Thanks & Giving Activity (Turkey Toss)

Thanks & Giving Activity (Turkey Toss)

Primary Singing Time

I have been serving as the Chorister in our congregation's Primary, an organization like Sunday School, for children.  Today we learned a bit about how important it is to be mindful of our blessings and to remember to be thankful for them.

I explained to the children that I brought some fine feathered friends with me to help each of us with our THANKS and GIVING singing activity and then asked them to think about these two questions:

1.      What blessings has Heavenly Father given me?

(Almost every child raised their hand to share a blessing they had been given from Heavenly Father)

2.    How can I show my thanks to Him?

·        Toss the bean bag and see which turkey you throw closest to. 

·        Read one of the blessings on the back feathers.

·        How do I show thanks to Heavenly Father for…

·        Sing the corresponding song.        

Blessings

Heavenly Father -I Need My Heavenly Father-pg. 18 CSB          

The Savior-I Have Two Little Hands-pg. 272 CSB                 

Scriptures-Scripture Power-sheet music                  

Prayer-A Child’s Prayer-pg. 12 CSB

Our Prophet-Follow the Prophet-pg. 110 CSB        

Temples-I Love to see the Temple-pg. 95 CSB

Families-Families Can Be Together-pg. 188 CSB   

The "Rafter of Turkeys" instruction came from Primarily Singing

and I have to express my thanks for making it so easy to re-create these adorable turkeys.  I love it when I see a picture of what I want and then when I create it, it looks pretty much the same!

The children enjoyed trying to "tag" the turkey with a little hacky sack (bean bag).