YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. LOVE AT HOME spin-the-bottle. Youth can think ahead about how they might show love to their family in case this or that happens. Play spin-the-bottle to draw situation wordstrips then tell how to show LOVE in that situation. For example, “Your best friend comes over. Your mother asks you to take out the garbage, clean up your mess, and straighten your room.”
USE FOR: COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Home lessons, Family Home Evening, Young Women, Children & Youth Goals, Sunday School, Bible Study
LESSON LIFESAVER
Love at Home spin-the-bottle
OBJECTIVE: Youth can take this activity home to discuss with their family and plan ways they can show love in each situation. Situation example, “Your family reunion is next week, the same time you and your friends planned a trip to the amusement park.”
To Play: Read the game rules found on the bottle aloud and play.
TO MAKE print activity in color or black and white. Place label on a jar and word-strips inside the jar. They can make up more situations that may fit their family, write them down, and place them in the bottle.
THOUGHT TREAT: Family Ties Heart-Pretzel -Licorice Necklace. Purchase string licorice and heart-shaped pretzel crackers (Walmart). Thread a thicker strand of string-licorice through ten or more pretzel-shaped crackers to form a necklace. Then tie thinner strands of string-licorice onto each pretzel separating the pretzel-hearts on the strand. Place necklace around each youth’s neck as they play the Love at Home Spin-the-Bottle game (above). Tell youth that as they make the right choice each day they can show love and create family ties. How? Being cheerful, kind, neat, helpful, and thoughtful brings a feeling of love and harmony in the home that keeps a family close.
MUTUAL NIGHT ACTIVITIES
HARMONY IN THE HOME PANEL: Have the bishop and his counselors and wives do a panel discussion on harmony in their homes. Have each youth write a question or two for discussion. You could ask the stake presidency and fathers and mothers to come also.
PEACEMAKER HINTS: Have someone come and talk about ways to bring peace in the home.
Ideas: Learning relaxation techniques; creating peace when there is conflict; creating cooperation in the home; creating love when conflict comes; planning for and fixing meals ahead so that family members can eat on time; feeding the family spiritually; having scripture study, family home evening, and family counsel; planning family activities that bring peace and love; and sharing tasks.
Source YW2.7
See the YOUTH Lesson “Living in Love and Harmony” (HERE).
See the Lesson Application in the lesson to “improve the harmony in their family” for which the above LOVE AT HOME activity is illustrated. Enjoy!
Also, use the following resources to add to your lesson:
Susan Tanner, “Did I Tell You … ?” Ensign, May 2003, 73–74.
Her first comment helps us to THINK CELESTIAL: “In the eternal scheme of things, the most crucial and fulfilling thing you will do is to build a holy home and rear a strong family in love.”
“Q&A: Questions and Answers,” New Era, Jan. 2003, 16–18. TOPIC: Getting Along with Parents.
This suggestion will help you THINK CELESTIAL: “The thought of families being forever can seem like more of a headache than a blessing if you are constantly arguing with your parents. But if you get along with your parents, the idea of eternal families can seem like the greatest blessing. The secret is figuring out how to get along.”
SEE THE ANSWERS (HERE).
BreighAn Olsen, “Tagalong,” New Era, June 2003, 40–41.
This helps teens want to try to be “more tolerant of the things that … younger siblings do, because when [they are gone, they will miss them].”
Janet Thomas, “The Sister Connection,” New Era, June 2003, 26–31.
This tells how older sisters have good advice; how to be a good sister; and that being family-oriented helps you not to fight; to learn to get over disagreements quickly, and MORE.
