The air is crisp. The leaves are either in full fall color or are starting to grow to summer splendor.
And cinnamon rolls are being purchased or prepared for a Saturday and/or Sunday breakfast.
This can only mean one thing in the state of Utah or other Latter-day Saint householdsβGeneral Conference is coming!
If you have little ones or teens, you know how hard it can be to get the attention of your primary-aged or teenagers to focus in on the messages of #GeneralConference, right? (Below is an actual photo of me during the last General Conference.)
It is seriously like herding cats or pushing string.
Did you know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides a page of general conference activities for youth/children in English,Β Portuguese, andΒ SpanishΒ to help them focus on learning more from listening to or watching #GeneralConference?
There are other π₯ GREAT RESOURCESπ₯ from other online outlets. Check out the following list!
- FREE General Conference ActivitiesΒ from LDS Daily
- General Conference Workbook for KidsΒ from LDS Bookstore
- General Conference Activity & Coloring SheetsΒ by HeyFriendShop.com
- General Conference for Kids Facebook page
- Conference Bingo Mobile app
- General Conference WorkbooksΒ from Deseret Book
- How to Prepare for General Conference With Kids β Minimalist Idea
- General Conference BingoΒ β a site that randomly generates different bingo cards
- Making memories: 5 ways to make general conference fun for kidsΒ by Utah Valley 360.
- General conference gamesΒ from Little LDS Ideas
Make conference weekend creativeΒ and fun!
Our General Conference Fun Book 2 downloadable is a print-at-homeΒ PDF packed with 30 coloring + activity pages to make conference a little more creative, engaging, and fun!
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Also, check out the following FREE downloadable printables from the Church:
- My General Conference NotesΒ for children
- General Conference NotebookΒ from theΒ For the Strength of YouthΒ magazine.Β Downloadable PDF inΒ colorΒ orΒ black and white.
- A downloadableΒ General Conference Notebook for childrenΒ to write or draw about conference
- My General Conference NotebookΒ for children
- Coloring pages of members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (with namesΒ andΒ without names)
- AΒ coloring pageΒ with all members of the First Presidency and Apostles on a single page.
- Conference Squares, consisting of 7 cards that encourage children to listenΒ carefully, and when a speaker talks about one of the topics on the card, cover that square.
- Games and activitiesΒ from theΒ FriendΒ magazine.
- Coloring pages by topicΒ from theΒ FriendΒ magazine.
- Scripture stories coloring books.
- The Friend magazine offersΒ videos about each of the apostles. If your children watch these,Β they will know more about them when they see them speak in conference.