LDS Quiet Books

DIY Quiet Books!

So, these are what I made for the cousin gifts this year.

Lot of work, but well worth it.

Most of the work was trying to find ones talented people already made and all I had to do was download and print!  So here is a compiled list of all the ones I used.

I bought my photo books from Dollar Tree.  I like these ones {better than wal-marts} because you can fit 48 photos in these books.  Wal-Mart's you can only fit 24.  And because I bought the bigger ones, you can fit TWO books in ONE album!

Above: You can see is one book {or one side of the book}.

Below: You can see is the other book {or other side of the book}. 

This ABC Quiet Book is for the youngest little ones.

Find it here: ABC Quiet Book

LOVE this one about the Prophet & Apostles.  Includes pics when they were boys

Find it here: Prophet & Apostle Quiet Book

Bright Idea printables from The Friend

Find it here.

Cute little Book of Christ

Find it here: Quiet Book of Christ

I like how this one has the Sacrament Prayer in it so they can follow along.

Find it here: The First Sacrament Quiet Book

And the good ol' MormonAds from The New Era

Find it here.

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DIY Quiet Books!

So, these are what I made for the cousin gifts this year.

Lot of work, but well worth it.

Most of the work was trying to find ones talented people already made and all I had to do was download and print!  So here is a compiled list of all the ones I used.

I bought my photo books from Dollar Tree.  I like these ones {better than wal-marts} because you can fit 48 photos in these books.  Wal-Mart's you can only fit 24.  And because I bought the bigger ones, you can fit TWO books in ONE album!

Above: You can see is one book {or one side of the book}.

Below: You can see is the other book {or other side of the book}. 

This ABC Quiet Book is for the youngest little ones.

Find it here: ABC Quiet Book

LOVE this one about the Prophet & Apostles.  Includes pics when they were boys

Find it here: Prophet & Apostle Quiet Book

Bright Idea printables from The Friend

Find it here.

Cute little Book of Christ

Find it here: Quiet Book of Christ

I like how this one has the Sacrament Prayer in it so they can follow along.

Find it here: The First Sacrament Quiet Book

And the good ol' MormonAds from The New Era

Find it here.

Homemade Refried Beans

I made these for the first time this month.

These were soooo good!

I never want to buy canned refried beans again!!

Only trick is that they have to cook for 8 hours.  So, you have to plan ahead.

It is always nice to get recipes from others that they have tried out and know are good ones.

So, I thought I'd share.

Here is the recipe I used: Refried Beans without the Refry

The only change I make is that I use onion powder instead of actual onions.  

And this is ONLY because my husband can NOT stand onions!

Enjoy!

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I made these for the first time this month.

These were soooo good!

I never want to buy canned refried beans again!!

Only trick is that they have to cook for 8 hours.  So, you have to plan ahead.

It is always nice to get recipes from others that they have tried out and know are good ones.

So, I thought I'd share.

Here is the recipe I used: Refried Beans without the Refry

The only change I make is that I use onion powder instead of actual onions.  

And this is ONLY because my husband can NOT stand onions!

Enjoy!

M&M Christmas Lesson

M&M Christmas Lesson

{yeah, yeah... I know this is a little late.  Pin it so you can save it for next year!!}

I work with the Mia Maids in my ward. 

We do everything with M&Ms! (since Mia Maids are M&Ms!)

When girls turn 14 and enter Mia Maids we M&M attach their house.

The girls this year got M&Ms in a light bulb jar for their birthday.

So, when I saw this from Ucreate, I thought "Yes! I'm totally using this!"

I used this M&M poem printable as the outline of my lesson.  Then, through thought and prayer, I decided what church materials to use in the lesson.  

This is the lesson I came up with:

M&M Christmas Lesson
You can DOWNLOAD IT HERE 

These were my handouts/Christmas gifts:

 I used my favorite Chocolate Chip recipe, but instead of the Chocolate chips I used green & red M&M minis.  You could use regular sized Christmas M&Ms too.

I also used this recipe that I love for the Pretzel Hugs from eighteen25.

The girls loved it, they said they will never look at an M&M the same again! :)

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M&M Christmas Lesson

{yeah, yeah... I know this is a little late.  Pin it so you can save it for next year!!}

I work with the Mia Maids in my ward. 

We do everything with M&Ms! (since Mia Maids are M&Ms!)

When girls turn 14 and enter Mia Maids we M&M attach their house.

The girls this year got M&Ms in a light bulb jar for their birthday.

So, when I saw this from Ucreate, I thought "Yes! I'm totally using this!"

I used this M&M poem printable as the outline of my lesson.  Then, through thought and prayer, I decided what church materials to use in the lesson.  

This is the lesson I came up with:

M&M Christmas Lesson
You can DOWNLOAD IT HERE 

These were my handouts/Christmas gifts:

 I used my favorite Chocolate Chip recipe, but instead of the Chocolate chips I used green & red M&M minis.  You could use regular sized Christmas M&Ms too.

I also used this recipe that I love for the Pretzel Hugs from eighteen25.

The girls loved it, they said they will never look at an M&M the same again! :)

Christmas Game: Pin the Nose on Rudolph!

I thought this would be a fun Christmas game for the kiddos!

I drew and painted a Rudolph on butcher paper. 

Cut out little red circles out of red construction paper {about 1.5 inches}

Then we're all set! Kids loved it!

 Let's just say she cheated on this one. :)

Fun game!

We will make sure this is in our Christmas Activity Advent Calendar every year!

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I thought this would be a fun Christmas game for the kiddos!

I drew and painted a Rudolph on butcher paper. 

Cut out little red circles out of red construction paper {about 1.5 inches}

Then we're all set! Kids loved it!

 Let's just say she cheated on this one. :)

Fun game!

We will make sure this is in our Christmas Activity Advent Calendar every year!

Rotel Dip

 This dip is AWESOME!

We would eat this dip at our friends The Hendrix's when we would have game night.

I HAD to get the recipe because it was so yummy!

Now, whenever I make it for a social gathering, people want the recipe.

My SIL texted me one night for it and said "I looked on your blog, but it wasn't there."

So, that gave me the idea that.....maybe it should be! :)

1 can of Original Rotel {my husband likes the Mexican Lime & Cilantro}

3 Avocados, Diced 

4 Roma Tomatoes, Diced

1 bunch Cilantro, finely chopped

1/2 cup mayo

Garlic Salt to taste

Enjoy with some tortilla chips!

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 This dip is AWESOME!

We would eat this dip at our friends The Hendrix's when we would have game night.

I HAD to get the recipe because it was so yummy!

Now, whenever I make it for a social gathering, people want the recipe.

My SIL texted me one night for it and said "I looked on your blog, but it wasn't there."

So, that gave me the idea that.....maybe it should be! :)

1 can of Original Rotel {my husband likes the Mexican Lime & Cilantro}

3 Avocados, Diced 

4 Roma Tomatoes, Diced

1 bunch Cilantro, finely chopped

1/2 cup mayo

Garlic Salt to taste

Enjoy with some tortilla chips!

Snack: "T" is for "Train Trail Mix"

We had snack when it was Letter T week.  She was going to have the kid's make Christmas candy trains.  So, this is what I came up with for snack that day:

Train Trail Mix!

 I bought the little containers at Dollar Tree {3 for $1}

I already had name badge labels, so I just typed these labels up to put on top.

You would be completely fine without them. :)
You can print my pdf file of them here.

I traced the red wheels using a cup.  Cut them out and taped them on!

Grabbed the engine of one of my kid's toy trains in their playroom and TaDa!

 Kid's loved them!

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We had snack when it was Letter T week.  She was going to have the kid's make Christmas candy trains.  So, this is what I came up with for snack that day:

Train Trail Mix!

 I bought the little containers at Dollar Tree {3 for $1}

I already had name badge labels, so I just typed these labels up to put on top.

You would be completely fine without them. :)
You can print my pdf file of them here.

I traced the red wheels using a cup.  Cut them out and taped them on!

Grabbed the engine of one of my kid's toy trains in their playroom and TaDa!

 Kid's loved them!

Thankful Thanksgiving Turkey Roll Basket

 I used this site to make this craft: Turkey Craft

Before decorating. Just used paper plates and a brown bag.

"I am thankful for...." feathers. 

One for each member of the family that will be at dinner.

We filled them out and then went around and shared what we were thankful for.

Put them on the Turkey as we went!

 I just attached clothespins to the "thankful feathers"

The finished turkey!!

You can serve rolls in the middle!

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 I used this site to make this craft: Turkey Craft

Before decorating. Just used paper plates and a brown bag.

"I am thankful for...." feathers. 

One for each member of the family that will be at dinner.

We filled them out and then went around and shared what we were thankful for.

Put them on the Turkey as we went!

 I just attached clothespins to the "thankful feathers"

The finished turkey!!

You can serve rolls in the middle!