Thanksgiving Singing Time

This is a modification from last year's activity:

"Thanks"-giving Singing Time Activity

but this year I am going to put pictures on the feathers and have the children pick the feather with the picture of what they are grateful for (ie: scriptures, prophet, temple, holidays). On the back is a song (or in some cases two songs-if two the child gets to pick which they want us to sing). Then we all sing the song about that thing.

For example, Prophets: Follow the Prophet and We Thank thee O God for a Prophet, Scriptures: Scripture Power or Book of Mormon Stories, Temples: I Love to See the Temple... You get the idea. Last time they had a hard time thinking of the song themselves so this year I picked them (also our pianist needs a little more of a heads up than having the children pick random songs.)

I'm hoping this is the improvement this activity needs to make it a great singing time.

Some other ideas to be grateful for:

• Birthday: Any of the 'Birthday' songs we sing each week
• Friends: Any of the 'Welcome' songs
• Food: For Health and Strength (p21) or Popcorn Popping
• Body: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes or My Hands (most any of the 'wiggle' songs
• Plants/Flowers: In the Leafy Treetops or Little Purple Pansies
• Missionaries: I Hope They Call Me on a Mission or Called to Serve
• Jesus: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, I Feel My Savior's Love, Jesus Said Love Everyone
• Families: My Eternal Family, The Family is of God, Families Can Be Together Forever
• Holidays: Any of the Christmas songs, Patriotic songs

I'm sure all of you can think of things to be grateful for too. Good Luck.
Happy Thanksgiving