In this post, we’ll be looking at some activity ideas you could do with your little ones to better learn the principles in Doctrine and Covenants 6-9.
1. God Gives Guidance Through Revelation (Doctrine and Covenants 6)
Principle: God gives us personal guidance when we seek Him in faith.
- Practical Life: Revelation Box
- Create a small box with objects representing answers to prayers (e.g., a heart for love, a light for guidance, hands for work). Let children pull out one object while discussing how God can answer prayers in different ways.
- Pair this activity with scriptures about revelation.
- Art: “God Speaks to Me” Drawing
- Provide paper and crayons for children to draw something they feel God has told them, like being kind or helping others.
- Sensory: Light in Darkness
- Use a flashlight in a dim room to represent how revelation illuminates our understanding. Let children explore how the light changes their perspective, symbolizing God’s guidance.
2. Recognizing the Spirit (Doctrine and Covenants 8-9)
Principle: The Spirit speaks to our mind and heart.
- Sensorial: Warmth of the Spirit
- Provide a soft, warm object like a heated rice bag or blanket. Explain how the Spirit feels warm and comforting, like this object. Discuss how we can recognize those feelings.
- Practical Life: Listening Activity
- Play soft, calm music or nature sounds. Ask children to listen quietly and reflect on how it makes them feel. Relate this to recognizing the gentle promptings of the Spirit.
- Movement: Mind and Heart Walk
- Create a path with signs like “Mind” and “Heart.” Have children walk the path and stop at each sign to reflect on what it means to feel or think something is right.
3. Oliver Cowdery’s Role in Translation (Doctrine and Covenants 6-9)
Principle: God called Oliver Cowdery to assist in the translation of the Book of Mormon.
- Practical Life: Scribing Activity
- Provide parchment-like paper and pencils. Invite children to “scribe” by copying simple words or shapes while discussing Oliver’s role in writing what Joseph dictated.
- Art: “Hands of the Work” Craft
- Use handprint art to symbolize Oliver’s work in assisting with the translation. Children can add words or symbols of faith to the handprints.
- Matching Activity: Tools of Translation
- Create cards with pictures of objects used in the translation process (e.g., seer stones, golden plates, quill pen). Let children match the objects to their roles in the story.
4. Prayer and Answers (Doctrine and Covenants 6-9)
Principle: We can pray and receive answers from God.
- Practical Life: Prayer Mat
- Create a small prayer mat or cushion. Teach children how to kneel and say a simple prayer, emphasizing that they can ask God for guidance.
- Sensorial: Weighted Blanket Reflection
- Use a small weighted object or blanket. As children feel its comforting weight, discuss how receiving an answer from God can feel like peace and reassurance.
- Art: Answer to Prayer Jar
- Provide a jar and small paper slips. Let children draw or write (with help if needed) things they feel they’ve received answers about (e.g., family, love, guidance).
5. The Spirit of Revelation (Doctrine and Covenants 8-9)
Principle: The Spirit speaks to us in quiet ways.
- Nature Walk: Quiet Listening
- Take children on a short walk outdoors. Ask them to listen for quiet sounds like birds chirping or leaves rustling. Relate this to how the Spirit speaks softly and requires us to listen carefully.
- Art: “Still, Small Voice” Collage
- Provide materials for a collage with soft, light colors. Discuss how revelation often feels calm and gentle.
- Sensory: Candle Meditation
- Light an electric or real candle (under supervision). Let children observe its still, steady flame. Relate this to the Spirit’s steady influence.
6. Faith and Action
Principle: Faith in God leads to action, and revelation guides our efforts.
- Practical Life: Seed Planting
- Let children plant seeds while discussing how faith leads to action. Explain that revelation helps us know what to do to make our faith grow.
- Movement: “Follow God’s Path” Game
- Set up a simple path or obstacle course. Place signs with words like “Pray”, “Listen”, and “Act.” Children follow the path, learning that revelation often involves action.
- Art: Path of Faith Drawing
- Provide paper and crayons for children to draw a winding path with stops like “Pray” and “Listen.” Encourage them to draw themselves on the path.
7. Acting on Revelation
Principle: We must act on the revelation God gives us.
- Practical Life: Service Chart
- Create a small chart where children can check off ways they act on revelation, like being kind, praying, or helping others.
- Matching Game: Revelation in Action
- Create cards with situations (e.g., “A friend needs help”) and actions (e.g., “Share your toys”). Let children match the situation to the action.
- Building Activity: House of Revelation
- Use blocks to build a “house” while discussing how revelation provides the foundation for our spiritual growth.
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