Use for COME FOLLOW ME Young Women, Young Men, Seminary, Family Home Evening, Primary and Home
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
My Ant Farm Leisure Time Log
OBJECTIVE: Instead of sitting around like a bump on a log, be industrious like the ants. Schedule your free time to use productively.
Description of Lesson Activity: Tell youth, “Eternity is won or lost in our leisure time.”
Youth can record these log activities that are a wise use of time. Then in their free (leisure) time, they can do these things. Have youth study the ideas, circle those they want to do in the next few months, and add to the list as they think up other leisure time activities. Have them schedule chosen activities during their free time.
This way they will have something to do and have something to look forward to each day. Talk about “dovetailing” activities (doing two things at once).
Note This My Ant Farm Leisure Time Activity Log can be given to youth during a picnic (see below*).
TO MAKE print activity in color or black and white.
Dovetail Ideas (doing two things at once): While talking on the phone, mend or sort socks, iron clothing, wash the dishes or clean room. During the television ads, do your nails, put on a face mask, read, exercise, drink water, or memorize. While doing homework, drink plenty of water and eat an apple or healthy snacks. While cleaning, listen to church music or practice your singing. While waiting for a friend or driving in your car, memorize test material (placed on cards ahead of time).
MUTUAL NIGHT, SEMINARY, SUNDAY SCHOOL, FAMILY HOME EVENING ACTIVITIES
*LEISURE PICNIC TO TALK ABOUT LEISURE TIME: Have a picnic indoors or outdoors.
1. Call ahead and ask every youth and leader bring: (1) a sack lunch, (2) a blanket, and (3) ideas to share of leisure-time productive activities and leisure-time time-wasting activities.
2. Decorate by enlarging drawings of ants and placing one on each blanket.
3. During the picnic, talk about industrious ants and how they don’t waste their leisure time. Have each youth and the leaders stand up and share their ideas.
4. Give youth the above Leisure Time Log handout activity during the picnic.
THOUGHT TREAT: Ants on a Log. Cut up celery 4-inches in length, fill center with peanut butter or a flavored cream cheese spread; place raisins, chocolate covered raisins, or miniature chocolate chips on top to look like ants.
SOURCE: YW2.43
ACTIVITY CAN BE USED FOR Come Follow Me
• November Lesson 1 “What does it mean to be self-reliant?” ⇒
• November Lesson 4 “Why is work an important gospel principle?” ⇒
