NEW TESTAMENT 2023 KIDS CFM ACTIVITY PRINTABLES BUNDLE (JAN - JUNE & JULY-DEC)
This Come Follow Me 2023 Kids Activity Book for Families & LDS Primary gives you simple, easy Come Follow Me printables for church and home.
With activity suggestions for every week of the month (Jan-June), you'll always have something quick and easy to give your kiddos to further engage them in the lessons each week while giving them plenty of variety* and fun while learning!
(42+ PGS of fun for Jan-Jun & lots more July-Dec! - Get when you join the printables library).
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Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.
* Read Mark 10:6–8 to the children, and display a picture of a married couple. Ask the children to point to the man and the woman when they hear you read the words male and female. Explain that Heavenly Father wants a man and woman to marry each other (see Genesis 1:27–28).
* Display pictures of a family and a temple. Invite the children to talk about what they see in the pictures. Explain that Heavenly Father wants us to be sealed (explain what sealed means) to our families in the temple so we can be with them forever. Be sensitive to children whose parents are not yet sealed.**
* Sing a song about families, such as “A Happy Family” (Children’s Songbook, 198). Consider singing the song several times. Invite the children to share fun things they have done with their families. Why are they thankful for their families?
* Sing a song about the temple, such as “I Love to See the Temple” (let kids build temples with this printable) or “Families Can Be Together Forever” (Children’s Songbook, 95, 188). Let the children hold pictures of temples or families, and invite them to hold up their pictures when they sing “temple” or “family.” Help the children think of reasons why is it important to get married in the temple.
OLDER PRIMARY
* Ask one of the children to read Mark 10:6–8 out loud. Explain that cleave means to “stick to” or “hold tight to” something. Why is it important that husbands and wives join together, love each other, and work as partners?
* Ask the children to help you think of answers to questions like “Why are families important in the Church?” or “Why is it important for you to get married in the temple?” Help them find answers in resources like Mark 10:6–8; 1 Corinthians 11:11; Doctrine and Covenants 42:22; 131:1–4; Moses 3:18, 21–24; and “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.”
* Sing together a song about families, such as “Families Can Be Together Forever” (Children’s Songbook, 188). Share your testimony of eternal marriage and family with the children. Invite them to share their testimonies as well.
**NOTE: If children come from split families or other difficult situations, you may want to readTHISarticle on how to approach so the topic and songs may be a little less painful.
* In your own words, share the account in Mark 10:13–16. You might also show the video “Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Help the children think of times when they have felt Jesus’s love for them. Bear your testimony to the children that Jesus loves them and wants to bless them.
* Display the picture Christ and the Children (Gospel Art Book, no. 47). Help the children imagine what it might be like to be one of the children sitting next to Jesus in the picture. Invite the children to share how they feel about Jesus.
* Let the children draw pictures of themselves being blessed by Jesus (see Mark 10:16 and this week’s activity page) and let them color the Jesus Loves coloring page (available in the CFM 2023 Kids Activity Bundle Jan-June (in the printables library).
* Sing / Listen to: “Dearest Children, God Is Near You,” Hymn 96.
If I obey the commandments, I can receive eternal life.
Jesus can help me know what I need to do to progress.
The rich young man sought Jesus and received specific instruction that was meant especially for him. How can you inspire the children to seek similar guidance in their own lives?
* Ask the children to find a verse in Mark 10:17–22 that describes the picture in this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families. Explain that the counsel Jesus gave to the young man was personal, and we can all receive personal direction from the Lord through the Spirit.
* Read together Mark 10:17–22. Invite the children to write on the board (add the commandments to the tablets - left picture below) that the Savior told the rich young man to obey (see verse 19). What else did Jesus ask him to do? (see verse 21)-see March 6-12 "I'll Take Up My Cross" coloring page in the CFM 2023 Kids Activity Bundle Jan-June (in the printables library).
Encourage the children to think about things they might need to begin doing or stop doing to better follow Jesus. What are some ways we can find out what Jesus wants us to do?
SEE OBEDIENCE POST FOR MORE LESSON IDEAS ON OBEDIENCE
What is the difference between having riches and trusting in riches? (see Mark 10:23–24). As you read verse 27, you may want to point out the Joseph Smith Translation: “With men that trust in riches, it is impossible; but not impossible with men who trust in God and leave all for my sake, for with such all these things are possible” (Joseph Smith Translation, Mark 10:26 [in Mark 10:27, footnote a]).
As a family, how are we showing that we trust God more than material things?
To illustrate the principles in Matthew 20:1–16, you might set up a simple competition, such as a short race. After everyone has completed the competition, award everyone the same prize, starting with the person who finished last and ending with the person who finished first. What does this teach us about who receives the blessings of eternal life in Heavenly Father’s plan?
Let kids add figures on the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard Folder Game as you read through the scriptures.
What is the meaning of the phrase “whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant”? (Matthew 20:27). [Ask the kids what a servant is.] How did Jesus Christ exemplify this principle? *** How can we follow His example in our family, our ward or branch, and our neighborhood?
Do you think it is odd that the Master served others? Master and servant are opposite words. You might think it is surprising that the greatest masters are those who serve.
I want to serve like Jesus did, so I'll be a servant, oh!
S-E-R-V-E, S-E-R-V-E, S-E-R-V-E,
Oh, I will serve like Jesus!
When you've worked through all the letters, switch and sing Primary Songs: "When We're Helping We're Happy" and LDS Hymn "Have I Done Any Good In The World Today?") as you finish putting the cards on the folder pages (each circle has an example of a way to serve and do good).
NAME A WAY YOU CAN SERVE (who and how) - add card to SERVICE FOLDER GAMES (see below in gallery pictures).
Repeat just as in Bingo, singing one letter silently and adding a clap in it's place.
At the end of each verse, name a way you can serve (who and how) and if you have the folder games, add a circle card to the folder pages each time.
