Reverence Game That Works

I said on my facebook that I would to share what I did with my kids to help them reverently listen to conference (and how I use the same theory for Sacrament meeting). I wrote down the top twenty words you might hear at conference. Then I had my kids make tally marks when they heard those words. I set up a"store" based on point, 1 point per tally, and they got to "buy" things for their points. My kids currency is candy, so it was different levels of candy, but none were more than dollar store boxes. (They averaged 300 per session so I priced it in such a way that they could get ONE big box for watching 2 sessions of conference with a few points left over for the smaller stuff) For church, I give everyone a paper and the we all write down important words we hear in the talk. Then I compare them to mine, and they get a point for every word that matches. Then it is 30 points for a dollar store box of candy, 5 points for a mini candy bar, and 1 point for a small candy like a skittle. (They average 35 points - you would want to do it once to see how your kids do.) The first time I did it, I just gave them one sugar baby per point. This is the most conference they have ever watched, and no complaining!! And Sacrament meeting is the easiest it has ever been!