Having some simple activities ready for your kids to do during General Conference can make all the difference for the experience you have. Kids are surprisingly good listeners when their hands are busy. I have compiled a few of my favorite resources and ideas to choose from!

Pre-Conference Ideas

You can start this week getting your kids minds and hearts ready to hear the words of God this weekend.

1. Conference Introduction Videos
   • MTC for Kids has these great 1-minute YouTube videos introducing each of the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and The First Presidency. They keep them short and super engaging!
2. General Conference Memory Game
   • Print off these Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and The First Presidency Memory Cards from So Festive. You can use them leading up to Conference, and leave them out during conference, to help your kids be familiar with each of these speakers. They are great for a game of Memory or Go Fish.
3. Preparing Our Kids for General Conference Article
   • I loved this article the Church put out a few years ago. It give some simple but meaningful ideas for helping your kids learn from General Conference.
4. General Conference Family Home Evening Lesson
   • I had to include this adorable Family Home Evening lesson from Or So She Says that I found. This would be great to get your kids thinking about Conference and how they can listen and learn.
5. General Conference Count-down Chain
   • What kids doesn’t love a fun paper chain activity! On this one from My Upside-down Umbrella, each chain has a question you can discuss as a family to help prepare your hearts for Conference.

Note-Taking Printables

Even at a young age, if they are able to write, they can start practicing taking a few notes on things they hear or stick out to them. For your youngest you could just start with having them listen to one talk (maybe the prophets!) and write down something they learned. With older kids give them some simple instructions and let them write down anything they felt was important. Here are a few different styles of note-taking:

1. General Conference Coloring Poster from My Upside-Down Umbrella
2. General Conference Note Taking Packet by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3. Conference Note Sheets by So Festive!
4. General Conference Activity Strips from My Upside Down Umbrella

Activities for General Conference

1. Conference Playdoh Mat
   • If you have younger kids definitely check out this Conference playdoh mat from Chicken Scratch N Sniff! There are six different designs to keep those little hands busy while they are listening.
2. Fantasy General Conference
   • This Fantasy General Conference printable from Kristen Walker Smith will keep your whole family engaged. It also has space for note-taking, conference takeaways, and goal setting.
3. Poke Pages
   • These poke pages from me (Raising Latter-day Children) are one of my kids favorites! Just print them off, tape them to a piece of colored construction paper, and poke all the dots through with a toothpick. Remove the poke page and hold the construction paper up to the light to see the magic!
4. Temple Flip Book
   • This temple flip book from On The Morrow is pure genius! Once it is finished and glued together, you can flip through multiple temple rooms in a 3D type format.

Games and Activity Packets for Conference

1. Ultimate LDS General Conference Packet
   • If you are looking for the packet of all packets for General Conference, grab the Ultimate LDS General Conference Packet from Food Storage and Beyond. This one has a lot of variety with an activity page for every letter of the alphabet.
2. Conference Cash Activity
   • Some What Simple shares this Conference Cash Activity. It lets your kids earn “cash” for staying quiet and listening and then they can buy small treats and toys from the Conference store.
3. General Conference Bags
   • General Conference Bags are my families personal favorite activity for Conference! They are simple to put together and require minimal work during Conference. I usually fill my bags with toys/activities from the Dollar Store or things around the house. Check these cute ones out from So Festive!
4. Conference Packet
   • This Conference Packet from Norman the Latter-day Saint Books has the cutest pictures and includes note-taking pages, bingo, search and find, coloring pages, word search, plus more!