Survivor Style Activity with Challenges & Puzzles - I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me - Bible Activity

This "I can do anything through Christ which Strenghteneth me" 

activity should be a lot of fun with minimal prep! 

pictures from actual activity with my kiddos to come!!

Get files for this activity HERE

 

You are a Precious Child of God - You have a purpose - Activity Days for Latter Day Saints

I wanted to make something like this to hang up in my daughter's room. I want her to KNOW these things. I think framing this would make a nice baptism gift. Please feel free to use :). If you prefer, here is a link to a PDF

On the PDF please note I made the PDF two pages of the same thing... that way if you want a smaller version of this (half page size) you can print two per page to make it easier. If you only want want full size copy, tell your printer to only print page 1 :)

I also loved adding it to our primary development magnet board that sits in our hallway by my kids bedrooms 

SURVIVOR Primary Activity - Stay close to the Holy Ghost by following My Gospel Standards!

President Nelson recently said: 

In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant  influence of the Holy Ghost.

 In an effort to play off the word "survive" and since my family is obsessed with the show survivor, I wanted to make and activity with challenges and word puzzles and tons of FUN! Here is what I came up with....

You can save this as an image on your phone from this blog and use a text editor to fill in the place, date and time :) We do electronic invites via text and GroupMe in our ward!

After printing, it took me about 30 minutes to prep. I rolled the challenges into scrolls and tried them with burlap string. I cut out the puzzles and tied the name tags. Only other prep is gathering the pens, cups, cottons balls and spoons :)

To start the activity, I would read the welcome letter and explain that each round has 1 challenge and 1 puzzle. Whoever wins the challenge gets to do the puzzle.

I tried really hard to tie the challenge to the gospel standard it related to. For example: 

• I will follow Heavenly Father's plan for me = challenge is a maze
• I will choose the right = challenge using only your right hand 
• I will dress modestly (from head to toe) = longest handstand 

This reward challenge can be used however you want! During the game or at the end....

I made these so if you fold down the top and then start rolling from the bottom you can tie it and still see what number challenge it is. 

HOW THE ACTIVITY WENT FOR ME:

I did a trial run for this activity with my daughter and a few of her friends - and we had a TOTAL blast. 

When they got to the activity,  I had all the girls fill out their name tag/tribe necklace (everyone is part of the Nephite Tribe) There are white circles where I used a hole punch and then used burlap string that I got at the dollar store to make it into a necklace by taping the back. 

After reading the Welcome Scroll, we started on the challenges. The first challenge is going through a maze. I tried tying each challenge to the Gospel Standard as well as I could :)

The tribe member that wins the challenge, gets to solve the puzzle. I was worried the same person would keep winning all the challenges but it was actually pretty even!

After solving the puzzle, have the tribe member read the Gospel Standard to the group. Then tape it together and if possible, post it where everyone can see it. If we were at a church, I would post it on the chalkboard.

Making a tower of 5 cups.... this ended up being a favorite challenge! I recommend NOT doing what I did and assuming I had solo cups in my basement... I had to use cups from my cupboard and that changed the game a bit. SOLO cups or a cup like it would have been much better. 

We ended with a Reward Challenge where everyone got a treat!

 

 

My files for this activity are available HERE

Articles Of Faith Charades - Primary Activity Days - Fun Article of Faith Lesson!

Such a fun way to have an Article of Faith lesson!! 

Hook the computer up to a TV and you are ready to go! 

Most church building have TV's, but this activity would also work at a home! 

I tried to have each Charades word at least somewhat relate to something in the Article of Faith. Here's the leader key (answer key) that shows the PowerPoint slide with the Charade word under it... some are more intuitive than others but all the Charade words are "easy" and perfect for kids  :)

 

There files are available HERE

Latter Day Saint Church History Tour - Early Church Events Lesson for Kids - Primary Church History Activity - Activity Days for Latter Day Saints

I am beyond excited about this activity!! After making and doing this Church History Jeoparty Lesson for my kids, I've kind of been on a roll with church history! I realized my own kids don't know much about it! I grew up going to Palmyra every other summer so I feel like church history was just part of my childhood but my kids are not so lucky! This was a great way to introduce some main topics and give them just a hint of some stories they will hopefully learn more about one day!

I'll let these infographics do the most the explaining but essentially this is a PowerPoint driven lesson where each player/child/participant has a workbook to help them follow along. On each new slide of the PowerPoint, the class will do 3 things: 

1. Play Charades. This Charades word is related to the lesson topic and is meant to keep this fun and light for kids. 

2. Get the letter they need to fill in their workbook so they can "translate" a Joseph Smith quote at the end of the workbook when they have all the letters. 

3. While kids are filling in the letters in their workbook, the leader can share what happened at that location and teach just a little bit. Please feel free to add any info that you know if time allows. 

 

My kids HATED this, so it worked perfectly :)

My kids + a few neighbor kids had a blast with this and I was so happy they actually remembered some things they learned! These files plus more are available HERE :)