YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. A “BUZZ”ILLION THANKS! Jot-a-Thought stationery and envelope. Youth can write a letter to a teacher, parent, grandparent, bishop, or friend telling them what they appreciate and respect about them. If we keep these “thank you” comments going we can keep happy thoughts going, e.g., “The top 10 things I like about you are …”
USE FOR Come, Follow Me PRIMARY and HOME, Family Home Evening, Young Women, Seminary, Sunday School, Activity Days
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
A “Buzz”illion Thanks! Jot-a-Thought
(Stationery and Envelope)
OBJECTIVE: Write a letter to a teacher, your parents, or your grandparents telling them what you appreciate and respect about them.
TO MAKE:
1. Print, color, and cut out the “Buzz”illion Thanks! Jot-a-Thought stationery and envelope. You will need to print one for each letter that the youth wants to write a letter to.
2. Use the Jot-a-Thought Letter Starter ideas below or make up your own to write a letter on the stationery as detailed above. The “Letter Starter” ideas below will help youth write their own letter on the stationery.
Jot-a-Thought Letter Starters: • I want to be like you because . . . • You’re so great to teach me the rules of . . . • You made me feel special because . . . • I’m glad you’re a friend because . . . • I admire you because . . . • I hope it’s not too late to tell you how much I appreciate . . . • I love you because . . . • Knowing you have been great because . . . • You make me want to be better because . . . • It’s nice to know I have a friend like you because . . . • I appreciate you when you . . . • When I think of our friendship I think of . . . • I’m thankful for you because . . . • Good friends are hard to find. Thanks for . . . • The top 10 things I like about you are . . . • Thanks for your patience and your love in . . . • It’s nice to know that you care about . . . • It’s really a treat be in your class because . . .
THOUGHT TREAT: (Grateful Heart Bread). Make a batch of bread dough, following a simple recipe but adding 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring and 3/4 cup sugar into the dough before adding the flour. Form raised bread dough into heart shapes. Frost with a red frosting glaze (add 3 drops of red food coloring and 2-3 tablespoons of canned milk to a carton of vanilla frosting).
Thought: As youth enjoy their heart-shaped bread, talk about things that have happened to them this past month that have warmed their hearts.
Appreciation Idea: This bread can be baked and given to the person of their choice to show their heartfelt appreciation.
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