d, 9a-e, 12a-k, and Elective 16 all, 23b&c

Bear- Achievement #s: 11a-g, 12b,
Webelos- Family Member Requirment # 5, 6,  Readyman Requirements- all

Young Women:

• Personal Progress, Knowledge value experience #7

https://www.lds.org/young-women/personal-progress/knowledge 

“At Young Women camp you learn skills in first aid, safety, sanitation, and survival. Review these teachings in your Young Women Camp Manual and note in your journal how you could apply them in your home to keep your family safe. Develop a list of basic supplies your family will need in case of an emergency. Teach a family home evening lesson or share with a Young Women leader what you have learned and what additional skills you would like to learn to be prepared for emergencies.”

Young Men:

• 1^st Class Scout, Requirement 8c

Emergency Preparedness merit badge

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-EMER. 

FHE- Teaching Financial Management

Use any of the posts and links published in this blog under Financial Management  to teach principles of budgeting.  Set up a method that works for your family and the individuals in your family, to encourage the principles of paying tithing and saving for the future.

Complete any of the following activities for the appropriate ages of your children:

Primary Age Children:

Faith in God,"Developing Talents," 1st activity on pg. 10:

• Learn how to budget and save money. Discuss why it is important to faithfully pay our tithing and how Heavenly Father blesses us when we do (see 3 Nephi 24:10–11). Pay your tithing and begin saving for an education.

Young Women:

Personal Progress, Knowlege Value Experience #2

• "In your journal list talents you have and others you would like to develop. Read Matthew 25:14–30. Learn a new skill or talent that will help you care for your own future family or home (for example, playing the piano, singing, budgeting, time management, cooking, sewing, or child care). Share with your family, class, or Young Women leader what you have learned"

lds.org/young-women/personal-progress/knowledge

Young Men:

Boy Scouts of America: Personal Management Merit Badge.Here is the link to the requirements:

 BSA: Personal Management Merit Badge Requirements

FHE- Serve within Your Family

by Susan Maughan- Stake Humanitarian Leader

To promote service within your family, have family members write down their name and a meeded service that can be done during family home evening. Exchange papers and give everyone 15 minutes to perform the service. Invite family members to share their feelings.

FHE Idea- Two Witnesses of Christ

A great Christmas Family Home Evening Idea.

It is a wonderful shadow box with figures that your family can make.

Take time to practice it and then enjoy the message of the birth of Jesus 

as it took place in Jerusalem and on the American continent. 

It could be used for FHE or made for FHE and used for a
Christmas Eve or Christmas day program.

Either way it will remind your family of the two great witnesses of the birth of our Savior.
To print off the Shadow box pictures and the narration for the program go to:

lds.org/friend/1988/12/sharing-time-two-witnesses-of-jesus-birth

Scriptural 12 Days of Christmas

 This is a great Family Home Evening or  scriptures to read daily starting  on the 12th or 13th of December  to remind your family of the true meaning of Christmas!

1.  Luke 1:26-38
2. 1  Nephi 11:13- 33
3. Luke 1:39-45
4. Isaiah 7:14
5. Helaman 14:2-6  
6. Like 2:1-7
7. Matthew 1:18-25
8. 3 Nephi 1:4-9
9. 3 Nephi 1:12-21
10. Matthew 2:1-12
11. Isaiah 9:6-7
12. Luke 2:8-20
  

*There are many other wonderful scriptures about the Savior's birth. Add or change the above to your favorites.

Be Thankful Every Day

 by Christi Jardine, Stake PL Leaders

Take time to feel and express gratitude for our many blessings. Here is an idea that I used with my achievement day girls a few years ago to help them show gratitude daily. We cut up the individual ideas and placed them in a jar. Then they could pull one out each day and do something to express gratitude. You could also just place the list on your fridge and try to do one each day until Thanksgiving! 

I am thankful for my family!

          -Play a game inside or outside together.

I am thankful for grandparents!

          -Call and tell them you are grateful for them and love them.

I am thankful for my mom!

            -Write her a note or a text, clean the kitchen, make dinner, do some laundry, clean up anywhere!

I am thankful for my Dad!

            -Give him a big hug when he comes home, clean his closet, shine his shoes, etc.

I am thankful for my brothers and sisters!

            -Do something nice for them: make their beds, read a book to, leave a nice note in their room..

I am thankful for prayer!

          -Say a prayer today only saying, “ I thank thee for…”, don’t ask for anything.

I am thankful for friends!

            -Send a text or an email to a friend to say thanks for being a great friend.

I am thankful for my teachers!

            -Write a note to thank a primary, school or music teacher.

I am grateful for all my blessings!

            -Share some of your blessings with others. Clean your room and donate clothes, toys, etc. to D.I.

I am thankful for our car!

            -Clean out the car and then go get a treat!

I am thankful for the scriptures!

            -Memorize your favorite scripture.

I am thankful for neighbors!

            -Do a secret service for your neighbors: rake leaves, pull weeds, shovel snow, etc.

I am thankful for my Heavenly Father!

            -Say a prayer, write in your journal to express your love for him.

I am grateful for my cousins!

            -Call, text, facebook, email or write a note to your favorite cousin!

I am grateful for a healthy body!

            -Put on some music and dance, play ball outside, do some somersaults, etc.

I am thankful for good books!

            -Go to the library and check out some thanksgiving books.

I am thankful for a prophet!

            -Read or listen to a talk by the prophet on the internet or in a magazine.

I am thankful for my home!

            -Clean out a closet or clean an area in your home while you listen to music!

Fall FHE Ideas

It is such a beautiful autumn day. For Family Home Evening tonight, here are a few ideas:

1. Go for a nature walk to gather leaves that can be used for a table centerpiece.
2. Take a picnic dinner up the canyon and go for a hike.
3. Read a story out of the "New Era" or the "Friend" Magazines. 
4. Read scriptures together.
5. Carve pumpkins.

For refreshments, try one of these:

• Make doughnuts.
• Make pumpkin cookies.
• Pop popcorn.
• Make caramel apples, or even easier apples and caramel dip.

General Conference FHE

There is a great article by Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “General Conference—No Ordinary Blessing,” from the September 2011 Liahona and Ensign that could be used to prepare your family for General Conference this weekend. It has Family Home Evening ideas for children, youth and adults.

To read the article and the FHE ideas go to:

general-conference-no-ordinary-blessing 

FHE Idea- Nutrition

by Christi Jardine (Stake Provident Living Leader)

This is a great time of year to teach your family about nutrition! There are so many fruits and veggies ready to harvest. For Family Home Evening take time to review and teach your family about the importance of eating right by going to:

www.choosemyplate.gov

 There are coloring pages, interactive activities, posters, etc. It is very well done and a great visual representation of healthy eating portions. 

Here is a fun activity to try for FHE:

1- Review the info. on "My Plate".

2- Game:  Play a game with the food in your pantry and refrigerator. Take turns choosing a box, can, bag or fruit, etc. out of your pantry. Have members of your family tell which food group it goes in. Continue playing until family members identify the correct food with the correct food group illustrated on "My Plate". 

3- Activity:  Give each person a paper plate. Use coloring crayons or markers to divide and color the plate into the food groups illustrated on "My Plate". For example: Proteins- purple, Fruits- red, Vegetables- green, Grains- gold, Milk- light blue. Then use magazine pictures, dry pasta, dry beans, etc. to glue on to the paper plate to represent each food group. Make sure to glue the food in the correct food group. (Pasta in the grains/gold section). 

4- Family Outing: Visit a local "Farmers Market" or "Pick Your Own Fruits or Vegetables". Enjoy some of the delicious produce from our area. Take some home to eat. Maybe you could work together to dry, can, or freeze some for the winter. When children help they often will enjoy eating what they picked or picked out! Enjoy!

5- Refreshments: Have some sliced peaches or pears, fruit kabobs, cherry tomatoes, celery with peanut butter, carrots and dip, etc., etc. The possibilities are endless! Just make sure it is nutritious! 

***This Family Home Evening can help your family members complete other things they are working on: 


Primary Children: Faith in God, "Developing Talents," Activity which states:
"Learn about and practice good nutrition, good health, and good grooming, including modest dress."

faith-in-god-for-girls/developing-talents 

Young Women:
Personal Progress, Knowlege Value Experience #2,

lds.org/young-women/personal-progress/knowledge

Personal Progress: Good Works Value Experience #2

lds.org/young-women/personal-progress/good-works

Young Men: BSA, Cooking Merit Badge

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-COOK.aspx