Sense of Humor FHE

Last night Madelyn taught our Family Home Evening. She chose the "Sense of Humor" topic in the FHE Resource Book, I think, because there was an idea for a party. And a poster. Sweet. We had a fun afternoon - beginning with jokes printed on the napkins at dinner, (Why couldn't the pirate play cards? Because he was sitting on the deck!), followed by the sharing of personal funny stories. Then Madelyn taught her lesson and included this fun skit idea. Emma was in charge of refreshments. She chose silly face cookies. They were fun to make and good to eat! The close up photo of Cailin and cookie is her impression of Mad Eye Moody. :)

Cat and Mouse

Tonight's Family Home Evening was about getting along. We played a fun cat and mouse game found here. Everyone gets a mouse, which is a cotton ball tied to a long string. The fam sits in a circle, holding on to their strings with the mice in the middle. The "cat" holds a pan lid and rolls a dice. Every time the cat rolls a 6, she quickly slams the lid on the floor in an attempt to catch the mice. At the same time, each person tugs on their mice, in order to escape being trapped by the cat. The last mouse still free gets to be the next cat. We talked about not being like the fighting cats and mice, but to live in harmony with each other. :) Then we ate these yummy cat cookies. They were really fun to make. Next Halloween I want to try this version on a stick.

Halloween Black Cat Cookies

1 c peanut butter
1/3 c water
2 large eggs
1 pkg chocolate cake mix
M&M’s and red hots

Beat together peanut butter, eggs, and water. Gradually add cake mix. Mix well. Form dough into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten balls with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Pinch out 2 ears at top of cookie. Add M and M’s (eyes) and red hots (nose). Press fork into dough to form whiskers.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Journal FHE

I am finally reading the latest General Conference issue of the Ensign. There are so many great talks, so much inspiration for changes for good that I can be making. President Eyring's talk about keeping a meaningful journal is wonderful - so this is our topic for tonight's Family Home Evening. I downloaded these journal pages for the girls, and we made the covers together for our activity.