Family Scripture Study

Sometimes I think it would be quite entertaining if I were to post a video of our family scripture study on here. Some days it might be considered picture perfect but those days are certainly the exception. More often it is filled with mom and dad reminding the children to sit still as the over-tired crazies flop around the room. This is our reality right now and we are assured by so many that we will miss these days that we do our best to find joy in it all. Although, in our imperfection we fall short often times.

To help keep those little hand occupied in a more productive manner during scripture study we initiated these scripture journals for each of our children. Each child picked out their own colored notebook at the store as well as a set of crayons or colored pencils. Once each notebook was labeled with its owners name it was placed in a special place to be reserved for scripture study and church only. Our hope is that by reserving them for these times only they will not loose their novelty.

When we are really on top of things, we label each child's notebook page with the chapter that we are reading that day. At the beginning of scripture study we read the chapter heading and then discuss a few things that are going to happen that the children might want to color a picture about. Then, as we read the chapter the children color. At the end they tell us about their pictures and then put their notebook back in the assigned place.

Going and getting their notebooks and putting them away has served as a great transition for our bedtime routine. It has also been so much fun to see what they decide to color and then to hear their descriptions of the events they are hearing about in the scriptures. I feel like this toddle version of the scripture study journal would pair nicely with a more traditional scripture study journal for older children if the age of your children varies more.