We read and listened to the section in For the Strength of Youth that talks about Family. (Which, by the way, the narration and the words on the site are not exactly the same, so we listened to and read both.)
I asked the kids to write down or draw pictures of the principles that we learned as we listened, which they did, but apparently the example of 2 year old Val drawing on his face was too much for my older kids to handle. They had to join in...and so did Dad. By the end of it, despite my protests, they all had made a messy, funny memory together.
Here are some of the concepts we learned: Families are a great blessing from God. They take a lot of effort. Not all families are the same, but they are all important to God's plan. Families can be some of our closest friends. (I accidentally wrote "closet friends" which had us all in stitches too.)
The kids took turns sharing their posters with the family and hanging them on the wall for us to look at in the coming week.
Here we are being boring and listening to the lesson...before face-painting hijacked FHE!
Hopefully it washes off, looks like it was fun and informative!
ReplyDeleteThey just ran with this and there was hardly any stopping them. I normally don't condone writing on their bodies
DeleteI wonder if this fun activity will pop up again unannounced? I have had experiences with kids and markers several times! Haha! Love it that it became such a great family memory! I think it adds to the whole "tribe" vibe!
ReplyDelete