Fall Teepees and a Gospel Lesson
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Don’t you love the fall?! Everyone is happier because we’re all focused on the beauty around us and gratitude instead of complaining. It’s such a joyous time! Use this wonderful time of year to teach a great gospel lesson while making fun paper teepees with your family.
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There are several different fall patterns to choose from including blank mini ones so you can draw your own pattern! I didn’t draw the door lines though. This way you have the option of leaving them completely closed and don’t have to worry about them facing a “right” way. If you want to add a door, simply cut a line where you want it to be to about halfway up your tepee then fold the flaps at a diagonal.
How Can Teepees Help You Teach the Gospel?
Use the teepees to help you teach about Faith, Hope, and Charity! Each stick of the teepee represents one principle. Add Faith and Hope first then ask your family if they think it will stand with only two sticks. It won’t! Then show how charity is needed to make the teepee stand and supports faith and hope just like faith and hope support charity. Charity can’t stand alone either.
President M. Russell Ballard’s pointed this out beautifully in his talk, “The Joy of Hope Fulfilled.” He used a three-legged stool as an example but you can substitute teepee instead. Discuss his whole talk or read the highlighted portion with your family.
There are two sizes of teepees. The small ones work well with toothpicks as the poles. The larger size works well with whatever other sticks you have around the house. I grabbed some chopsticks- they are a little tall but still work well. Go on a hunt for some fun sticks in your neighborhood!
How to Assemble Your Teepee:
Cut out your template.
Tape three sticks evenly across the inside of your tepee. Remember, it’ll fold around so don’t have two sticks at the ends of the template or they will be two in a row. You also want the sticks to be even with the bottom of your teepee so it’ll stand flat.
Fold around until it forms a cone. Tape or glue to secure.
