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Index of Activities


“Index of Activities,” Behold Your Little Ones: Nursery Manual (2008), 130

“Index,” Behold Your Little Ones, 130

Index of Activities

  • activity verses (first lines)

    • “A baby in a manger,” 125

    • “Daddy holds the baby,” 117

    • “Heavenly Father knows me,” 20

    • “The Holy Ghost speaks softly,” 29

    • “I begin by saying ‘Dear Heavenly Father,’ ” 16

    • “If you’re very, very tall,” 9

    • “I have a special body,” 40

    • “I want to follow Jesus,” 73

    • “Joseph knelt among the trees,” 89

    • “Open, shut them,” 85

    • “Quietly I eat the bread,” 112, 117

    • “Read the Book of Mormon,” 93

    • “A smile is very catchy,” 81

    • “Teach me the scriptures,” 97

    • “This is Mother,” 56

    • “This is my mother, who helps me at play,” 52

    • “This little fellow is going to bed,” 45

    • “Touch your eyes, touch your nose,” 65

    • “When I am sick, I can be blessed,” 117

  • bag games, 13, 37, 53, 93

  • books, 33, 35, 37, 39, 93, 95, 113, 115 (see also flip books)

  • bracelets, 69, 71

  • chains, 53, 55

  • cubes, 29, 31, 73, 75

  • figures, 48, 51, 101, 103

  • finger activity, 57

  • finger puppets, 41, 53, 57, 59, 89, 91

  • flip books, 17, 19, 85, 87, 117, 119

  • follow the leader, 100

  • guessing games, 45, 57, 59, 69, 71, 101, 103, 109, 111

  • guest, 113, 117

  • matching games, 65, 67, 105, 107

  • mirror, 21

  • mobile, 13, 15

  • necklaces, 21, 23, 57, 59, 69, 71

  • posters, 9, 49

  • puppets, 61, 63, 97, 99, 125, 127 (see also finger puppets)

  • puzzle, 25

  • role plays, 28, 44, 48, 61, 76, 100, 113

  • scriptures, 25, 29, 37, 52, 77, 104, 109, 112, 125

  • seed, 33

  • songs

    • “Away in a Manger,” 125

    • “Baptism,” 108

    • “The Church of Jesus Christ,” 104

    • “Did Jesus Really Live Again?” 120

    • “Families Can Be Together Forever,” 56

    • “Family Prayer,” 52

    • “Follow the Prophet,” 101

    • “Fun to Do,” 36, 49, 72–73

    • “A Happy Family,” 36, 48

    • “Happy, Happy Birthday,” 129

    • “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes,” 41

    • “Hello Song,” 128

    • “He Sent His Son,” 124

    • “I Am a Child of God,” 8, 12–13, 40

    • “I Feel My Savior’s Love,” 20–21

    • “If You’re Happy,” 81

    • “I Know My Father Lives,” 28

    • “I’m Trying to Be like Jesus,” 24, 68, 72

    • “I Love to See the Temple,” 56

    • “I Will Try to Be Reverent,” 84

    • “Jesus Has Risen,” 121

    • “Jesus Said Love Everyone,” 25, 76

    • “Love Is Spoken Here,” 116

    • “My Heavenly Father Loves Me,” 32

    • “On a Golden Springtime,” 88

    • “Once There Was a Snowman,” 44

    • “Quickly I’ll Obey,” 60

    • “Reverently, Quietly,” 36, 112

    • “Search, Ponder, and Pray,” 92, 96–97

    • “Smiles,” 80

    • “Thanks to Our Father,” 64–65

    • “The World Is So Lovely,” 33

  • stories

    • boy comforted by the Holy Ghost, 28

    • children say “I’m sorry,” 69

    • Enos prays, 17

    • family prays for hurt child, 53

    • girl smiles, 80

    • good Samaritan, 76

    • Jesus and His mother, 49

    • Jesus blesses children, 20, 24, 96

    • Jesus feeds the people, 24

    • Jesus heals a blind man, 24

    • Jesus heals 10 lepers, 64

    • Jesus is resurrected, 120, 121

    • Joseph Smith’s First Vision, 40, 88

    • Nephi builds a ship, 68, 96

  • tracing, 41

  • verses (see activity verses)