TEACHING KIDS ABOUT TITHING: TITHING ACTIVITIES & SONGS FOR KIDS
Tithes, Tithing, Fast Offering, Money; See also Family, Managing Finances in; Offering; Tenth; BD Tithe
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Your kiddos will LOVE learning about tithing with these fun ideas. Learn about paying church tithing, what tithing is used for, what the blessings of tithing are and more! Perfect for church primary lessons or at-home Come Follow Me and Family Home Evening lessons & play!
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10 toys (ex: ten toy hot wheels cars or something you have ten of)
HOW TO PLAY:
Explain to the primary children that prophets anciently taught about tithing. Read the scripture from Malachi, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10) What does the prophet Malachi teach will happen as we pay tithing? ("pour you out a bless, that there shall not be room enough to receive it").
Get the 10 toys out. Invite your kids to count the toys. Ask how many of the 10 toys they would give to the bishop in tithing? How much is one-tenth? One, right? Of the ten toys they would give one toy to tithing. That's exactly what we do when we pay tithing, except we use money.
Give each child 10 chocolate chips... (same concept as above).
Go to playing the Tithing Folder Game (see below).
Tithing Play Mat Folder Game Bundle
ThisTITHING ACTIVITY BUNDLE is the perfect addition to your primary lessons, come follow me family home evening lessons, and more! This bundle includes SIX DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES that will help engage your kiddos in learning about TITHING, from what tithing is, why we pay tithing, what happens to tithing, the blessings of tithing, and so much more!
Folder Game Includes:
* When, What, & Why's of Tithing (questions, answers, and scripture reference squares
lift-the-flap)
*I can pay my tithing piggy bank coins match game
*Blessings of Tithing lift the flap
* Blessings of Heaven windows game
2 Craft Song Sliders, use along with LDS Primary Songs:
Toy treasure chest or another small box that locks with a key (and the key)
Tithing Folder Game
Little circles or squares with numbers on them (1-9).
Show the children the box with the lock on it and explain that it contains something important. Tell them there is a key hidden somewhere in the room that will open the box. Ask the children to quietly look for the key, and then have the child who finds it read aloud the word on it.
Explain that the scriptures tell us that if we obey the law of tithing we will receive great blessings. Place the key by the box and explain that later in the lesson you will use the key to open the box and discover what blessings are in store for us if we faithfully pay our tithes and offerings (use the folder game blessings pages: Let a child draw a number paper from the chest then count from the top over and down and let them open the window then read the blessing. Repeat until you've done them all).
Great tithing lesson on the church site with suggested questions and activities HERE.
Addams Family Tithing Song
Enjoy singing this song to your kids in your TITHING LESSONS at church or at home
as well as each time they (or you) pay their (your) tithing!
Let your kids follow along with the video below - coming...
Tune: Addams Family
10 percent (snap, snap) - 2x
I'll---give my--- 10 percent (snap, snap)
God blesses us with much,
and asks for little back,
So I'll give Him my tenth,
in envelope or sack. ;)
10 percent (snap, snap) - 2x
I'll---give my--- 10 percent (snap, snap)
I love my Heavenly Father,
And so Him I'll obey,
And be a good example,
in all I do and say!
10 percent (snap, snap) - 2x
I'll---give my--- 10 percent (snap, snap)
TITHING VIDEOS
Abigail & The Toy Kitty
Abigail learns she loves the Lord more than what she wants in the moment.
What Is Tithing?
This unique video explains through paper craft figures and pictures what tithing is and how much we give.
God Answers Prayers
This short song has a reverent feel but still catchy enough to keep kids attention. The simple tune and lyrics are perfect for young kids and reminds them that that God hears and answers our prayers!
Sit in a circle. Play spin the bottle. Place a bottle in the center of the circle. Spin the bottle. Whomever the bottle points after it stops is given the chance to agree or disagree. Then that child will spin the bottle.
Read the following statements.
If the person disagrees, have the children supply the correct information.
It is a commandment to pay tithing. (Agree.)
Tithing means one-fifth. (Disagree. Tithing means one-tenth.)
We pay our tithing to the Church. (Agree.)
Tithing is used to help build Church buildings. (Agree.)
Tithing is used to help support missionary work, print books, and help with family history and temple work. (Agree.)
It doesn’t matter if we pay tithing. (Disagree.)
Heavenly Father and Jesus bless us when we pay our tithing. (Agree.)
Tithing Pennies
WHAT YOU NEED:
Ten pennies
Signs that say, "To Spend or Save" and
HOW TO PLAY:
Hold the ten coins in your hand and show them to the children.
Ask: What would you do with these coins if you had earned them?
Let each child respond, and make positive comments about each answer. There are no right or wrong answers. When each child has responded, continue the discussion.
If a child mentioned paying tithing, comment that someone mentioned something very important that we should do when we earn money. If no one mentioned paying tithing, tell the children that you would like to help them learn about something very important to do whenever they earn some money.
Explain that Heavenly Father has commanded us to pay tithing on the money we earn. When we pay tithing, we give some of the money we have earned to the Church to help pay for things that help people learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus and the gospel, such as temples, church buildings, lesson manuals, and other materials.
Activity
Have the children count the ten coins with you as you place the coins on the table or floor in a row. Put the sign labeled “Tithing” on the table or floor. Read or have the children read the word on the sign. Tell the children that one-tenth of the money we earn is the amount we pay as tithing. One coin out of the ten on the table or floor would be one-tenth. Ask a child to put one coin in front of the tithing sign.
Put the sign labeled “To Spend or Save” next to the “Tithing” sign. Read or have the children read the words on the sign. If this were money you had earned, how many coins would you have left to spend or save after paying tithing?
Have a child put nine coins in front of the “To Spend or Save” sign, one at a time, as the class counts them. Point to the coins in front of the “To Spend or Save” sign and explain that the money we pay in tithing is a small portion of the money we earn.
Explain that we should pay tithing on all money we earn. You may want to use different coins or bills to help the children further understand the idea of paying one-tenth of the money they earn as tithing.
Put nine coins in the “To Spend or Save” side of the money box and tell in your own words the story of Mark and his choice to pay his tithing. You may want to substitute the name of the coins you brought for the word coin as you tell the story.
The last time Mark was at the store he had seen a toy he wanted to buy. Mark had been working for his mother and saving money to buy the toy. He had earned nine coins. He needed only one more coin to buy the toy. His mother told him that she would pay him if he did a job for her.
Early Saturday morning Mark got up and ate his breakfast, then did the job his mother wanted him to do. When he was finished, his mother told him that she was very pleased with the work he had done. She gave Mark a shiny new coin. Mark was excited because now he had enough money to buy the toy.
Mark ran to get his money box, and he dropped the coin inside. (Place another coin in the “To Spend or Save” side of the box.) Then he and his mother went to the store.
When they got to the store, Mark found the toy. He was happy it hadn’t been sold. He looked at it very carefully. He could hardly wait to play with it.
When Mark went to pay for the toy, the clerk smiled and said that it would cost ten coins. Mark took the lid off his money box and started to count out his coins. (Take the lid off the money box, and count out the coins from the “To Spend or Save” side.) When he got to ten he remembered: one coin out of ten should be tithing.
Mark didn’t know what to do. He really wanted the toy. He could have it, but only if he gave the clerk his tithing money. Mark looked at the clerk, at the toy, and then at the tithing coin.
What would you do if you were Mark?
Mark dropped the tithing coin in the tithing side of the box. (Put a coin in the “Tithing” side of the box.) He put the nine coins back in the “To Spend or Save” side of the box and walked down the aisle to put the toy back on the shelf.
Mark’s mother didn’t say anything, but she put her arm around Mark and gave him a tight squeeze. Mark knew he had done the right thing.
The next day at church, Mark gave his tithing envelope to the bishop. The bishop shook Mark’s hand and told Mark that Heavenly Father was happy that he paid his tithing. Mark was happy too. He knew he had made the right choice. (Adapted from Marshall T. Burton, “The Little Red Car,” Instructor, Apr. 1966, pp. 158–59.)
