Wednesday Activity!!

There will be an activity Wednesday December 3rd at 7pm at Peterson Point Apartment #301.

We will be making rag tags and/or picture flip books.  Here's some pictures of what we plan on making:

As far as supplies go for the picture flip book you will need:

One sheet of two sided printed cardstock (If you're using single sided printed paper you'll need two pieces of coordinating paper)

Glue or some sort of adhesive

Pictures (Christ, temples, prophets, etc.)

Ring clip (Sold at wal-mart, but you can get bigger ones at Porters)

Ribbon

One package of vertical ID badge holders (Wal-mart--you can get horizontal as well.)

Siscors or paper cutter

For the rag tag:

1/4 yard flannel of your choice

12 pieces of ribbon about 3-4 inches long of varying widths, textures and colors

sewing machine--if you have one

straight pins

matching thread

cellophane bag (I have these so don't worry about buying them)--this is only if you want to make your rag tag crinkle.

Call me if you have any questions or concerns, my number is in the ward directory.  Or you can post a post and I'll get back to you.  I'll also be posting directions for those of you who can't make or aren't in our ward.  See you all soon!

Sacrament Meeting Musts

So I thought I'd write a little about what I bring to sacrament to help my son. I know that some of you have those adorable children, that will sit with their arms folded from the beginning to the end of the meeting and won't even make a peep. Unfortunately I was not blessed with that kind of child. My son is active, defiant, loud, mischievous and destructive. Therefore, it takes a lot of planning to make it through even the first half of sacrament!
Some things that I found help are to bring multiple quiet activities. I found that I can plan on each activity lasting about 3-5 minutes, sad I know. Therefore, a large bag is a must! I usually bring a puzzle (I found a pack at Wal-mart for $3), a small magnadoodle (I found mine at Broulims for $3.99), a coloring book (color wonder is fantastic because it will only write on the color wonder paper), a book about christ for during the sacrament, juice, quiet snacks, a couple quiet toys: cars, transfromers, etc. The last thing I bring is my secret weapon, dum dum lollipops. When you don't have any patience left and you're ready to call it quits, pull out one of those suckers, and you've just bought yourself about 5 minutes! Something I found was that you should only bring one or two, bringing more than two will just create a huge temper tantrum. For those of you who remember the child screaming bloody murder last month in sacrament meeting, it was because I brought the whole package of suckers!
Another great resource for you is an article I found on a website called mormonchic.com. Here's the link, check it out!
http://www.mormonchic.com/crafty/quiet_toys.asp
If you guys have any questions, concerns, or ideas let me know!

Welcome!

Hello everyone! So I've started this blog to keep you all updated on activities, ideas and all that fun stuff. Feel free to comment on posts to give information, feedback or just to make a comment. I'm super excited about this group, I've been doing it for about 6 months now. My name, for those of you who don't know me, is Fay Call. I'm a mother of a two year old son, Chase. I've found that you have to be creative when you have a toddler, and even a baby. Sacrament meeting can be hard, and it can easily be ruined for both of you. But if you plan ahead and with a little creativity, some of the inevitable storms can be everted!