Gingerbread Families

Make some healthy gingerbread cookies shaped as people with the children. After they are baked and cooled, the children group them as families. The can also be a part of your family day celebration.

Here are some recipe ideas (I haven't tried these recipes, but I often use these recipe websites):
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/desserts/gingerbread-cutouts/
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gingerbread-Men-Cookies/Detail.aspx

Family Day

Host a family day when you invite moms, dads, sisters, brothers, grandparents and other family members to come for a special family celebration. You can do family activities and even serve the gingerbread family cookies the kids made.

A Happy Family

I love mommy. . .she loves me,
We love daddy. . .yes siree,
He loves us and so you see,
We are a happy family
(repeat with grandma, grandpa, sister, brother, etc.)
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Listen or download the song here:

http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=2&searchseqstart=198&searchsubseqstart=a&searchseqend=198&searchsubseqend=a

Family Member Dress Up

Provide different types of clothing for the kids to dress up like different family members (dad- ties, hats, shoes, pants, vest, etc.; mom- heels, skirts, sweater, necklace, etc.; brother- caps, jacket, sports clothes, etc.; sister- bows, dresses, skirts, more girlish shirts- flowers, etc.)

Family Portrait

Let the children create a picture of their family on the inside of a paper plate. Then put holes in the sides of the plate and thread some yarn through it. Now you can hang the family portraits on the wall.

I Have a Family Tree

I have a family tree with brances by the dozens.
I have grandpas, I have grandmas, I have uncles, aunts, and cousins.
When it’s reunion time, no matter what the weather,
It is such a happy day when the family gets together.

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Listen or download the song here:

http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=2&searchseqstart=199&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=199&searchsubseqend=ZZZ

Family Trees

Have the children bring pictures of members of their family. Let the children draw a tree on poster-board or print a tree out for them on card-stock. The children can then paste their family members on the branches of the tree to make a family tree.

One Hundred Ways to Get There

Draw a large circle on the ground with chalk. Have children stand around it. Ask a child to cross the circle by skipping, hopping, jumping, crawling, running, etc. You can let the children think of ways to cross the circle.

Families Journal Pages

Read a book about families then hand out a journal sheet with this question on it: "What do you like about your family?" or "What do you like to do with your family?" Record the children's responses and let them draw a picture to go along with their response.

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Family Match

Collect pictures of your family members as babies and as adults. Then let the kids try to match them up. (Write names on tape back so as not to get them mixed up).

Washing Doll Clothes

Fill the sensory table with a little water and provide doll clothes for the children to wash and hang up to dry.

Family Feely Box

Place object pertaining to a family into a box (baby rattle, toothbrush, comb, baby bottle, etc.). The children feel the objects and try to identify the.

Families Lesson Plan

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