LDS Primary Singing Time Idea - Place the Bow on the Present

Preparation: Tape several pieces of 5"x6" paper (of various colors) at the front of the room. These papers should be placed apart from each other, some high, some low, etc. If you have 6 primary teachers, use 6 pieces of paper. You will also need a blind fold and a sticky bow for each present.

Directions: Choose a teacher to come up front, blind fold them and hand them a bow with a sticky back (I usually turn them around 3 times to get them disoriented). Write the color of the square of paper you want the teacher to stick the bow onto and show the children. Start the song. (I tell the teacher in advance that they may move the bow along the wall, but may not feel with their hands) The children sing soft when the teacher is far from the paper and loudest when the bow is directly over the center of the paper. The children have fun trying to get their teacher to put the bow closest to the center of the paper. This is a great motivator for singing those sacrament songs over and over!

Note: Instead of writing the color on a paper you could hold up a paper of the same color, or point to the square on the wall.

Submitted by: Cindy Shular

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