#LIGHTtheWORLD Daily Activity Pages

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1 2017 #LIGHTtheWORLD Daily Activity Pages Merry Christmas Love - the red headed hostess Here are some activity pages to help your children #LIGHTtheWORLD this Christmas. Just print them and have them ready to go at the beginning of the month! We suggest that you discuss the scripture (in the ornament) each day and watch the daily video at mormon.org, and then do the activity on each page. We hope this helps you have a wonderful and meaningful Christmas! Love- All of us at The Red Headed Hostess

2 ATTACH THIS SIGN TO A BAG OR BOX FILLED WITH ITEMS TO DONATE. Day 1 Freely ye have received, freely give. December 1 Matthew 10:8 Here are some things of mine that I hope some other children can love as much as I have. Name(s)

3 Day 2 i was thirsty and ye gave me drink Matthew 25:35 December 2 Dear Everyone should know how much they are loved. Here are ten reasons why I love you: Love,,

4 Day 3 wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days Matthew 12:12 December 3 Be extra kind to your siblings and parents today. Cut out these stars and write your name on them. Do acts of service for your family throughout the day and leave a star behind. For example, if you make someone's bed, leave a star on their bed. Name Name Name Name Name Name Name Name Name

5 Day 4 Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself Matthew 22:39 December 4 Neighbors are not just people in your neighborhood, but all people. Even those you go to school with are your neighbors, even if it is someone you do not know well or know at all. Before school make some goals of what you can do to help others feel loved today. Goals:

6 Day 5 Honour thy and thy father mother Matthew 15:4 December 5 Be extra thoughtful towards your mother today. Think of five meaningful reasons why you love your mother, write them below, and then give this paper to her. FIVE REASONS I LOVE MY MOR:

7 Day 5 Honour thy and thy father mother Matthew 15:4 December 5 Be extra thoughtful towards your father today. Think of five meaningful reasons why you love your father, write them below, and then give this paper to him. FIVE REASONS I LOVE MY FAR:

8 Day 6 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Matthew 7:1 December 6 Sometimes we judge and think that a person is bad, mean, or not a good person. There is a saying that says, "do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on." Do at least one of the following things below to learn more about this principle today. Watch "A Christmas Carol" and discuss the following things after: What if I had decided that Ebenezer Scrooge was a bad person and thought he had no hope of doing good things? What did Ebenezer Scrooge need in order to start doing good? What can I learn from this story? Watch or read "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and talk about how others judged Rudolph and what we can learn from this story. Have your parents tell you about a time they had judged someone negatively and what they had learned from that experience. Think of someone you have judged negatively. Do something kind for them and let them know that you care about them. In the space below, write what you learned about judging others.

9 Day 7 Suffer the little children to come unto me mark 10:14 My Christmas Bucket list (Things I hope to do with my family this Christmas) December 7 Write a Christmas "bucket list" or things you hope to do with your family this Christmas. With your parents help, select a reasonable number of items on your list and make a plan for them to happen.

10 Day 8 Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. Matthew 5:44 December 8 Tell your parents about someone at school (or another place) you might consider an enemy, or someone you do not like. Discuss this scripture and make a list of things you could do to show love to this person Three things I can do to help myself feel more love for this person: Three things I can do to show this person love:

11 i was Day 9 sick and ye visited me. Matthew 25:36 December 9 Cut out this gingerbread frame and paste a 4x6 photo of yourself in the white space. Take it (or mail it) to someone who is suffering. If you don't have a photo, you can write a note in the space instead. I am wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

12 Day 10 search the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life. John 5:39 December 10 Read the scriptures by yourself or with your family. Draw a picture of something you learned.

13 Day 11 I was a stranger and ye took me in. Matthew 25:35 December 11 Watch Mr. Kreuger's Christmas" (it is available online). In the space below, write or draw about what you learned about reaching out to those we do not know.

14 Day 12 Blessed are they that mourn. Matthew 5:4 December 12 Bake a treat (or make a gift) and take it to a family who is going through a difficult time. Use the gift tag to write a note and attach to the treat.

15 Day 13 All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do even so to them. Matthew 7:12 December 13 This scripture is like the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Today treat your siblings and parents like you would like to be treated. Keep a list of things you did below.

16 Day 14 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21 December 14 Color the treasure box and draw things that you treasure the very most in the treasure box below.

17 Day 15 Blessed are the merciful. Matthew 5:7 December 15 Being merciful means you show compassion to someone who has offended or hurt you. Watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and write what you learn about how the townspeople showed mercy towards the grinch. What can you do to show others mercy?

18 ATTACH THIS SIGN TO A BAG OR BOX FILLED WITH ITEMS TO DONATE. Day 16 I was naked and ye clothed me. December 16 Matthew 25:36 Here are some clothes of mine that I hope some other children can love as much as I have. Name(s)

19 Day 17 ye shall meet together oft. 3 Nephi 18:22 December 17 Help your family be on time to Church. Check off each item on the checklist as you complete them. * Parents, you might want to write a time next to each task by which it needs to be completed. SUNDAY MORNING CHECKLIST Wake up by : AM Say morning prayer Make bed Eat breakfast Brush teeth Brush Hair Get dressed (other)

20 Day 18 Forgive men their trespasses. Matthew 6:14 December 18 Forgive someone who has hurt your feelings in some way. You can pray to Heavenly Father for help to forgive. Finish the statements below. I choose to forgive: Forgiving him/her makes me feel: I think forgivness is important because:

21 Day 19 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Matthew 5:12 December 19 Fill this page by writing or drawing things that bring you the most happiness.

22 Day 20 A man s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke 12:15 December 20 Make a Christmas list that has a list of 20 things and people in your life you are grateful for (instead of a list of presents you hope to receive). Put this list in your family nativity as an expression of gratitude for the Savior and what He has done for you and your family

23 Day 21 for i was an hungered and ye gave me meat. December 21 Do a job around the house to earn Matthew 25:35 money to donate to a food drive or to fast offerings. Write about or draw what you did in the space below.

24 Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. 3 Nephi 27:21 December 22 Gather your family around your nativity and discuss this scripture with them. Invite each person to give Christ a present this Christmas by doing something He would do if He were here. Have them decide what they will do, write it down on a slip below (cut them out first), and put it in the nativity. Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. 3 Nephi 27:21 3 Nephi 27:21 Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. 3 Nephi 27:21 3 Nephi 27:21 Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. 3 Nephi 27:21 3 Nephi 27:21 Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. Day 22 that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do. 3 Nephi 27:21 3 Nephi 27:21

25 Day 23 i was in prison and ye came unto me. Matthew 25:36 December 23 Call people who will be sad not to see you this Christmas. Wish them a Merry Christmas and help them feel loved. Make a list of people to call below. My Call List

26 Day 24 ye must watch and pray always. 3 Nephi 18:15 December 24 Watch "A Charlie Brown's Christmas" and then answer the question below. Read Luke 2 together as a family and have a family prayer thanking Heavenly Father for the birth of Christ. What is the true meaning of Christmas?

27 Fill in this sign with your answer. Text a picture of yourself holding the sign to some people you love. Day 25 let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven. December 25 Matthew 5:16 I kept Christ in Christmas this year by: