Twice a year we get to listen to the words of our modern prophets. I've always loved conference weekend however; since having kids I feel like we haven't been able to hear the talks as well. So this year I decided to put together conference bags for the boys as well as a fun treat activity.
For the bags, I set up two tables in the front room as their workstations. This is where they got to put puzzles together, sort pom poms, play with play-doh, color pictures, stack cereal, and a bunch of other things.
For the treat activity, I put different food items (marshmallows, pretzels, goldfish, oreos, licorice, etc) into jars. Attached to the jars were phrases and/or words that would be said in conference. Each time they heard a phrase they'd shout it out and then grab the food item. They loved this.
I was hoping they'd sit for at least a half hour, but they surprised me and sat for an hour. They did this for 3 out of the 4 sessions of conference. What a success! I'll definitely be doing this next General Conference. Oh, and because the boys were so focused Casey and I both got to ride our bikes while listening to the speakers. I love indoor bike trainers!
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