Independence Day!!!! (Song Review)

 

I figure if you are looking at my blog for Independence Day Singing Time ideas then you most likely have my viewpoint on celebrating fourth of July in primary.  If you want to skip my thoughts on the subject and get right into the activity then skip the introduction and go straight to the next section.  

INTRODUCTION:

I saw a post on the Facebook group page, Latter-Day Saint Primary Music Leaders.  The poster asked, "Do you think it is okay for the primary to say the Pledge of Allegiance to start out our Olympic (or 4th of July) activity?"  It shocked me how many people replied with comments, like, "Church is about Christ, not politics."  How is saying the Pledge of Allegiance controversial?  Celebrating America's birth or gratitude for the USA coincides with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  It is because of the freedoms that were given to citizens when the country was founded that the gospel of Jesus Christ was able to be restored!  Prophets, past and present, have given talks on the United States of America, the Constitution, and the founding fathers.  I remember as a little girl President Benson's many talks on the United States of America.  Just last year there was a talk in sacrament meeting about freedom of religion in our country.  I also think about the 12th Article of Faith, which says, "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law."  The most recent talks about the laws and the Constitution was given by President Oaks in General Conference.  Here are some quotes from that talk:

"The United States Constitution is unique because God revealed that He “established” it “for the rights and protection of all flesh” (Doctrine and Covenants 101:77; see also verse 80). That is why this constitution is of special concern for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout the world."

"Without a Bill of Rights, America could not have served as the host nation for the Restoration of the gospel, which began just three decades later."

"Our belief in divine inspiration gives Latter-day Saints a unique responsibility to uphold and defend the United States Constitution and principles of constitutionalism wherever we live."

"I testify of the divinely inspired Constitution of the United States and pray that we who recognize the Divine Being who inspired it will always uphold and defend its great principles. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

I know that this talk by President Oaks was mainly about the Constitution and the rights of the people.  The talk shows how the USA Constitution was divine from God.  The Pledge of Allegiance is a way to express devotion and love to the founding of our country and our freedoms.  The Star Spangled Banner (the national anthem) is in our hymn books.  There are also other patriotic songs in the hymn book and children's songbook.  

In no way is it controversial to say the Pledge of Allegiance or sing patriotic songs in Sacrament Meeting, Primary, or any other church meeting.  We should recognize our blessings that we have because we live in the USA!  There are many hardships and controversies happening in the USA at this time.  However, the foundation of our country is divine and should be recognized.  Never, ever, should anyone ask the question if it is okay to do something patriotic in primary.  If someone has an issue with it then that is their problem.  There is nothing in the church that would be against something patriotic.  

With that said, here is the activity I did for Independence Day.  I just wish I had remembered to take pictures!

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY SINGING ACTIVITY:

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

*Beach ball

*Squirt Gun (I think my husband got a little one at The Dollar Store)

*Party Poppers for the number of songs you want to sing

*Glow Sticks

*Small USA flags for each person in primary (There might be some at the Dollar Store.  I got the small flags from Walmart.  I am sure there is a store online that has them cheaper.)

*Some play musical instruments (Not actual instruments, but instruments like plastic kazoos or tambourines.)

*Poster Board

*Red marker (preferably a red permanent marker)

*White star stickers (I made the stickers with my cricut, but the stars do not have to be stickers.  They can also be made out of white paper.  The stars are going to be placed on the US flag.)

*Any red, white and blue decor you would like to put around the room

Links to Some 4th of July Supplies:

I bought items for this activity because I did not have the supplies around the house.  I also prepared it last minute, so I was scrounging for the items at local stores instead of ordering them on Amazon or somewhere I could find the items cheaper.  Here are the links to some of the items that I used for the 4th of July singing activity:

4th of July Beach Ball or 4th of July Beach Ball(I wanted a 4th of July beach ball, but I could not find one in any store.  You can order a 4th of July beach ball or buy a red or blue beach ball like I did at Walmart.)

Party Poppers (I used the red and blue party poppers in the package)

4th of July Glow Sticks 

kazoos  (I spent way too much on these kazoos.  At first I was thinking that every child in the primary would need a musical instrument when I first ordered them.  Then I decided that I was only going to have about 8-10 kids come up to play the musical instruments.  I got the rest of the play instruments from my mom who taught school for many, many years.  She gave me a container that had play cymbals, tambourines, drum sticks, and maracas in it.  You can ask a local preschool or grade school teacher, or ward members if they have some play instruments.  If you can't find any then get creative.  You can use Fourth of July paper plates as cymbals, toy blocks to make a beat, a few kazoos, a harmonica if you have one laying around, etc.)

PREPARATION:

1.  I drew a USA flag on a poster board.  I used a yard stick to make the red stripes straight and I measured the length between each red stripe.  I made stripes from the top to the bottom of the poster board.  Then I got an blue 8.5" x 11" cardstock paper and stuck it in the upper left-hand corner of the poster board.  I laminated the blue cardstock paper with my little laminator because I did not have time to go to a place like Office Max and get it laminated.  I am now going to laminate the entire thing so I can use it on future Independence Days.

2.  Type or write out each song on a strip of paper and then place them in the party poppers.  I had to look up how to get the strips of papers in the party poppers.  The YouTube video was not about how to place something in the party poppers, but it explained how to open the party poppers, which gave me the information I was looking for!  Here is the link to the YouTube video:

How to take apart Party Poppers

3.  Make a paper star.  I laminated my paper star.  It should be about the size of your hand.  It is to play find the star (like find the note).

4.  Make sure to put water in the squirt gun before Primary starts!

5.  Put everything you will be using for the activity in a box so that it is easier to carry into primary

6.  Set up everything before Primary starts including any decor you want to put around the room.  Put tin foil over the windows in the primary room so that when the lights are turned off for the glow stick song that it is dark.  Warn the primary pianist that the lights will be turned off so that she can be ready to turn her phone flashlight on.  I put my phone flashlight on also so that she had extra light to see the music.

CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY PRIMARY SINGING TIME ACTIVITY:

This singing time activity is actually pretty simple after you have all the supplies. Before the activity begins, tell the primary children that they can earn stars to put on the flag.  They can earn up to three stars.  One star for knowing the words, another star for singing at a good volume, and another star for being respectful.  The song with the beach ball is rowdy, so I gave them the star for respect even though it was rowdy.  

 1.  Pick a reverent child to come up and pop one of the party poppers.  Find the strip of paper with the song written on it.  Then do the corresponding 4th of July activity to go along with that song.  You may need to explain some of the activities so they get the correlation between 4th of July and the activity.

2.  After the song is done, put the amount of stars they have earned on the flag.

Here are the activities that I did to go along with each song.  You can assign each activity to the songs you are teaching in primary for the year.

*The Liahona:  TURN OFF THE LIGHTS!  Children lead with glow sticks that I put under their chair before primary started.  They loved the glow sticks and they got to keep them.

*Nephi's Courage:  Use the beach ball.  One side of the room throws it to the other side of the room, like beach volleyball.  I always give rules or expectations before an activity like this one.  I told the children that they are not allowed to spike the ball or throw it hard.  It has to be soft.  They did a great job!  

*Scripture Power:  Find the star.  This is played the same way "Find the Note" is played.  The children sing soft when the finder is far away from the star and sing louder the closer the finder is to the star.

*I Will Be What I Believe:  Use the squirt gun.  4th of July is extremely hot where I live so it is a must to include water activities on Independence Day.  Squirt the children singing the song well with the squirt bottle.  The kids love this too!

*I Know That My Savior Loves Me:  Use the little flags for the children to lead the music with you.  I had the little flags in Mason jars on the little table in the front of the room.  I did not want to stick the flags on the ground under the children's chairs before primary because I respect the flag and want the children to learn to respect the flag.  I put them in about 5 Mason jars so that some teachers could grab them and pass them out quickly.  After the song, I had the same people gather the flags and put them back into the jars.  This song is a reverent, smooth, beautiful song, so I chose this song for the children to lead the music with American flags.  I turned towards the white board so that the children could copy me leading the song.  Here is a picture:

*For three of the songs I had about 5-10 children come up to play instruments for the "4th of July parade."  You could even have the children that are playing the instruments march in place or march around the room.  I knew the children would love being picked to play in the marching band parade, so that is why I have three songs that include the instruments.  It is not a pretty sound, but the children have so much fun.  It is to celebrate our country, so it should be fun!  The songs that were chosen for the marching band were Dare to Do Right, Choose the Right Way, and I Will Be Valiant.  I gave the children a star for respect for these songs also, since obviously it is going to get loud and rowdy.

Here is a picture of the "4th of July Parade" instruments that I used:

My dad passed away in February of this year.  He was a drummer.  The drumsticks were the last drumsticks he used before he passed away.  I had the "drummers" in the parade use the floor to make the drum beats.  That way it was not so loud!  I had about three tambourines.  Again, you do not need to go out and buy play instruments to make a marching band!

Jesus (or the Holy Ghost) Can Be Your Shadow

This has always been one of my favorite activities/lessons in primary.  It is visual so the children get the concept easily about Christ and/or the Holy Ghost being with them wherever they go or whatever they are doing.  This year I used this lesson/activity for teaching “I Know That My Savior Loves Me”.  Last time I used the shadow lesson I taught “If the Savior Stood Beside Me”.  You can use the shadow lesson with any song that has to do with Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost.

LESSON:

1. Show the Picture of the Savior with the Nephite children. 

“By a raise of hands, who can tell me what this picture is about?”

Were any of you there to feel the Savior’s arms around you?

“You might not have been there with him, but the Savior loves you just as much as the children of his day.”

 

2.  Shadow Puppets

What is something that follows you wherever you go and mimics your every action.  Sometimes it can be seen, and sometimes it can’t.  Sometimes even if it can be seen, you don’t notice it.  What is it?

Answer:  Your shadow

*Turn your flashlight on and turn the lights off in the room. Have a presidency member hold the flashlight and point it to the front of the room.  Show the children some shadow puppets with your hands.  Then move around.  Point out how your shadow follows you everywhere.  It is with you no matter what you do or where you go.

3.     What would it be like if Jesus was your shadow?  What if he went everywhere with you?

Jesus is like your shadow.  He is always there.  You may not see him, but he is still there.  Sometimes you may not feel him, but he is still there.  He is always there, just like your shadow. 

         Jesus loves each of you.  He knows you by name.  He knows your likes and dislikes.  He loves you no matter what!  Whenever you see your shadow, let it be a reminder that Jesus Christ loves you and is with you.  

 

SHADOW PUPPET VISUALS & 

INTRODUCING THE SONG:

   (The PDF shadow puppet visuals and the PDF song visuals will be at the end of this blog post.)

"Today we will be learning the song 'I Know That 

My Savior Loves Me'". 

        1. Ask a class or two to come up to help you hold the shadow puppet visuals.  Have the first child hold the first visual up and sing the line of the song.  Have the children repeat the line.  Do this for every shadow puppet visual.

 

        2.  Sing the entire song with the children holding up the visuals.  I stand by the child holding the visual of the line we are singing.  I basically go down the row of children as we sing the song.

        

        3 .  Put the visuals away and have the children sit down.

 

        4.  Show the children the visuals or flipchart of the visuals. When I am teaching a song for the first time, I tape the visuals to the board in front of the room, so they can see all the visuals and my hands are free. 

 

        5.  Sing through the song a few times.  Go over any lines or notes of the song that are iffy.

 

ACTIVITY:

     1.  Cut out a paper, felt, or foam heart.  Have the children pass the heart around as you sing the song.  Have the piano player stop randomly.  Whichever child has the heart when the song stops will tell how they know the Savior loves them.  I told the children before we started the activity that one of the ways I feel the Savior's love is when I am in nature.  I am in awe at the world around me.  I went first so that they had an example.  Many of the junior primary children wanted help from their teachers, which is great!

SONG VISUAL PDF AND SHADOW PUPPET PDF'S:

Song Visuals:     

I Know That My Savior Loves Me Visuals Verse 1 & Chorus

      

I Know That My Savior Loves Me Visuals Verse 2:

 

Shadow Puppets:

    (I got images off the internet and in the gospel library.  I used my cricut to cut them out.  If you are doing a different song other than "I Know that My Savior Loves Me" and need help making shadow puppets then please do not hesitate to ask me for help.  I do not know how to take multiple projects in Cricut and stick them all in the same PDF.  Each line of the song has it's own PDF.)

A long time ago in a beautiful place

children were gathered round Jesus

He blessed and taught as they felt of his love

Each saw the tears on his face

The love that he had for his little ones, I know he feels for me

I did not touch him or sit on his knee

yet Jesus is real to me

I know He lives

I will follow faithfully

My heart I give to Him

Here is a sample of the shadow puppet visuals:

I Will Be What I Believe Lesson & Song Actions

I strive to keep my lessons short since the children already have a lesson in Primary about what was learned in Come Follow Me during the week.  I do like to highlight who we are learning about in the Book of Mormon since this year in our primary we have been focusing on Book of Mormon heroes.  We were studying about Abinadi in Come Follow Me the week that I introduced "I Will Be What I Believe."  You can relay the message using whichever Book of Mormon prophet is being studied the week you teach "I Will Be What I Believe".  

Lesson:

"In Come Follow Me this week we read about Abinadi. Who was Abinadi? (Take 2 answers.) Abinadi was a prophet who taught about repentance. King Noah didn’t like what Abinadi was teaching so he arrested him and had him killed, but not before Abinadi gave a powerful testimony of Jesus Christ. Did you know there is a verse of Book of Mormon Stories about Abinadi?"

Sing:  Book of Mormon Stories #118 Verse 4: 

Don't forget Abinadi, who stood before the king.

All Chained up from head to toe, the gospel he did bring.

If he would deny it, then the king would set him free.

He was true, and he died righteously.

"Abinadi was a true hero.  He died standing for what is right.  He would not deny God or Jesus Christ.  He was brave, courageous, honorable, true, noble, and righteous.  Abinadi was what he believed." 

"Whatever you believe will determine who you are.  What you believe will be the deciding  factor on your words and actions.  It will determine the course of your life."

Introduce "I Will Be What I Believe":

I taught the first verse one week and the second verse the next week.  

Go through each line of the song.  Sing the first line and then have the children sing it back to you.  Do this with each line of the song.  Then teach the actions to the words.  Here are the actions that I used:

VISUALS TO "I WILL BE WHAT I BELIEVE":

If you would like visuals to "I will Be What I Believe" then you can find them HERE.

 

 

Song Visuals in Alphabetical Order

I will post the visuals I have that are digital.  I have many more visuals that are not digital since I was first called to be chorister in the year 2000.  I will continue to add to this visual post whenever I make new visuals.  Some visuals are great and others worked for me in the moment.  If you want visuals for holidays and seasonal then they are at the bottom past the Sunday church songs.  

CHILDREN SONGBOOK SONGS:

A Child's Prayer Verse 1

A Child's Prayer Verse 2

Dare to Do Right Verse 1

Did Jesus Really Live Again (I did not make these visuals)

He Sent His Son

He Sent His Son (For some odd reason I have two lines of the song in a separate PDF.  The below PDF is of the lines "live like his son" and "What does he ask?  Live like His son".

I Feel My Savior's Love Verse 1

I Feel My Savior's Love Verse 2 (The first line of the verse is the bottom visual for some reason)

I'll Walk With You

I Know that My Savior Loves Me Verse 1 and Chorus

I Know that My Savior Loves Me Verse 2

   

I Think When I Read That Sweet Story

I Will Be Valiant

I Will Be What I Believe Verse 1 & 2 & Chorus

I Wonder When He Comes Again

Jesus Once Was a Little Child

Love is Spoken Here

My Heavenly Father Loves Me

My Heavenly Father Loves Me Verse 2

Nephi's Courage Verse 1

Nephi's Courage Verse 2

Nephi's Courage Verse 3

Scripture Power Verse 1

Scripture Power Verse 2

Search, Ponder, and Pray

Teach Me To Walk In The Light

We'll Bring the World His Truth (Armies of Helaman) Verse 1

We'll Bring the World His Truth (Armies of Helaman) Verse 2

We'll Bring the World His Truth (Armies of Helaman) Verse 3

CHRISTMAS & WINTER

Christmas Bells Are Ringing

Oh What Do You Do In The Wintertime

Snowflakes Falling on the Evergreen Trees (Goes to the song Popcorn Popping)

Stars Were Gleaming

MOTHER'S DAY:

That's My Mother (Goes to song Our Bishop)

FATHER'S DAY:

The Dearest Name (Father's Day)

Scripture Power Verse 2 Lesson, Visuals, and Combat Sword Song Actions

ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE LESSON & ACTIVITY:

*Cardstock or Printing Paper

*Printer

*Scissors 

*Tape

PREPARATION BEFORE SUNDAY:

1.  Make the soldier and the Armor of God by printing the parts and cutting them out.  I laminated the soldier and the armor.  Here is what the soldier will look like with and without The Armor of God on:

My mom gave me the soldier and Armor of God.  I scanned them so I can share it with you.  There are also Soldiers and Armor of God parts that you can find on the internet.  Here are the PDF soldier and Armor of God parts for you to make your own soldier and Armor of God:

  

2.  Make a "sword" for each child in primary.  The "sword" is made by rolling a piece of paper.  I used cardstock.  You can either put a piece of paper under each chair in primary before primary starts and have the children roll the paper themselves, or roll them yourself and use a piece of tape to keep it in place.  I made all of the "swords" before church so that we did not have to take time having the children try and roll the paper and it possibly coming apart.  I put all the "swords" in grocery bags so it was easy to bring them to church.  Here is a sample of the "swords" I made:

3.  Learn the combat actions to the second verse of "Scripture Power".  This is where the paper swords will be used.  I got the combat actions here:

4.  Print off the PDF of the combat action reminder pictures.  The pictures are not great, but they helped me to remember the combat actions as I was teaching them to the primary. 

 

  

5.  Print off the visuals for "Scripture Power" verse two.  Here are the PDF visuals for "Scripture Power" verse two:

If you would like the visuals to the first verse and chorus of "Scripture Power" then you can find them here, along with a lesson and song actions.

PREPARATION AT CHURCH BEFORE PRIMARY STARTS:

I leave before Sacrament Meeting is over to go to the Primary room to set up.  There is another ward that is in their second hour of church when our ward starts Sacrament Meeting.  The other ward gets out about a half hour before our Sacrament Meeting is over.  I leave Sacrament Meeting in time to set anything up that I am using that day.  I am grateful for a Primary Presidency that helps me set up also!

Setup Before Primary:

1.  Tape the soldier to the board in front of the Primary room.  You will also need tape to put the armor on the soldier during primary.  Put the armor somewhere that is easy to grab.  Make sure there is enough room at the top of the board for the visuals to the song.

2.  Put the copy of the lesson and the combat moves reminder paper on the music stand so you can easily see them.

3.  Put a paper "sword" under each chair.

LESSON:

Here is the lesson plan for teaching the second verse of "Scripture Power".  The children loved it!

Lesson:

1. Point to the soldier taped on the board.

Is the soldier protected from an attack?  (no)

What does the soldier need to protect himself?  (armor)

We can have armor to protect us against Satan.  It is called the Armor of God. 

A.      Put the sword in the soldier’s hand. 

B.      A sword is an item that was used for defense against attack. When we are spiritually attacked, we need what is called “THE SWORD OF TRUTH”. 

C.       The SWORD OF TRUTH represents the word of God.  The words of truth found in the scriptures help us have a defense against Satan’s attack because knowing truth helps us recognize Satan’s deceptions.   

D.     The first line of the second verse is – “I’ll find the sword of truth in each scripture that I learn.”  (Put the visual on the board and sing the line) 

2.      The next line of the verse is – “I’ll take the shield of faith from these pages that I turn.”  (Put the visual on the board and the shield in the soldier’s hand.) 

A.     This is the SHIELD OF FAITH.  As we obey the words found in the scriptures, we see the good results, and we gain faith and trust in God’s words.  Our faith is like a shield that protects us against temptation.  (Sing the line)  

3.       The next line of the verse is – “I’ll wear each vital part of the armor of the Lord.” (Tell the children about each of the rest of the armor parts that are left and put them on the soldier.  Put the rest of the visuals to the song up.) 

         A.  With the armor of God, we are prepared to fight against the temptations of Satan and win!                                    

        B. (Sing “I’ll wear each vital part of the armor of the Lord, and fight my daily battles and win a great reward.”) 

4.      Sing through the entire song. 

5.      Teach the children the combat moves. 

6.      Make sure you give the children direction on behavior before they are able to get their paper sword from under their chairs.  I told my primary, “I brought a paper sword for each of you.  Do not get it out from under your chair until I say to get it.  We first need to go over expectations.  The expectations are that you may not touch anyone with your own body or your sword.  You may only do the combat moves when we are singing the songs.  You may only do the combat moves with me.  There will be no other combat moves allowed.  When we are not singing, you may sit reverently in your chair with your paper sword placed nicely in your lap.” 

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Here are the definitions of the Armor of God if you need a refresher or if you want to tape the definitions on the back of each armor piece:

Here is an example of what I did on the back of each piece of the Armor of God to make it easy to remember what each piece of armor represents:

My mind is known to go blank suddenly during primary so it is always helpful for me to have extra help!

Scripture Power Song Visuals, Lessons, Activities, and Actions

For teaching verse one and the chorus of "Scripture Power", each child will need a small felt finger cape.

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR FINGER SUPER HERO CAPE:

*Felt (you can get felt at Walmart) 

*Scissors

*Permanent marker

(THERE IS A VIDEO OF HOW TO MAKE THE CAPES AND THE SONG ACTIONS AT THE END OF THIS BLOG POST.)

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***SCRIPTURE POWER VERSE 1 LESSON, ACTIVITY, SONG ACTIONS & VISUALS:

(This year our theme has been Book of Mormon heroes.  I focus on heroic attributes of the prophets in the Book of Mormon.  We were learning about Jacob in Come Follow Me when I introduced the first verse of "Scripture Power" to the Primary children.  You can adapt it to what is being learned in Come Follow Me when you introduce it to your own Primary.  Each Book of Mormon prophet had powers given to him through the spirit.  You can point out the powers of whichever prophet is being learned about in Come Follow Me.)  

LESSON:

"Jacob, in The Book of Mormon, was a great missionary.  He taught the people about Jesus and choosing the right.  He was able to avoid deception when Sharem was telling lies.  He stayed on the straight and narrow path.  Just like Nephi, Jacob is a hero because he was courageous and did what is right. 

When you read the scriptures it gives you super powers.  You invite the experiences of the heroes in the scriptures to be part of you when you read about them.  As you read about the heroes in the scriptures, you will be able to take on their super powers.

You will find greater POWER to resist temptation. You will find the POWER to avoid deception. You will find the POWER to stay on the straight and narrow path. (CTR)"  (I explained what “temptation” and “resist temptation” means because some of the children did not know what the words meant.)

 

Ward Mission Fund Activity (Optional):

(This may not apply to the Book of Mormon prophet that you will be teaching about.  Obviously, this is optional.  Jacob was a great missionary by teaching about Christ.  I got a canning jar and lid.  My husband made a slit in the lid so that coins could fit through it.  I filled two snack size Ziploc baggies with coins.  You could use pennies or a combination of coins.  I told the children that the presidency would go around and see who was singing their best and being reverent.  The presidency handed out coins to the children that were doing their best at singing and being reverent.  One of the presidency members stand at the Primary door as the children walk out of the Primary room.  The children that earned coins put the money in the jar as they walk out.  Once the jar is full, we are going to present the jar to the bishop so that he can put the money in the ward missionary fund. Here is the label for the jar: Jar Label)

INTRODUCE SCRIPTURE POWER:

Make sure you put a felt cape under each chair before the children show up to primary.  Before the children can get the cape out from under their chairs, go over expectations and rules if they want to keep their cape.  I had the Junior Primary put their capes under their chairs at the end of Junior Primary so that the capes were ready for Senior Primary.

Cape Instructions and Song Actions:

(I got the cape idea and some song actions from Brytt Cloward on YouTube.)

I made up more actions so it is more fun for the children.  Click on the link below for my song actions:

My Song Actions

SONG VISUALS:

First Verse:

Chorus:

Don't Eat Nephi! (or any other prophet)

I came up with a version of the game "Don't Eat Pete" the last time we studied the Book of Mormon for Come Follow Me in 2020.  It does not have to be Nephi.  It can be any prophet.  It is a super easy and fun game that the children enjoyed.  Instead of saying, "Don't eat Pete", we say, "Don't eat Nephi!"

Supplies Needed: 

*Nine 8X10 pictures of Nephi (I printed pictures from the Book of Mormon movie.)

*Round magnets (I used these 1-inch round magnets.)

*Glue

*m&m logo for magnets (I searched on google for the m&m's logo)

*Snack-sized m&m's for each child in primary (optional)

Preparation:

1.  Print out the m&m logo on cardstock.  I looked up images of the m&m logo on google.  I had to figure out how large to make the image so that each m&m was the right size for the 1" magnets.

2.  Cut out the m&m logos and then glue them to the magnets

3.  Write names of songs or verses on the back of each picture.  We are learning "Nephi's Courage".  These are the song I wrote on the backs of the nine pictures:

Nephi's Courage verse 1, Nephi's Courage verse 2, Nephi's Courage verse 3, Nephi's Courage all verses, Book of Mormon Stories, Books in the Book of Mormon, chorus of We'll Bring the World His Truth, We'll Bring the World His Truth verse 1, I Will Be Valiant

Game Rules:

If you do not know the rules to "Don't Eat Pete", then you can see the rules here.

Singing Time:

1.  Tape the pictures to the chalkboard in this formation:

(I do not know why I put numbers on each picture back in 2020.  My only guess is that I assigned the song on the backs of the pictures with a number on the front of the pictures and gave the list to the piano player.  If anyone has any other guesses then please let me know.)

2.  Put one m&m magnet on each picture.

3.  Choose a child that is being reverent to go out of the primary room.  Then have another reverent child come up to the front and point to the picture (or number) that is going to be "Nephi".

4.  Have the child that went out of the room come back into the room.  Have the child take one magnet off at a time.  When the child takes the magnet off the picture that is "Nephi" then everyone will say, "Don't eat Nephi!"  

5.  Take the "Don't Eat Nephi" picture off the board and see which song is on the back.  Then sing that song.

6.  You can choose to play the way I played the game or not.  I did not tape the pictures back up after they were chosen as "Don't eat Nephi" so that we could get to all of the songs.

7.  I handed out snack-sized m&m packets to all the children as they left primary since the game is usually played with real m&m's.