Treat Box

Today is the last day we practice for the Program in the Primary Room. The next two Sundays we will be in the chapel. I covered a shoe box with wrapping paper and ribbons. I also have a tag with each of the songs on them. Every song they pass off we will cut off the ribbon with that tag. Then if they pass them all of they can have a treat that I have inside the box.

Mystery Box

I found this idea somewhere. I can't remember where. Sorry. The kids loved it though. I took a large box and covered it with cute paper. Then I filled it with a few items from home that represented each song we have learned for the Program. I blindfolded the kids and let them pick something out of the box. Then they had to pick which song went with each item.

I know that my Savior loves me - A heart shaped cookie cutter
He Sent His Son- Baby Jesus from a Manger scene
Follow the Prophet- Ensign with President Monson on the front
When I am Baptized- Rainbow yarn
The Holy Ghost- An ear from our Mr. Potato Head
Come Follow Me- A Sandal
The Church of Jesus Christ- A Missionary Tag

The kids had a lot of fun. I think I will do this activity again sometime!

Back to School

I found an idea on Sugardoodle that we used for singing time today. I got some pencils and on the bottom I wrote a number on a few of them. The kids got to pick a pencil. If it had a number on it we sang the correlating song. If it didn't we just kept picking. It worked out pretty well and the kids all got a new pencil to start school off with tomorrow.

Who What How

Today we did another review idea that I found somewhere I can't remember. I am going to have to pay more attention. Sorry. Anyway, I had 3 cans that I covered with cute paper. On one I had written "Who", and the other two said, "What" and 'How". Then I had all the songs we were going to review in the "what" can. It was a fun review. Some of the other things said blue eyes, those wearing green, whisper sing, eyes closed, etc.

Rainbow Colors

We learned "When I am Baptized" in August. The kids have done really well with it. Last week I saw an idea that we did to review it. I can't remember where I found it though. Sorry.
I took 6 cups and filled them with a little water and vinegar. Then I had 6 spoons with a different color drop of food coloring on each one. Then I covered the food coloring with baking soda. On the chalk board I had written the words to the song and each phrase was written in a different color of chalk. A reverent helper picked a spoon and stirred it into the glass. Whatever color the water changed is the colored phrase we erased. The kids loved it and we were able to repeat the song quite a bit.

Making Butter

For Singing time I got an idea off of Sugardoodle. I got a bunch of film canisters from Walgreens and put a little bit of cream in each one. I am going to have a picture of the Nauvoo temple and a picture of the Salt Lake Temple on the board. I have a bunch of pictures of little covered wagons. On the back of each wagon is a song from the Primary Program. I am going to have the kids pick a wagon and they have to sing that song til they pass it off. Once they do, it goes on the "Wagon Trail." They have to pass them all off before the wagons can make it to the Salt Lake Valley. On Songs like "Follow the Prophet" I made a wagon with each verse.
As the kids sing, they get to shake their cream and hopefully they will make butter. On each wagon along with each song is also a way to shake their butter. (Over their head, right hand, left hand, behind their back, etc.) I am going to bring some rolls too, so that they can take home them and eat their butter on them. Hopefully the kids will enjoy it. I think it will be fun.

Find the Covered Wagon

Today we are going to be reviewing "Come Follow Me." I have a picture of a covered wagon I am going to hide. Then we are going to play Hot and Cold. One kid will go out into the hall while the other kids hide the wagon. The kids will sing louder the closer the child gets to finding the wagon, and quieter the further away the child gets. I hope it will be a fun way for them to repeat the song over and over again and hopefully learn it really well.