LDS General Conference Granola - You-KNOW-a To Listen to the Prophet GRANOLA

The label above can be copied by clicking on the picture, to make it bigger.  Then right click your mouse and copy and paste it into your program, or save it into your pictures.  Then you can resize it to size that you need.  I printed mine out on Avery 5163 labels with a printing program. 

The labels above can either be printed out on sticker paper, or you can use it as a tag on the bag, or you can glue it on with a glue stick or double sided tape.

 I attached the label to a snack sized bag of granola. 

Heavenly Father Gave Us Insects To Make Our World Better - FREE PRINTOUT

As I was Preparing my Primary Lesson
 (https://www.lds.org/manual/print/primary-1/lesson-13?lang=eng )
 on "I Am Thankful for Birds and Insects"
I thought that it would be fun to adapt
my Valentine's "Bugs and Kisses" to the lesson. 

And... Since I had just put Lady Bugs in my backyard, I thought that it would be fun to fill the bags with Lady Bugs from the nursery.  So... I changed the sign to fit my lesson.  I poked small holes in the bag for the Lady Bugs to get air.  I also added some moist sticks and leaves.  The kids and I took one of the bags outside to open on the grass so that they could play with them.  Then I gave them each a bag to take home.  The lesson went great and the children loved their Lady Bugs.

To print these out just copy and paste it into your printing program, or you can right click on the picture and save it into your pictures.  You can resize it to the size that you need.

SINGLE PRINTOUT

FULL PAGE PRINTOUT

Here's how to add the lady bugs:

Here's how to add the header:

Print out the graphic on to card stock. 
Fold it over at the top along the top red edge:

Cut around the red edge on the two sides and the bottom.

Cut the 5" wide cellophane bag at about 5" high:

Fill the bag with Lady Bugs and Moist Leaves (not shown)

Make sure to poke small holes in the bag with a pin:

Tape the top of the cellophane bag to the inside of the card:

Fold the card over and then put 3 or 4 staples across the bottom edge: 

 I also have a more generic version for school, or a birthday party.  Just click on the picture below:

TREATS

For my treats I gave the children honey sticks that I got from a good friend of mine.  Her family owns a bee farm and she sell honey products.  The children and I were able to talk about bees and honey, and they could see how yummy the honey is.  It was a wonderful treat.

Fun Ideas To Support Your Missionary From Home

Here are some ideas that I have used in my home to support my missionaries. 

Mission Map:

I go onto the country's web sight and find a map of the area that my missionary is serving.  I save it into my pictures. 

 Then I have a large print made at Costco.  It only costs about $9 for a large 

20 x 30 print.   Then I put it up on a wall.  As my child serves I put pins in the areas that they serve with pictures of their companion.

Mission Photo

I like to have a special photo frame for my current missionary.  I place this saying next to it.

Mis-sion-ary: (noun)

someone who leaves their family for a

short time so that others may be with

their families for Eternity.

Here's what my mission photo area looks like:

Mission Photo Wall

I like to take a favorite photo of my child while they are on their mission and print it out in black and white.  I mix it in with the other pictures that I have.  Mine has a tropical/ water theme.

Jacket with Mission Patches

While we were shopping in San Diego my husband and I found a flag shop that carries flags from around the world.  They also had these fun patches:

When I got home I attached them to this bomber jacket that I had.  Now when I wear the jacket I have patch representing each of my children and the mission they served in.

A friend of mine has a dog tag with her son's mission.  That one is next for me.  I will post it when I get it finished.

Display Mission Items as Works of Art

This idea I got from my husband's grandmother.  She had very fine taste, but would display items from grandkid's and such as a work of art.  She just blended it right in with her other expensive items.  I don't have the taste that she had, but I like follow her example.  I take items from my missionary's mission and put them up with the rest of the stuff.  Here is one example of a wall in my dining room.  I have several items from different missions. 

Make a Skirt for Your Sister Missionary:

My daughter and I made a bunch of easy skirts for here mission. Here she is at the Mexico Temple.  She is the sister at the far right in the blues skirt that we made. Every now and then I like to send her another skirt that I have made.  She seems to love them.  Click here to see how to make it.

Send Your Missionary an EGGcellent Care Package:

I printed out tons of eggs, cut then out and then gave them to family, friends and ward members to color and write note on.  Then I printed out the sign "Have and EGGcellent Day".  I put them in a care package to sent to her.  To print out the eggs and sign go here.

Send Your Missionary the Ugly Tie Poem

My boys loved to collect ugly ties on their mission and trade them with other missionaries.  One of my sons had an entire suitcase of just ugly ties!  This has inspired me to make this poem.  To print it out go here:


Make a Missionary Card For Your Missionary:

Here is a cute card to make for your missionary.  To get the printout and instructions go here : http://hollyshome-hollyshome-hollyshome.blogspot.com/2011/07/fathers-day-or-missionary-card.html

Send a yellow package full of sunshine:

Send the 25 days of Christmas

Make some Shield of Faith ornaments for your missionary.

Send your missionary a Believe in God and Yourself quote by Jeffrey R. Holland.

Or  you can make a Christmas ornament from a pass along card.

Here are some cute ideas that
I have found on the web:

MTC Survival Kit, To see how to make it go here:


Send you missionary a bunch of letters to use in time of need. 
To see how to make it go here:

Cute Bunny Missionaries! To see how to make them go here:




















Oh the places he'll go party.  Great idea for a missionary! 
To see it go here:


Make a cute banner for your missionary.  You could use it at his mission farewell, or as a welcome home banner.  To see how to make it go here:


Pies and Ties!  What a cute idea!  If you can't make one yourself you can have one made by going here:




Make your missionary a tie.  Get the tutorial and pattern by going here:




This is so clever!  Necktie napkins! 
To see how to fold them go here:




Here is a clever idea to celebrate all of the missionaries in the family.  I got the idea from My Mix of Six here:







Here is a cute idea that I saw on Pinterest.  It has no link to it.  You could use Pringle cans to send cookies in.  Dress it up like a Missionary Shirt with a tie: