I have a number of sweet little Grandchildren....sprinkled all over the United States. Yes, I really mean all over. I kind of want to agree with my neighbor Vicki who says that "It should be against the law for Grandchildren to move far away from their Grandparents". If only it could be like that....
Our little Grandchildren love music in many forms. I love to hear their sweet voices when they talk and when they sing. Being a Speech-Language Pathologist, little voices are very intriguing to me.
Family Home Evening, spending time together as a Family.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have a number of auxiliaries and programs that support the family. Today, I want to highlight "Family Home Evening". This is an opportunity for the family to gather one night a week and spend time together in a variety of activities. There may be nights with games or recreation, religious instruction, service to others, etc. The purpose is to build strong families, understanding of our Father in Heaven and his Son Jesus Christ, and the Gospel. It's a great idea isn't it...in fact it was inspired.
As early as 1915, the Church of Jesus Christ encouraged families to set aside one evening a week to spend valuable time together. In 1970, President Joseph Fielding Smith and the First Presidency designated Monday nights as Family Home Evening night and encouraged no other activities etc to be held that would interfere with this valued time with the family.
Singing Songs and Hymns for Family Home Evening
One special aspect for me during our Family Home Evenings together is singing songs for fun and for worship. As such, I have made binders for many of my adult children and their families. I wanted to make it fun, so let me show you what I did and how I organized it.
Although these are not published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I think the graphics are really fun for our Family Home Evening singing time. You can purchase these in many areas, with Amazon being only one source.
I printed, cut and laminated the different graphics for various songs from the CD's.
A Happy Family....
Singing a Song is "Fun to Do"...
and, "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam". There are many more that I have prepared in the same manner.
When you follow these links above, you will be directed to a screen like this one...
You can see the sheet music, can play the audio, learn about the composer and see this song in various languages. However, what I was pleased to learn is that you can print the song as a "PDF". Look in the upper right hand corner of the screen and download the song. I printed a copy of each song in color.
I put the graphics and the song into plastic sleeves.
I used a Sharpie to label each plastic sleeve and put them into a binder. Now, you have everything you need to add music to your home.....and your Family Home Evening.
Music adds such a positive element to our family. I hope you consider putting together a binder similar to this one to make your time together organized and fun!
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