This conference we made it all about the kids. I figured I can listen to conference whenever and I wanted to make sure the kids had an opportunity to realize what a great blessing it is to have prophets and apostles.
Here are snack bags for the speakers. I think what helped the most is having the kids help in preparation so they were excited for the big "party". Daphney cut out the pictures from a past ensign magazine and that gave us a chance to talk about the speakers. Holland is Shane's favorite apostle (if we have to choose favorites) and No bake cookies Shane loves, so I did let the kids know that those cookies were in Elder Holland's bag. Now the kids always connect the idea of cookies to Holland's name. This is sure to be a continued conference tradition!
The other idea I tried is using these topic pictures (idea is taken from a more elaborate idea on this website but simplifying it worked better for toddlers). While listening Daphney was able to find the picture of the person speaking and several topic pictures to hang up on the wall. She didn't always understand the whole talk, but at least she now knows what a prophet might talk about.
We have left the pictures of the apostles hanging up and Daphney now knows them all with a preference towards Rasband (kind of like head band) and Christofferson (just like Kristoff on Frozen). Demitri is trying to learn them too. His favorites are Cook and Thomas S. Monson.
Life is so different with kids!
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