Another installment in the Conversation Cards.  I hope you are liking what you have seen so far!

Drugs & Medicine

This story is from the April 1999 Friend.  However, I love it so much that I wanted to share it with you.  Illustrations are nice to have but doing it right in your kitchen is even better.  Just squirt ketchup on the floor when it comes to the part in the story where the ketchup bottles break.  I like to leave it there for a while through the story until the end where Carrie is explaining to her primary about the Atonement.  Then take a small mop and clean it up as you talk about the atonement.

Object lessons are so much more powerful then just reading a story and showing pictures along with it.  Just make sure your young children know not to take the bottle and start squirting ketchup all over the floor just for fun!

Parable of the Ketchup

This post is more about a tradition idea than it is about menu planning but I couldn’t resist sharing this idea with you!  As I was thinking about  a recipe that I could post, I thought about the Easter Story Cookie recipe.  I found it in a book called “A Christ-Centered Easter” by Janet and Joe Hales.  I love this book!  I have used it for the past few years as we have tried to really focus on the reason we celebrate Easter – the resurrection of our Savior.   This book also has recipes to have a passover dinner and other recipes that are related to Easter.  (We used these recipes to create a fun quarterly primary activity – we are so excited to teach the children about the last week of the Savior’s life and to let them taste the food eaten in the passover).  There are activities, stories, play ideas and so much more in this book that focus on the Savior and this special time of year.  

Easter Story Cookies are fun to make and they also teach your children about the resurrection through symbolism.  You can use this for a Family Home Evening before Easter or it is a great activity for the Saturday night before Easter.  When you wake up on Easter morning you can check the oven and talk about how those who loved the Savior would have felt when they discovered that his body was gone.  The cookies are hollow in the center which also represents the empty tomb.  This activity is more than a recipe.  It can set the spirit of Easter Sunday for you right from the beginning of the day.  I’m looking forward to trying it with my kids this year.

Need a fun and easy game for St. Patrick’s Day?

“Don’t Eat Lucky” can be played in school groups or as a family!

You will need:

1 Bag of Candy and the Printed Game Cards

Instructions to play the game are included in the packet.

 Don’t Eat Lucky Game Packet

Have FUN and ENJOY spending TIME with YOUR FAMILY!

If you’re looking for a fun Valentine’s Day Tradition, check out: www.preparednotscared.blogspot.com! 

I will be posting Valentine’s Day Ideas

Today & Tomorrow!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a while!  I have been working hard on my calling as the Food Storage and Preparedness Specialist for my ward.  It’s been a lot of fun and a lot of work!  I created a blog – www.preparednotscared.blogspot.com and have prepared a new post for each day of the week.

Each day of the week will focus on a different area of preparedness.  Our goal is to be prepared as a family both physically and spiritually.

Here’s a rundown of what you can expect:

Sunday: Vital Records Pages and Journal Pages

Monday: Family Home Evening Lessons

     Week 1: Primary Theme & Scripture

     Week 2:  Safety & Preparedness

     Week 3:  For the Strength of Youth/Mormonads

     Week 4:  Family History

     Week 5:  Family Service Project or Family Activity

Tuesday: Ark Prep 101 – Preparedness Topics

Wednesday:  Preparedness Project

Thursday:  Family Activities

Friday:  Preserve It . . . Canning Corner

Saturday:  Food Storage Meals & Menu Planning

By the end of the year, you should be well on your way to becoming more prepared!

We have added a link on the left side of the page.  Hope you enjoy! 

Trish