FHE

When my little family moved to Calgary in August, we made a goal to do better at having consistent family home evening. In Edmonton, we had it sporadically, but with me working night shifts most days of the week, it was hard to fit in. We did really good for a while here, then after Lexi was born, understandably, it got put on the back burner once again. Other things always seem to creep in and we let it get in the way of our Monday nights.

This past week, we made a goal to get back into it on a regular basis. Kennedy is one of those kids that suck up information. Maybe its just the age, I don't know, but she can tell you the lesson we had in like September about our bodies (that Jesus made her body). So, we needed to keep teaching her these important lessons.

ANYWAY..... I am in no way bragging about what we do. I just thought putting these ideas out there can give you your own inspiration for your family.

I wanted to focus on prayer. We are really bad at having daily family prayer. So thats what we talked about today.

I made these, and we talked about what we should say in prayers.

then, I made these "flowers" that Kennedy can look at while she is praying and know what she can say.

So, we've got family, our bodies, sunshine, and our home. Next is food, and the bottom is Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. These are things we are thankful for. And we can then ask for blessings.

Then Brian told her a story from the Friend about prayer and we helped Kennedy say a meaningful prayer. Finished off with a song and a big family hug (thanks mom!) and then had a treat. Which, by the way were NOT yummy. I'm just saying...

So thats what we did tonight. What ideas do you have for small kids and FHE?