Create a “Word of Wisdom” restaurant. Take on the role of host, cook, or server. Let children be the customers. Serve the children a small amount of good food to taste. Announce that the restaurant only serves foods that are good for people (fruits, vegetables, grains, a little bit of meat). As children are tasting the foods, continue to state that the restaurant does not sell alcohol, tobacco, drugs, coffee, and tea. It is called Word of Wisdom Restaurant because it only sells things that are good for children. (Idea by Barbara Culatta and Lee Ann Setzer)
I collected a variety of healthy and not so healthy foods. On two paper grocery bags I put a smiley face or a frowning face. I placed all of the items on the floor and had them sort them as healthy or unhealthy. We discussed the difference being that healthy foods made your body strong and happy while the other foods made your body sick and sad. There were a lot of foods that could go either way. (ie. juice) In these instances we talked about how eating too much of the food could be bad for your body. Some children were also confused about how a food like cookies that tasted good and made them happy could be unhealthy and make their bodies sad. Here we discussed the effects of sugar on your teeth and body. They really learned a lot about foods and their effects on our bodies.
My Body is a Temple
Using masking tape, mark off an area on the floor in a large triangle. Then use the tape to mark off sections of the triangle to create the Food Guide Pyramid. You can find this in lots of places, including many cereal boxes. When the girls arrive, depending on what month you are going to do this activity, have a short lesson to begin. It can be on the Word of Wisdom or on general nutrition and why it is important, whatever will fit your theme. After the lesson, pass out things the girls can cut pictures of food from without telling them what you are going to do with them. You can use cooking magazines, grocery ads (those are excellent sources), whatever you don't mind them cutting up. Once they are finished, go around the circle several times having each girl put a food in its proper place on the pyramid. Be sure to discuss how many servings of each kind of food are recommended as well as how much of a certain food constitutes a serving. For example, a sandwich has two slices of bread but each slice counts as a serving. (Idea by Angie Rhodes)
Word of Wisdom Fair
Word of Wisdom Hidden Message



Food Clipart - Fruits, Vegetables and things against the Word of Wisdom



Coloring Sheet from Christy's Clipart



Nutrition / Word of Wisdom



Building Strong Bodies of God by Latter-Day Village (for young children)

Family Home Evening Lesson on Word of Wisdom by Deseret Book
Get some clipart of good food and bad food, cigarettes, alcohol, etc. Then I took 2 paper sacks and put a smiley face on one and a sad face on the other. Have your children decide which bag to put each one into.
I will keep my mind and body pure by LDS Living
Refer to the article, “To Run and Not be Weary.” Read the Word of Wisdom in D&C 89, and talk about what kinds of exercise would improve the health of your family. Take a walk or jog together. Ride your bicycles, or play an active, outdoor game. [Idea taken from the October 2006 New Era]
Word of Wisdom

Apples of Good Physical Health (click on apples to see handout)

Apples of Good Physical Health (Page 2)

Don't get caught in Satan's Trap (Idea for a handout)

Word of Wisdom Quote (handout)

Auto Body Maintenance (2007 BYU Women's Conference) - Maintaining your health is much like maintaining your car. Our "motors" will run much smoother and we will get better "mileage" if we go in for regular maintenance. Learn recommendations for important health screenings such as PAP tests, mammograms, etc.
Cola Drinks and Caffeine

Word of Wisdom - Receiving Inspiration by Boyd K. Packer



Word of Wisdom Promises

Armor of God  - This object lesson could be used to show how we lose protection when we sin.
Egg Object Lesson
Nutrition and the Word of Wisdom



Word of Wisdom Promise - Funstuf from November 2006 Friend
Word of Wisdom Scenarios



Word of Wisdom Talk (a talk prepared for Primary)


 

Word of Wisdom Picture Puzzler
 

One Liners

Quick Quotes



"Last week our Primary had the best Sharing Time presentation in a long time. The Valiant 9 class did it. They did it on the Word of Wisdom. The teacher dressed up like a doctor, one girl as a nurse, two boys had broken legs (they had been DUI and had an accident), one boy was nervous and jittery with a headache and stomach ache and couldn't sleep (too much coffee) one boy had a broken arm (he had fallen down because he had been using illegal drugs), and the last boy had yellow teeth (pretend), bad breath, a horrible cough, smelly clothes and yellow stains on his finger (a smoker). The teacher wanted to show the children the consequences of not following the Word of Wisdom. The nurse brought in each of the patients to the doctor. The doctor asked them what their symptoms were. Then she listened to their lungs and said "O my it sounds like you have lung cancer." Next she saw the drunks, asked them their symptoms and listened to their liver and said, "O my your liver sounds horrible, it sounds like cirrhosis." She saw the other patients too and gave them a diagnosis as the others. All the patients left the room and changed into a hiker, a runner, a skier, and a healthy eater. While they changed the teacher read out of the D&C and discussed it with the children. When the healthy life-stylers came in they talked about what they could do since they exercised and their bodies felt so good and healthy. The teacher ended with telling the children the importance of following the Word of Wisdom and the commandments. All the children loved the sharing time. It was the best one in a long time." (Idea by Matty Barth from Salt Lake City, Utah)
Primary Squares by Connie Cook - (Tic/Tac/Toe Game)

How the Word of Wisdom came to be
Jenny's Pearls (we can sacrifice our bad habits for something better)

The Kite (Story along with a candy bar handout)
To Run and not be Weary from the October 2006 Friend


 

Couch to 5K - The idea is that, within 2 months, you'll go from being a non-runner to running a 5k (3 miles) race.
Word of Wisdom