Silent Night Bingo!

. . . BiNgO . . .

Is One Of Our FaVoRiTe Holiday Traditions!

We seriously love it!

Truth be told, it's probably the Dollar Store prizes that keep us

coming back for more!

For Christmas I created two different

versions of the game.

The Silent Night Bingo is perfect for

Family Home Evening and Family Parties.

The Jingo Bingo is perfect for School Parties.

Don't forget to yell, JINGO instead of Bingo

when you win or it doesn't count!

You will also be seeing a preschool version

of each!

Follow the...STAR

Follow the Star PDF

and

HO...HO...HO!

(This one is more like Tic Tac Toe, but the little one's won't know!)
It's perfect for short attention spans!

Ho Ho Ho PDF

You have to say, "HO...HO...HO"...when you
get 3 in a row!
You have to yell the title of each game for it to count!
I'm working on the PDF files as we speak!

It'll be just a minute.

Christmas Memory Game!

The Silent Night Memory Game

is a great way to talk to your "littles" about

the TRUE MEANING of Christmas.

I was able to use mine for a Primary Sharing Time.

When they got the match...

I had the child read the Story Card
that goes with that picture.

Here's what they look like:

Each of the Memory Game Cards

will have a front and a back.

The back side of all of the cards will have

this picture:

The other side will have two of each of the other pictures

shown below.

This is what the Story Cards look like:

I keep these and when a match is made,

I hand it to the one who got the match to read.

Instructions:

Cards can be printed with a front and back side

and laminated,

or they can be printed and attached to

chipboard using Mod Podge and
a sponge brush to attach them.

You can use a wet erase marker to write

numbers on the stars of the back pieces
when the game is played in Primary.
When you're done...just wipe them off
and start with a fresh set of numbers
every time you play.

Here's the Memory Game PDF:
Nativity Memory Game Packet PDF
Nativity Story Cards PDF:

Nativity Story Cards Packet PDF
Here's the rest of the Packet:
Nativity Story Cards Addition Packet PDF
(Thanks You Melanie!)
I almost forgot Mary and the Inn Keeper.

More to come...

The December V.T. Message and Christmas Planner

will be up tonight

I HOPE!

Neighborhood Block Plan!

I have to say before we get started,

this is not a 1 hour project!

This one will take some time to put together,

BUT...

It will be worth every minute you invest in it!

The peace of mind that will come

with this preparation is worth it for sure!

That being said, lets get started.

  I decided to give you a little at a time.

It can be a little overwhelming if you get all of

the information at once.

Your assignment this week is to gather:

A Map of Your Neighborhood

(This map will include ALL of the houses in your ward boundries

whether they are members or not.)

My ward was just divided and so I will be

going through this process right along with you!

YAY?

(Just kidding....I'm excited!)
I will be taking pictures of each of the houses

in our ward boundries

so that I can make a more personalized map

BUT this is not necessary!

It is a FuN way to get
the people in your neighborhood
interested in preparedness.
Who knows....you might even find neighbors
willing to help with this project! 
Here's the PDF File for that:
Neighborhood Block Plan PDF Packet 1
Here are a few things to
keep in mind when creating
your Neighborhood Block Plan:
Each BLOCK will consist of
10 HOMES.
1 BLOCK CAPTAIN will be
assigned to each BLOCK.
Each BLOCK will be assigned
a NUMBER.

Block Captains Photo's will be added to this page.
This will be a great help in an emergency.
That should do if for today!
I will be posting the rest of the information
throughout the month of December.
My hope is to be ready to start
practice drills in January or February!

Pin the Nose on Rudolph!

It doesn't matter
what you're pinning

to what....

It's always fun to
put on a blindfold and have

someone turn you in circles
until you're DiZzY
and then just...
 Let YOU Go!

I love to hear all the giggles as noses get

stuck to ears and cheeks.
There's nothing I love more than
a good case of the giggles!
(The uncontrolable giggles are the BEST!)

This game is perfect for:
School Parties, Ward Parties, Family Parties
and Family Home Evening!
It comes in two sizes:

8 1/2 x 11 and 11x17.

To Play:

Print

Laminate

Cut

and

Use some painters tape to attach Rudolph's nose.

Here's the PDF:

8 1/2 x 11

Pin the Nose on Rudolph PDF 1

11x17
Pin the Nose on Rudolph PDF 2
Tomorrow I will be posting the
Neighborhood Block Plan...Finally!

Bowling for Reindeer!

We had so much fun with the Turkey Bowl

I decided to do a

Bowling for Reindeer!

I ended up making two different reindeer

so you can choose which one you like best!

I'll post both the pdf files!

Here's the 1st one:

This one has all the Reindeer and Santa...

Here's the PDF:

Bowling for Reindeer Set 1 Packet PDF

Here's the 2nd Set:

It's just a little more simple, but you will still copy

9 Reindeer and 1 Santa...

Here's the PDF:

Bowling for Reindeer Set 2 Packet PDF

To play the game you will need:

10 Bottled Waters

The Printed PDF

Double-sided Tape

and

A Grapefruit-sized Ball

Instructions:

Print

Cut

Laminate

Remove the labels from the water bottles.

Wrap the papers around the water bottles where the lables

used to be and you're good to BOWL!

(I used the double-sided tape to attach the labels.)

I will be posting my Christmas Organizer

in the morning!

It should help make this season

a lot more FuN!

I have a post a day until Christmas....

Hope you're ready!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yay! It's finally here!

HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg

Everyone!

I made a last minute game that I

thought I would pass along...

It's a TURKEY BOWL!

. . . or . . .

Bowling for Turkey's!

Here's the PDF:

Turkey Bowl Packet PDF

To play the game you will need:

10 Bottled Waters

The Printed PDF

Double-sided Tape

and

A Grapefruit-sized Ball

Instructions:

Print

Cut

Laminate

Remove the labels from the water bottles.

Wrap the papers around the water bottles where the lables

used to be and you're good to BOWL!

(I used the double-sided tape to attach the turkey labels.)

The kids...young and old will love this one!

Have A GREAT Day!

November Visiting Teaching Message!

I'm running a little late on my Visiting Teaching

this month, but my thoughts have been

with the cute sisters I get to visit with all month.

Isn't that the way it always goes?

You think of them all month, but day after day

gets by us without a call or a visit.

I'm hoping that they will still be able to feel

of my love and gratitude for them...

even if it is the coming close to the end of the month!

November is the month when we get to

choose our own topic from the Conference Messages

to use for our Visiting Teaching.

They were all sooo AMAZING,

I couldn't choose!

So....

I put together a little booklet of tags

with a few of my favorites.

Here they are:

(Cover Page)

(Conference Talk Tags)

There are 22 Conference Talk Tags

A Front Cover

and

A Back Cover

Here's the PDF:

November Visiting Teaching Packet PDF

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 6

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

It's the MOST GRATEFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

I love NOVEMBER!

Not only is it my birthday month,
(Woot...Woot!)

but it's the one time of the year we get to just...

BE THANKFUL!

Here's a fun way to display what you are thankful for as a family.

It's a Gratitude Banner!

Here's what you'll need to do:

Print...Laminate...Cut...

and Attach the banner pieces to a ribbon!

You can use hot glue, or colored staples to attach the

banner pieces to the ribbon.

Leave extra ribbon on each of the sides so you can

hang it up.

Each day have each of the members of your family write what

they are grateful for on one of the fall leaves which are

included in the Give Thanks Banner Packet!

The leaves can be clipped to the banner

using glitter covered clothes pins.
I used the medium sized clothes pins, but
the larger ones look cute too!

By the time Thanksgiving

comes around,

your banner

will be filled with blessings!

Here's the PDF:

Give Thanks Banner Packet PDF

To make clothespins you will need:

Glitter

Aqua Net Hair Spray

Modpodge

and

A Sponge Brush

Instuctions:

Paint one side of the clothespin with Modpodge.

Sprinkle glitter while it's wet.

Allow to dry.

Spray with Aqua Net to keep glitter in place!

More to come!