Since the ward is having a pioneer party this weekend, I thought I'd have an FHE on our pioneer heritage so that the kids could gain a greater knowledge of who the pioneers were and the sacrifices they made to bring the church to us in these latter-days. We talked about the pioneers and what life was like for them. We also had the kids watch a clip on how Brigham Young recognized the Salt Lake Valley as "the place". Here the kids are coloring while listening to a story about a little pioneer girl from England and her journey to the Salt Lake Valley.
Then.....we made butter like pioneers! Of course, the pictures are out of order, but we had the kids shake heavy whipping cream in an airtight container. After a while it turned into a ball of butter! Cool! Of course to the mormon community, this is nothing new, but it was new to us! Ha!ha! The kids had so much fun, and I think they gained a greater understanding of how much work the pioneers endured for the simplest of things....like butter.
Enjoying the fruits of our labor (and sore arms!).
Here's what it looked like at first.
This was a cute little coloring page I printed off of Sugardoodle. They got to color the pioneers and assorted items they would be taking with them on their trek. Then they tried to fit it all in the handcart. It was tough! Another cute activity that we did was to hide an item while a person was out of the room and then direct them to that item by saying hot or cold. We talked about how it takes faith to find something that you're not sure about. Just like the finder had faith that the item was located somewhere in the room, the pioneers had faith that they would find their Zion, even if they were not sure where they were headed in the first place. Like being directed by the words hot or cold, the pioneers were led by the spirit to find Zion.
What better way to end FHE than with a monsoon storm? Who needs tv when you've got entertainment right outside your windows? :)
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