Primary Mother’s DAY Singing! – Pattie's Primary Place

I always LOVED it when the primary kids would sing to us, their moms, on Mother’s Day. I still have memories of one of my kids picking their nose right up in front of everybody. I was just filled with pride! snicker….

Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival 2012

So I loved to plan the Mother’s Day singing so the children can get up in front of everyone and sing their hearts out. It is always so tender and memorable. And it brings the spirit into the meeting right away. And lots of sniffling too…..sniff….

I wish my garden looked anything like theirs….sooooo breathtakingly beautiful.

Well, I truly was filled with pride last Friday attending the BYU commencement ceremonies for one of my kiddos. Afterwards we had a family lunch at Texas Roadhouse and then me and the hubs stopped by Thanksgiving Point to see the Tulip Festival in full bloom.

Tulip Festival….Isn’t it something? So colorful!

There were dozens of different gardens with different color combinations…

I loved this one a lot…I love Thanksgiving Point a lot too!

A really easy one to teach is Mother I Love You, Mother I do…. It is sweet and easy and most of the kids can pick it up quickly. Another one I love is I Often Go Walking in Meadows of Roses….both are my favorite Mother’s Day songs. But pick whichever one you like.

Then I saw this one….Purple and pinks

Well, then I changed my mind and thought this one was the very favorite….. hmmm…..it’s all good.

A cute activity to do for mother’s Day is Queen For a Day from THIS BLOG. She has many cute ideas.

She has a mom come up and sit in a chair (throne). And on her head she places a crown. Then she picks a child and has them come up and choose an item from a bag of things moms use all the time. And she explains why moms deserve to be Queen for a Day. The list of items is from her website (Adventures of a Primary Chorister).

I still love being made QUEEN FOR A DAY!

Have the child/teacher place the item on the “queen” and explain how the item relates to moms, then sing accordingly:
• FRYING PAN-Moms cook and bake for us: sing like bacon- (sing staccato short and choppy, bob up and down on chairs as if they are a hot pan.
• BATH TOWEL-Mom’s do our laundry: do the twist while singing
• KEYS- Mom drives us wherever we need to go. Sometimes mom is in a hurry: Sing fast while driving
• BOOK-Mom reads us stories: sing through hand puppet
• JUMP ROPE- Moms tries to keep in shape: jogging or jumping invisible rope while singing
• POM-POMS- Mom goes to our games and cheers for us:clap hands to the beat
• COWBOY BOOT – Mom likes horses/helps on the farm:sing like a cowgirl/cowboy
• HEART PILLOW- Mom prays for us: sing reverently and softly with eyes closed
• SONG BOOK: Some moms play the piano, some don’t:sing without the piano
• BABY DOLL: Mom loves her children: sing like a baby
• CLOCK or WRISTWATCH- Mom stays up all night with sick children: Sing without blinking
• POWER DRILL-Mom helps solve problems and she can fix anything: pat head and rub tummy
• IPOD-Mom likes good music: sing with ears covered like headphones
• HANDKERCHIEF – Sometimes moms cry: cry sing
• SWIMMING GOGGLES- Mom takes us swimming: sing with nose plugged

You can sing all your program songs and fit in the Mother’s Day songs additionally. It should be a very fun activity leading up to Mother’s Day in a few weeks. Get on that because the time is short! It’s a favorite performance for the Primary to do. Everybody loves hearing them sing on Mom’s special day!

I’ll always think of him this way…being silly…..He was such a sweet kid.

I had a mom payback day My 2nd son graduated from the Marriott Business School with his Masters Degree. Here he is in all his cap and gown glory.

Hard to believe he’s all grown up and starting his first job in Chicago….why do kids have to grow up and move away like that? Is that FAIR? (no, it’s not!) 🙁

This Polynesian kid was really feelin’ the Family Love…wasn’t he? I had to snap this pic.

One of my favorite shots of the day…the 3 generations of men in my family….so cool.

It was such a great day. Especially the part where they had the 500 plus grads stand if they had served a mission and literally almost all of those 500 kids stood in this big blue “whoosh!”. The whole sea of graduates then stood again when asked how many had learned a 2nd language. It was breathtaking and very moving for anyone present.