How it Works

Club FHE is set up as a complete Family Home Evening program consisting of four complete lessons per month for twelve months, plus two bonus holiday lessons (Christmas and Easter) for a total of 50 lessons with a one-year subscription.

Each monthly kit consists of four Lessons that are complete with a Family Home Evening planner, lesson manual and everything needed for a “Hands On” object lesson for each weekly gospel topic.

The first monthly mailing includes the first four lessons as well as the “Club Start-Up Kit.” The club’s start-up kit includes the Club FHE magnetic refrigerator door family home evening “Part Chart” and Family Name Chips, magnetic Story Board, and Club Manual.

The Club Manual is just that, a how-to description on how the program is designed to work. Also, help with successful family home evening practices and other ideas can be found inside.

The Club’s Magnetic Story Board is a new twist on an idea from the past… remember “flannel boards”? Many of the Club’s “Hands On” lessons have pieces and visual aids that put the magnetic story board to use, and guess what… un-like those flannel pieces of old, our magnetic ones really stick!

Each month’s shipping box or “book” is labeled on the spine as well as the cover, and the twelve “books” (a total of 50 lessons) stack on a shelf for convenient use and also serve as a storage system.

Save a bit on shipping costs and sign up for a Quarterly Club FHE subscription. The Quarterly Subscription works the same as the monthly shipments, only you receive three books at a time every three months for the year.

And then for the very serious Club Member who may need all 50 lessons at once so they can pick and choose from their instant library of Family Home Evening Lessons, we now offer all 50 lessons and the start-up materials all in one convenient family home evening storage tote!

The Club FHE lessons are all written with the same easy-to-teach format that follows the steps on each week’s FHE Planner. This predictable lesson layout and outline will help your children come to know what to expect each week and how to respond to each step as they experience the lessons week after week. All lessons include a mix of lesson aspects including–Share Yourself, See What They Say, Scripture Stories, Moments from Church History, For A Bigger Understanding, and a Hands On Activity. These aspects also help to break up the lesson material and keep the attention of your children. They keep it interesting and make it fun!

Below is an explanation of each aspect and what Club FHE has designed and intended to be accomplished by each.

Share Yourself
This lesson aspect gives a built-in chance to add special insight, to tell a personal story or adjust the topic to a possible family need at the time. This is the moment set aside to make the lesson better reflect your individual family.

See What They Say
This is one of the more interesting and fun aspects of each lesson. It is time set aside for the children to speak out, and when that happens you just never know what they might come up with! It is never dull and it often allows a peek into what your children are really thinking. It encourages family discussion and is a very good way for children to express themselves, their growing personalities and their personal ideas in a loving and supportive family environment.

Scripture Stories
What would a Family Home Evening lesson be without a great story from the scriptures to tie into the weekly gospel topic? Every lesson has a themed scripture to read, and when included, the Scripture Stories aspect is for added scripture emphasis on a particular topic. The scriptures have the ability to teach in ways that no other process can.

Moments from Church History
With all the great moments from our church’s history, it is never hard to find one that will bring the Spirit into a lesson. When included, this aspect is intended to do just that and also to educate our children about what a wonderful legacy our church enjoys in looking to our past.

For A Bigger Understanding
This lesson aspect is built into many of the lessons to help raise the bar for older or more advanced children. Although Club FHE lessons are appropriate for kids of all ages, they were written with primary-age children (4-12) in mind as the focus. The Bigger Understanding aspect is to help bridge that gap in many of the gospel topics that need a bit more explanation for older kids. The additional information in this section of the lesson can also be shared with just the older children in a family that may have a range of ages while the younger children move on to another activity. It is included and intended to make the lessons as ageless as possible.

Hands On Activity
This is arguably the most enjoyed, talked about and remembered aspect of Club FHE! The Hands On object lessons included with each kit are looked forward to each and every week by all children (and parents too!). These very creative lessons are included at the end to put a lasting memory in the children’s minds and hearts. Kids learn and remember best when all five senses are involved, and these hands on activities are designed to do just that. At Club FHE, we like to do these kinds of activities in place of the “traditional” game at the end of family home evening. We feel that if we can make the end of the lesson fun while still reinforcing the night’s teachings, we are that much further ahead of the “game.”

These six aspects of Club FHE are designed to create wonderful teaching moments and lasting impressions that will build testimonies and family togetherness.