Father's Day

I have been blog stalking and I found the new lyrics to Nephi's Courage about dad's. I just think this is hilarious and CUTE.  I am going to write these on a poster and sing it with the kids on Father's Day.  I of course cannot take credit for this clever ditty!  So thank you to the woman who wrote this!

I have an awesome father and I call him Dad.
And he always helps me when he knows I'm sad.
He smiles at me and tells me I am loved
He puts his arms around me and gives a great big hug. 

He's my dad. He's the best. I hope his hair will stay.
I know there's other Dads around but mines the best today.
He's my Dad. He's the best, his hair is turning grey.
With my love I'd like to wish you Happy Fathers Day!

 

So I have been thinking as to what to do on Father's Day aside from singing this cute little song, which will be at the end of singing time.  I think I will modify a little what I did last year with a who's who's game of the dad's in our lives.  So this is similar to what I did last year but without the poster.

 

I picked about 5 well known men/ fathers in our life/history and gathered a few fun facts about them.  So this would be like the Bishop, Heavenly Father, Joseph (Jesus Father), Adam (the father of the earth), Joseph Smith (father of the restoration), President Monson (current father of our church), and dad (describe in general a dad that might fit anyone's situation) and maybe Grandpa (again, a general description). 

 

So I will call out clues or details one at a time, making this easier for the juniors and harder for the seniors.  And whomever raises their hand first and guesses it correctly, they get to hang a picture on the board of that person and chose the song of their choice.  At the end, our board will be full of pictures of very important men in our lives.  Then we will conclude with the little song sung to the tune of Nephi's Courage. 

 

For example:

 

1)  This person had a curiosity about life and religion

2)  He was a hard worker

3)  He knew that prayer was important

4)  He was born in 1805

5)  He went to a grove of trees

6)  He saw a vision

7)  He restored the gospel and the priesthood

8)  He was martyred for his beliefs

9)  Praise To The Man was written about him...

who is he?  Joseph Smith (you could sing a song about him or have them pick a song)

 

The pictures you find of these people can be from gospel art or the internet.  The only one I know of our Heavenly Father is the one depicted with Christ in the Sacred Grove.  The pictures of Grandpa and Dad...well I just may use a picture of my dad and grandpa...OR I could use a drawing or clip art picture of that.  Just some ideas...

 

Let's all celebrate the dads of the world.  Oh how we love them!

 

 

"Family Ties" for Father's Day

So Father's Day is this Sunday.  And I can't help but spotlight the wonderful men we have in our lives, present and past. I have seen this idea on other blogs but have tweaked it a little for my own purposes. I made a simple DAD poster and some ties.  The ties can be used several ways.  They can be hidden and found or picked from a bag or a hat.  They go on our cute dad here.  On the back are questions...they have scripture and song reverences.  I will not do the scriptures references with the younger kids but if you wanted to make it hard, you can give the reference, have the children chase to find it to find out what kind of Dad we are talking about:

Q:  Who is the father of our earth?  Hint:  1 Nephi 5:11 "and also of Adam and Eve, who were our first parents."  Sing Follow The Prophet, pg 110 first verse only  A:  Adam

Q:  Who is the father of the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ?  Hint:  JSH " I saw two personages whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air.  One fo the spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other, this is my beloved son, hear him!"
Sing Praise To the Man  hymn #27 first verse only  A:  Joseph Smith

Q:  Who is the father of us all?  Hint:  Moses 1:18 " Moses lifted up his eyes untio heaven, being filled with the Holy Ghost which beareth record of the Father and his son."  Sing FATHERS pg 209  3rd verse only.  A:  Our Heavenly Father

Q:  Who was the father of Jesus when he livd on the earth?  Hint:  Matt 1:16 "And Jaco begant Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born, Jesus, who is called Christ."  Sing When Joseph Went To Bethlehem pg 38  first verse only.  A:  Joseph

Q:  Who is your father's father?  What do you call him?  A:  Grandpa.  Have child tell us about one of their grandpas.  Sing When Grandpa Comes pg 201

Q: What is your father's name?  Tell us why you think he is the best.  YOUR CHOICE IN SONG

I hope the kids see that we celebrate many fathers on father's day...including our bishop and all the fathers in the scriptures, our earth father and our heavenly father.

Patriotic stuff is coming...I love the 4th of July!