Mormon pioneer games for kids

The game continued as Henry correctly spelled a word beginning with y. All too soon the railroad spelling bee ended—it was time for the children to go home.

But the next day they would return to the one-room schoolhouse to study and play again. February Paying the Price Dean L. Homegrown Vegetables Janet L. Beginnings Mabel Jones Gabbott. Thomas Fyans. Snowflakes of Love Linda Muhlestein. Looking for Dorcas Betty Lou Mell. Hardworking Brigham Kellene Ricks. Doctrine and Covenants Quiz Julie Wardell. Standard Works Julie Wardell. Commandment Cross-Out Peggy Barrus.

Have a Heart Ruth Schiefen. My Valentine for You Sandra Liatsos. All you need is a mason jar, heavy cream, a pinch of salt to make your own butter. More details here. How to do Potato Sack Races: Players hop in a potato sack or empty pillowcase and must hop to the finish line. The first player to cross wins. How to do 3-legged races: 2 players stand next together. They tie their middle legs together at the ankle, creating 3 legs between the 2 of them.

Repeat for each team. They count to 20 while everyone else hides. The person who is it tries to find the other players. The hidden players try to run and kick the can over before getting caught. How to play checkers: follow the directions on the game box to play. Your email address will not be published. Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar menu icon. Facebook Instagram Pinterest.

The pioneers did something so hard—trekking across the plains without shoes, warm clothes and much food is not easy! For this reason, we like to take our children on a hike. We call it a hard things hike for a reason. We also talk about how most of the children walked the entire way, which helps motivate our children to walk the entire hike too. Play dress up! Wear a bandana or old-fashioned pioneer hat or bonnet to eat one of your meals in.

Put down the Xbox and phone games and get outside for some good old-fashioned fun aka pioneer activities for kids! Make a log cabin with Lincoln Logs. Make corn husk dolls. Make button necklaces. Thanks for sharing this! Such fun cute ideas!