Tithing Games for LDS Children
Teaching LDS children the importance of paying tithing can be accomplished by using a variety of activities and games designed for use in the classroom or at home. In compliance with the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, tithing is defined as 10 percent of a person's gross financial gain.
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Tithing Signs
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For this activity, you will need to prepare two paper signs with the words "Tithing" and "To Spend or Save" on them. Gather 10 coins of the same value and place them on a table. Place the "Tithing" sign on the table and explain that one-tenth of all the money we earn is to paid as tithing. Give the 10 coins to a child and have him place one coin in front of the "Tithing" sign. Place the "To Spend or Save" sign on the table, instructing the child to count out the remaining coins while placing them in front of the sign you just placed on the table. Point out that tithing is just a small portion of the money we earn. Coins or bills of larger value may be used to further illustrate the concept of tithing.
Candy Tithing
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Designed to stress the importance of paying tithing first, this activity requires the use of small candy pieces, such as M&Ms or gummie bears. Give a child 10 pieces of candy and ask her to give one piece back to you. It should be easy for the child to give one back since there are still nine pieces remaining. Give another child 10 pieces of candy, allowing her to eat them. When there is one piece remaining, ask her to give it back to you. It will be more difficult for her to part with the last piece of candy. Point out that tithing is much easier to pay if it is done as soon as the money is received instead of waiting until it is almost gone.
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Cookie Tithing
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This activity stresses the importance of paying a full tithe. Bring 10 cookies with five plates to class, placing the plate with the cookies on the table where the children can see them. Label the other plates with financial responsibilities, such as rent, clothes, car and groceries, and place them elsewhere than the table. Invite one child to play "bishop" to whom you will eventually give the tithing to. Place cookies on the other plates until there is one remaining on the original plate. As you go to give the last cookie to the "bishop," act as if you just remembered that you just remembered something else you need to pay. Take a bite of the cookie and give the remaining part to the "bishop." Explain that just as we wouldn't give a half-eaten cookie to the "bishop," we should not give a partial tithe to the Lord.
Popcorn Tithing
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Using popcorn kernels, this activity will illustrate that by paying tithing, the blessings that come to us far outweigh the amount of money used to pay tithing. Bring a large bag of popcorn and paper bowls for each child to class. Place 10 kernels of popcorn in each child's bowl, asking them to give one kernel back to you. For each child that willingly gives one kernel back, fill their bowl to overflowing with popcorn, stressing that when we pay tithing, the Lord pays us back with many blessings.
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