Last year my friend blogged about using a game to keep her kids interested in watching General Conference, and this time I decided to give it a try as well. I printed out Conference Bingo cards, and gave the kids each a bowl of jelly beans, and every time they heard a key word mentioned or talked about during Conference, they could put a jelly bean on that box on their card. Every time they got a Bingo, I gave them a mini-3 Musketeers. And guess what? It worked! My kids have never sat that well through the two hours, ever. They would even "shush" each other if there was talking! So far they still have enthusiasm for playing again this afternoon, and here's to hoping it works tomorrow, too!
Here's a link to where I got the Bingo cards, if any of you are interested in giving it a try:
http://lds.about.com/od/familyhomeeveninggames/a/fheg_bingo.htm
3 comments:
I was actually thinking about printing these out to use for my (adult) family tomorrow! lol. Thanks for the link. And happy Easter! :)
That's funny, Elizabeth! I can totally picture your family all watching Conference, hovering over their Bingo cards in anticipation...;)
Actually, Chris and I both ended up playing also, and it really does help keep the focus.
Great that it worked! Today my kids danced, climbed, ate and sang on the couch and in our laps since they didn't want to watch nor did they want to play in their rooms.
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