tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post4079357177758060274..comments2023-10-30T05:17:42.975-06:00Comments on Becoming LDS: Sacrament Quiet ActivitiesPokemonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16880788926930516661noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post-19448693997732509122009-04-20T15:19:00.000-06:002009-04-20T15:19:00.000-06:00I have a 9,8,7,5,3,3 year old boys. The last 2 be...I have a 9,8,7,5,3,3 year old boys. The last 2 being twins. My husband has been Bishop for almost 2 years. So I have been sitting by myself for a while. (Actually a widow sits with us, but daddy doesn't sit with us.) Each of my boys have their own little canvas bags (Wal-Mart $1 each) that they can put a coloring book or paper and some crayons in. When our children turn 8, they can only take scriptures and <I>The Friend</I> magazine. Anyhow, it seems the simpler the packing, but smoother Sacrament goes. I believe they are over stimulated if there is too much to do. Periodically I'll pick one of the younger boys to go sit on daddy's lap for closing song and hymn if they behaved really well. The other boys are rewarded with gift certificates from home (our reward system) if they sing the hymns, are not distracting, etc. We have (and it wasn't easy) taught ALL the kids that sitting, facing forward is how we sit during the meeting. No laying on the ground or kneeling and coloring on the benches. That seems to have helped maintain reverence. Thanks for all your great ideas! Keep it up!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734795472431139681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post-69887214512434807592009-03-01T22:07:00.000-07:002009-03-01T22:07:00.000-07:00I love those ideas! I am printing some right now t...I love those ideas! I am printing some right now to use this coming Sunday! Thanks :)Melissa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829644957075784346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post-54012985060783856242009-02-28T15:21:00.000-07:002009-02-28T15:21:00.000-07:00I have three young children ages 3.5, almost 2, an...I have three young children ages 3.5, almost 2, and an infant. The things we have found to be the most helpful are as follows. 1)all activities have to wait until after the sacrament AND be gospel related. 2) In the event that we have to take one of the two older children out because the are being to wild, we have a firm no play rule. We find an unused class room and the child has to sit on my (or my husbands) lap. The first few times they scream and fight to get down, but it only takes a few times for them to learn that sitting reverently with a book or other quiet item is much better then no toys/no moving around in an empty class room. We learned to do this from a talk given by a member of the seventy. It has helped a ton! 3)The children must stay seated! They can occasionally switch seats with another child, etc to help them be more reverent. But no standing by the bench or turning around to look at other children, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post-45128950683899955842009-02-27T15:05:00.000-07:002009-02-27T15:05:00.000-07:00I've added you to LDS Listings. Thank you!I've added you to LDS Listings. Thank you!Me, Myself and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164372159942725088noreply@blogger.com