FHE: 2nd Article of Faith

BTW, I found some cute, free Article of Faith Printables I don't want to forget about!  I won't bother with them now, since my kids can't read, but might be cute much later...

We sang the 2nd Article of Faith (Children's Songbook p. 122) for an opening song.

We read this story (while the kids ate their treat) from a past Friend article and then I asked the kids questions about the story, to be sure they understood what happened.  (mostly just my 4-year old son answered)  Then I gave made up scenarios asking things like, "what if your little sister hit the baby, and then I punished you (my son) by sending you to your room?"  etc.  And we talked about how that isn't right, and we are all responsible for taking the consequences of our own actions and nobody elses.

Then I asked if anyone knew the story about Adam, and my son told me as much as he knew, and I filled in the gaps.  I told him that some people believe that because Adam, the first man sinned, we are born sinners, but that we do not believe that.  We believe that we are only responsible for our own sins, and if we repent, then Jesus will suffer for them for us.

I also repeated the 2nd article of faith one more time.

FHE: Contributing to the Family

So, I decided it's time to let the almost 4-year-old start having some basic chores and this seemed like a great way to introduce it.  I came up with a plan for displaying a daily schedule for him, and there are chores, fun things, and also some educational activities interwoven throughout the day.

I explain my chart too thoroughly here, if you're interested.

We talked about how I'm having a baby in a few months and how I'll need some extra help and he (well, both of my kids) are big enough to do one thing every day to help me out.  (although, there are really a few things on there... They've already had to help out cleaning up their toys and I think clearing your own plate after you eat is regular enough that it should just be a habit, not really a chore.)

Then I showed them their schedules (not chore charts) and how they work and I've waited awhile to post anything so I could say how well it's working out.  I must say, it's been working quite well!

Here's some pics of the charts:

And here's a link to the cards I put together, printed out, cut apart, laminated, and then display in two 3x3 pocket page protectors.